By Joshua S. Goldstein “Peace on Earth.” It is each year’s Christmas wish and indeed the great wish of the world’s religions across history.Of course, any realist or cynic can tell you that this wish is an empty hope that will never come true. Oddly, the idealists who march in the streets for peace seem […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee Escape isn’t easy. As California buckled under layoffs and hiring freezes last year, tens of thousands of residents saw lower unemployment rates in other states and decided to move. Many couldn’t find jobs near their new homes either. The unemployment rate in 2010 among former Californians who had left the […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Dec. 15, 2011, Los Angeles Times. The fight in Congress over whether to extend the temporary payroll tax cut has focused in part on the unrelated issues that House Republicans have tied to the measure — most notably the proposed Keystone XL pipeline — and in part on […]
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Publisher’s note: This is reprinted from the May 1988 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. It was never the most exclusive, the grandest or the most beautiful resort on Lake Tahoe but it had a prime location. The first hotel on the lake was built in 1860, a two and one-half story hewn log building with […]
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By Kathryn Reed Having the food source close by has always been important to chef-restaurant owner Mark Estee. Now it’s even closer. With the opening of Campo in Reno this fall, this is where he spends the bulk of his time. Estee made a name for himself when Moody’s opened in Truckee nearly 10 years […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Dec. 21, 2011, Reno Gazette-Journal. Many Nevadans may not care about the specific contents of the more than 100 emails that former Gov. Jim Gibbons tried to keep secret, but the principle set forth by the Nevada Supreme Court in last week’s decision on the controversy is critical […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – Tahoe’s past, present and possible future unfold along the shore of Lake Tahoe and Fallen Leaf Lake on an easy five-mile trek that never gets old. Meandering through the estates of the Tallac Site on the South Shore, the buildings of yester-year dot the landscape. If only they could […]
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The Monday Night Creative Writing Workshop is designed to revitalize creative juices. Learn writing techniques and tips. Meet other writers and strengthen your writing practice. Play with language and meaning in longer writing prompts. Use the workshops to develop new material or to deepen your writing on a current writing project. Each workshop is different […]
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By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal Brian Sandoval, a former Nevada attorney general, federal judge and chairman of the Gaming Commission, was elected governor of Nevada in November 2010, handily beating Rory Reid of Las Vegas in the general election and former Gov. Jim Gibbons in the GOP primary. Sandoval, a Reno resident who graduated from […]
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By Marek Warszawski,Fresno Bee Andy Finch, the world-traveled snowboarder and recent reality TV contestant, will be spending more time at his old stomping grounds. Finch, who grew up riding at China Peak, will be a larger presence at the Huntington Lake resort this winter through personal appearances, ad campaigns and videos. The Fresno native also […]
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