By Kathryn Reed With the weather being so warm in Tahoe, it is time for summer drinks. Often after a hike or snowshoe a beer sounds good. On Sunday, Sue surprised me with something she calls Rejuvenation. I’m not sure that it rejuvenated me, but I was feeling better by the time I was done […]
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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun WASHINGTON — Nevada and Delaware’s recent agreement to launch the nation’s first collaborative, interstate online poker zone appears to have drawn a backlash from gambling’s opponents in Congress, who are planning to drop a bill rolling back the legal opinion underlying the recent deal. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, is […]
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By Teri Mizuhara Carbon monoxide, aka CO, is widely known as the “senseless killer” because you can’t see it, taste it, or smell it. Annually, more than 400 people die and another 20,000 are hospitalized due to CO poisoning. So what exactly is carbon monoxide? CO is the result of burning of a fuel such […]
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By Alastair Bland, NPR Seafood often travels huge distances over many days to reach the people who eat it. And it’s often impossible to know where a fillet of fish or a few frozen shrimp came from — and, perhaps more important, just how they were caught. Fortunately, activists are doing the homework for us, […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee In El Dorado County, where growth wars have raged for decades, voters may face two or more dueling measures on the November ballot. A group filed papers Tuesday for a ballot initiative it says will control growth, keep much of the county rural, fight congestion on Highway 50 and encourage […]
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Caltrans will soon begin some unusual work to raise the vertical clearance of nine structures in Placer County that cross Interstate 80. The overcrossings include eight vehicle bridges and one railroad trestles from the Brace Road overcrossing in Loomis to the Magra Road overcrossing east of Colfax. The vertical clearance of these structures is being […]
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The Pain McShlonkey Classic returns to Squaw Valley March 29. Now in its fourth year, this action packed on- and off-mountain event serves as a hilarious tribute to legendary skier Shane McConkey. Hosted by the Shane McConkey Foundation, the event is a fundraiser for local nonprofits, with this year’s event benefiting Make-A-Wish Foundation and the […]
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By Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg Google Inc., the world’s largest Internet-search provider, is seeking to black out portions of a transcript from a public court hearing that includes information on how it mines data from personal emails. Google, fighting a lawsuit claiming its interception of emails amounts to illegal wiretapping, asked U.S. District Judge Lucy H. […]
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By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH – If State Parks, California Tahoe Conservancy and North Tahoe Public Utility District officials cannot find a way to work together in a manner that residents can live with, it’s possible state legislation will resolve the issue. State Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, said in the next week he wants all […]
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By James McWilliams, New York Times California is experiencing one of its worst droughts on record. Just two and a half years ago, Folsom Lake, a major reservoir outside Sacramento, was at 83 percent capacity. Today it’s down to 36 percent. In January, there was no measurable rain in downtown Los Angeles. Gov. Jerry Brown […]
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