By Neil Irwin, New York Times The days of Americans getting health insurance through their employers may be numbered — and the change could be just as profound as the shift of employers forcing employees to manage their own retirement savings. As the Affordable Care Act goes from thousands of pages of legalese to actual, […]
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By Jay Hancock, NPR Can corporations shift workers with high medical costs from the company health plan into online insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act? Some employers are considering it, say benefits consultants. “It’s all over the marketplace,” said Todd Yates, a managing partner at Hill, Chesson & Woody, a North Carolina benefits […]
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By Mary Catherine O’Connor, Outside In 2012, advocacy group 5 Gyres, which draws attention to the epidemic of ocean trash and the impact photo-degraded plastic is having on ocean ecosystems, turned its attention to the Great Lakes. Suddenly, the group’s workload skyrocketed. “We found high concentrations of micro-plastics, more than most ocean samples collected worldwide,” […]
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By Kathryn Reed Most dips seem to be so full of calories that it doesn’t matter that you are dipping veggies in it – the end result is more bad than good. But it doesn’t have to be that way. The creamy dip below uses nonfat Greek yogurt instead of sour cream and Vegenaise instead […]
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Until the 1930s, “The Grove” on Lake Tahoe’s South Shore consisted of a pier, dance hall, saloon, tents, cabins and other structures. Some imported from various other locations. Part of The Grove location included what is today’s privately-owned Camp Richardson Marina, adjacent to the U.S. Forest Service-owned Camp Richardson Resort. This view (#5) from the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Three commercial properties in South Lake Tahoe are about to be owned by the state. On May 9 the California Tahoe Conservancy board agreed to buy the South Y Lodge on Emerald Bay Road for $320,000 and the property on Highway 50 that houses the Smoke Shop and Tahoe Psychic for $325,000. […]
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By Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Agencies With record drought conditions in the West, preparing your home for wildfire is more important than ever. May has been designated Wildfire Awareness Month in the Lake Tahoe Basin. This year’s theme is Prepare Your Home For Wildfire, with a focus on creating and sustaining fire adapted communities. A […]
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Champions of Nevada’s rural tourism industry were recognized this month at the VolunTourism Awards ceremony during the Nevada Commission on Tourism’s Rural Roundup conference. In the Reno-Tahoe Territory, Dwight Borges was recognized. He is an active member of the Reno-Tahoe Territory, serving as chairman of the group’s website committee. The owner of Borges Sleigh and […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee California is now the ninth “friendliest” biking state in the country, jumping up from 19th place last year, according to the latest rankings by the League of American Bicyclists. For the seventh year in a row, Washington is ranked first nationally in the league’s Bicycle Friendly States analysis. California leaped […]
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By Bay City News A federal appeals court ruled in San Francisco this week that Facebook users can go ahead with breach-of-contract and fraud claims against the online social network for allegedly allowing advertisers to obtain their personal information in 2010. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated those claims […]
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