By Loretta Kalb, Sacramento Bee Hundreds of thousands of Sacramento-area residents have experienced one upside of falling real estate prices: lower property taxes. When the market recovers, however, their tax bills could rise much faster than they fell. That’s because the normal limits on tax increases established by Proposition 13 no longer apply as long […]
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By Dan Hinxman, Reno Gazette-Journal It used to be that if a country club’s management suggested the golf course be opened to public play, its members would revolt. That is still the case at established clubs such as Hidden Valley, but in this unique financial environment — that of a recession coming on the heels […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Aug. 25, 2011, Reno Gazette-Journal. As the fire that raged through the wildlands south of Gardnerville clearly demonstrated, this can be a very dangerous time of year for Northern Nevada. That fire reached more than 3,800 acres before firefighters were able to get it under control, burning an […]
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By Nancy Hass, Newsweek Mention the name Gloria Steinem to many women under 30, and if there is a flash of recognition at all, they put her in Florence Nightingale’s league—an admirable figure from the history books. To them, feminism was a war won before they were born, the miniskirted 1970s revolution that freed their […]
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• Drink Up magazine is about all things related to wine in the Sierra foothills. • A meeting Sept. 7 at Lake Tahoe Community College is designed to talk about the needs of those between the ages of 18 and 26. For more information, contact Vonnie Shane at ShaneV@flc.losrios.edu or (530) 642.5682. • When asked […]
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By Virginia Matus-Glenn CUZCO, Peru — I first learned how to weave way back in the early-70s when I was living in the Los Angeles area. I took several classes and began a lifelong involvement with the world of textiles. When I moved up to Lake Tahoe in 1982 to take a position as a […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Aug. 24, 2011, Los Angeles Times. California’s system for measuring improvement in schools was always better than the federal government’s, and a bill by state Senate leader Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) would enhance it in some long-overdue ways, perhaps providing a national model for school accountability. SB547, which has […]
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By Kathryn Reed I kept feeling like I was going backward even though I wasn’t. And I was a bit disoriented, not to mention I felt small. Such are the hazards of hiking up Skyline Trail at Heavenly Mountain Resort in the summer. Going to the top of Sky Chair via foot instead of the […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee The U.S. Forest Service’s only Donner Summit-area visitor center, Big Bend, will permanently close its doors Sept. 5, following the Labor Day weekend. Part of the visitor’s center roof collapsed in March under the weight of last winter’s heavy snowfall and because of the extent of the damage, it […]
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Washoe County Sheriff’s Office community service crews will help battle a noxious weed invasion at the county’s Crystal Peak Park next week by pulling poison hemlock and other weeds that are trying to establish a foothold in this riverside park. Crystal Peak Park is located off Old Highway 40 in Verdi.Crews are scheduled to be […]
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