By Phil Taylor, Sports Illustrated For years my buddy Russ has been advocating an all-steroids Olympics—no substances off limits, no lab-coat police, may the best chemist win. Let the athletes eat, drink or inject anything that will make them run faster, jump higher or grow stronger. Allow them to rub testosterone gel all over themselves […]
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By Kathryn Reed SEDONA, Ariz. – It’s as though the rocks are evolving before my eyes. Shadows come and go. The sun is setting. A little more vibrant red; now a little more pink. Sky changing colors. Mesmerizing. Breathtaking. Captivating. Sedona, while well known for its vortexes – or spiraling energy, is a feast for […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Raley’s has agreed to open its books to an outside auditor in an effort to convince its labor union that it needs contract concessions. The United Food and Commercial Workers said it insisted on the “independent review” as contract talks stretch into their eighth month. UFCW Locals 8 and 5, […]
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By David Siders and Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration vowed Thursday to continue pushing forward elements of the federal health care overhaul in California, even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes it down. If the court does rule the federal law unconstitutional, state Health and Human Services Secretary Diana Dooley said California […]
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By Tristan Ahtone, NPR Most Americans have little difficulty practicing their religion. But for Native Americans, performing traditional religious ceremonies isn’t always so simple. Many rites often involve heavy regulation by federal authorities — especially when it comes to using sacred items like eagle feathers. In a first for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College is having auditions for the live stage version of “The Rocky Horror Show,” the hit cult classic by Richard O’Brien. Brad, Janet, Frank ‘N’ Furter and the whole gang hit the stage in the ultra-campy classic that unfolds on a dark and stormy night where an uptight couple seeks refuge at […]
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By USSA WINTER PARK, Colo. — Olympic gold medalist Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley powered through exhaustively soft snow at the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships to take giant slalom gold and up her own national title record to 15. Nineteen-year-old Norwegian Kristine Gjelsten Haugen was second ahead of 17-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin of Vail. It […]
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By Jill Oberly, Reno Gazette-Journal Drive by Sky Tavern on a weekday afternoon and the hill is quiet, the parking lot empty. But stop in on a Saturday or Sunday and the mountain is buzzing. A handful of chairlifts and even more trails are filled with some 2,500 kids learning how to ski under the […]
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Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has streamlined the process of obtaining traffic accident reports by partnering with the Carfax Police Crash Assistance Program. People are now able to obtain a copy of their traffic accident reports online. The reports are stored electronically in a highly secure database and available for purchase through Carfax. Individuals involved in […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the March 28, 2012, Reno Gazette-Journal. When the $2.4 billion Revel casino resort opens in Atlantic City on Monday, it will include a spa, 14 restaurants, 10 pools and a theater that seats 5,050 people. Nevada casinos have spas, restaurants, pools and theaters, of course, many of them just […]
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