By Robert Reich Wall Street is its own worst enemy. It should have welcomed new financial regulation as a means of restoring public trust. Instead, it’s busily shredding new regulations and making the public more distrustful than ever. The Street’s biggest lobbying groups have just filed a lawsuit against the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, seeking […]
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Washoe County sheriff’s detectives on Dec. 22 arrested Tavia Toussaint, 34, of Incline Village on possession of stolen property charges after she alleged negotiated the sale of an antique wagon to detectives. A trailer, which the wagon was sitting on, was also seized pending further investigation into possessing additional stolen property. The trailer had recently […]
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By Garry Bowen Although this column could easily be my swan song, given the dearth of opportunity here for anyone beyond a South Shore job description, as a long-time local I am hardier than that, especially in a hometown which desperately needs to upgrade their entry into the 21st century, if they ever hope to […]
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The 28th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is Jan. 30-Feb. 4 in Elko. The event is as much about the music of the West as it is about its poetry. This year’s event includes musical icons including Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Ian Tyson, Michael Martin Murphey, Mike Beck and the Bohemian Saints, Martha Scanlan, Stephanie Davis, Wylie […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun The Nevada Gaming Commission approved the nation’s first regulations for Internet poker play Thursday, opening the door to the licensing of companies to offer online play within the state. Play across state lines still wouldn’t be allowed because of restrictions imposed by the U.S. Department of Justice. Representatives […]
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By Robert Schimmel Here’s a trivia question for you: What do 476 AD, Gentile da Fabriano, auras, cloisonné, and the Grinch have in common? I’ll bet if you weren’t asked this at this time and with “the Grinch” as a clue, you’d have been challenged. But you’re right; they are all significant in the history […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District has partnered again with Incline Village General Improvement District’s Waste Not Program, to offer the annual free community Christmas Tree Chipping program. Incline Village/Crystal Bay residents may drop off their Christmas tree anytime between Dec. 24 and Jan. 25 at Preston Field, 700 Tahoe Blvd., Incline Village located […]
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By Kathryn Reed Conflicted between wanting to go slow enough to embrace the beauty and fast enough to ward off the biting cold – such are the hazards of hiking in Lake Tahoe in December. Hiking in the basin this time of year feels so foreign. But with no snow at lake level to snowshoe […]
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By Guy Rocha Padre Pedro Font, during an expedition to Spanish-controlled Northern California in 1776, named and mapped the Sierra Nevada for the first time. Sierra means saw-toothed mountain range in Spanish, and Nevada means snow-covered. How many times have TV and radio commentators referred to the Sierra Nevada as the Sierra Nevadas or the […]
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By Rick Steves If my hotel was burning down and I could grab just one thing, it would be my digital camera with its memory card filled with photos. Every year I ask myself whether it’s worth the worry and expense of mixing photography with my travels. Then, after I see my images and relive […]
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