Placer County Board of Supervisors wants to know what qualities the public wants the next county executive officer to have. An online survey is available until March 16. Or people may print the survey and mail it Ralph Andersen & Associates, 5800 Stanford Ranch Road, Ste. 410, Rocklin, CA 95765.
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal A black bear caught in a trap that generated significant controversy in Incline Village will be released back to the wild Friday in a manner experts hope to make as unpleasant as possible. The decision to spare the captured bruin came in part because wildlife officials aren’t sure if it’s […]
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To the community, Last night was trash night. My dog was up all night barking at the bears. This morning when I went out to get the paper my trash was all over the place. After the trash pick up, almost all of the trash was gone. We do have the best trash pick up […]
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By Guy Clifton, Reno Gazette-Journal Bill Raggio, a legend in Nevada politics for more than half a century, has died. Raggio, the longest-serving senator in state history, was 85, and died Thursday of a respiratory illness while on vacation in Sydney, Australia. His wife, Dale, was at his side. “With the death of Sen. Bill […]
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To the community, Whether friend or foe, I urge everyone to read Frank Kafka’s latest psychodrama like it’s “Poland’s Affair”. The plotline is much like Kafka’s “Trial”. A man is accused of a crime, but he cannot find anyone who will tell him what is the crime. Thus, he cannot answer any charge brought against […]
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By Mandy Kendall Do you get a “kick out of caffeine” or do you need to “kick the caffeine”? I’ve always loved the smell of freshly ground coffee, but hated the taste of it. So I’d never quite understood the “kick” people talk about getting out of coffee until I recently discovered cafe mocha (coffee […]
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When you see an emergency vehicle coming from behind or toward you with its red lights and siren sounding, give the right-of-way to that ambulance, fire truck, or police car by pulling over to the right side of the road and stopping. Even if you are in the center turn lane, it’s the law that […]
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By Blair Anthony Robertson, Sacramento Bee Joshua Lurie-Terrell and his wife, Jineui Hong, often buy their meat in bulk. So do some of their friends and neighbors. A caravan to the local big-box superstore? Hardly. Part of a growing movement nationwide, they’re doing their shopping the old-fashioned way, albeit with some newfangled twists sending out […]
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By Kathryn Reed Catching five species of trout in a day is an incredible experience for an angler. Just ask Victor Babbitt. Babbitt, who owns Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters in South Lake Tahoe, was at the Feb. 21 open house where people could learn about the proposal to turn 32 miles of the Upper Truckee […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal NV Energy on Tuesday reported a net loss of $25.2 million in the fourth quarter, pegged to its Southern Nevada operations, compared with a $14.2 million profit a year earlier. The Las Vegas-based utility, which provides electricity to Northern Nevada and natural gas to Reno-Sparks, said that for the full year, it […]
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