To the community, When I visit small towns with active libraries in a white suit as Mark Twain, they hail me as “Mr. Twain,” or “Samuel Clemens.” When I visit small towns without active libraries they customarily ask if I’m there to fry them up some chicken. Please vote yes on Measure L. McAvoy Layne, […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the April 27, 2014, New York Times. More than 90 percent of American adults own a mobile phone, and more than half of the devices are smar tphones. But “smartphone” is a misnomer. They are personal computers that happen to include a phone function, and like any computer they […]
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• There is still time to register to vote for the June 3 primary in California. Nevada’s primary is June 10. • Here is the El Dorado-Tahoe roadwork schedule from Caltrans for this week. • The owners of Tahoe Keys Marina are opening a deli in May next to the Fresh Ketch. It will sell beer […]
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By John Brennan, New Jersey Record On any given Sunday, Mike Azzaro — or mikeycasino, as he’s known online — will travel from his home in Yonkers, N.Y., to a Ramsey hotel room for the night. The reason is not glamorous, but it is profitable: Azzaro, 27, is a professional poker player. Of the online […]
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Start Smart is aimed at helping newly licensed and future licensed teenage drivers become aware of the responsibilities of being a licensed California driver. The next class is May 6 at 6pm in the South Tahoe High School student union. Students and parents are invited. All classes are free and last approximately two hours. To […]
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Two Truckee teenagers have been arrested in connection with firing a BB gun at a man who had to be hospitalized for his injuries. The incident occurred April 24 in downtown Truckee. The victim transported himself to Tahoe Forest Hospital and was later transferred to Renown Medical Center in Reno because a pellet that entered […]
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By Kyle B. Hansen, Las Vegas Sun A third of Nevadans say their state is the best or one of the best states in which to live, according to a survey. That puts the Silver State as the 12th-worst state to live in, as judged by its own residents, according to a Gallup poll. On […]
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When Ironman and Ironman 70.3 race on the same day in Lake Tahoe it will be the first time this has happened in the U.S. The Ironman 70.3 Lake Tahoe is the 25th race in the U.S. Series. Ironman Lake Tahoe returns for the second time after selling out registration last year. The two races […]
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By Edward Ortiz, Sacramento Bee California’s drought is imperiling tricolored blackbirds, large trees and native fish, with some of the affected species already on the state’s endangered list and others likely headed there because of rapidly declining numbers, scientists say. “The problems created by the drought are just a harbinger of things to come,” said […]
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Sten Seemann of South Lake Tahoe has two VIP tickets to Brian Howe at Boomtown because he is one of Lake Tahoe News’ paid subscribers. On occasion paid subscribers receive special benefits. He happened to win the contest Friday. The reward was two tickets to the May concert. It’s fast and easy to fill out […]
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