By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee California businesses already pay some of the highest unemployment taxes in the country – and the tab is likely to increase. The recession and the Legislature’s decision years ago to raise benefits have drained the state unemployment insurance fund, which now has a estimated $10.3 billion deficit. The nonpartisan Legislative […]
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Nevada State Parks has published a 2011 calendar containing full-color images of many of Nevada’s state parks, from Lake Tahoe to Berlin-Ichthyosaur in central Nevada to Cathedral Gorge and Valley of Fire state parks in the southern region of the state. Many of the images in the calendar were submitted by visitors. Calendars may be […]
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Shipping packages to friends and family around the world in time for the holiday season can be as simple as clicking here. Whether ordering shipping supplies, printing postage, getting information about mailing guidelines, filling out required customs forms or requesting free package pickup, the U.S. Postal Service is ready to help international shippers get a […]
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By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee In what has become a somber November tradition, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office projected Wednesday that California must close a $25.4 billion shortfall next year, twice as large as legislative leaders predicted. California faces another major budget problem because tax rates are slated to drop, the federal government will provide […]
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By Guy Rocha Despite claims to the contrary, former President Ulysses Grant didn’t get into hot water at Walley’s Hot Springs or Steam-boat Springs. Grant, accompanied by his wife and son on a world tour, visited Nevada in October 1879. Grant had long since left the military as a Union Civil War hero and recently […]
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By Kathryn Reed Veterans tend to carry scars upon their body, mind and sole. The scars never completely fade away – whether they have left the battlefield or left the service. Speakers at South Lake Tahoe’s Veterans Day ceremony at the packed American Legion Hall reiterated this reminder in their various ways, many on the […]
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The California Highway Patrol is offering a driving class called Winter Driving Safety & Survival. Winter Driving Safety & Survival is aimed at helping educate all drivers about the hazards of winter driving. The class was created in an effort to preemptively reduce the incidence of injuries and deaths resulting from winter-related motor vehicle collisions […]
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Active military and Armed Forces veterans may enjoy a free dinner at the Forest Buffet at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe in Stateline tonight in honor of Veterans Day. Military identification is necessary.
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Literary Journal Lollapalooza at Bona Fide Books in Meyers is the celebration for two Lake Tahoe literary journals — the Edge and the Kokanee. The event is Nov. 18 from 7-10pm, 1069 Magua St., No. 4, Meyers — behind the Getaway Cafe.
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — Rattling off a slew of women’s names, Maggie Bush proved men do not dominate the wine industry. She credits the profession being only a few decades old – at least in the United States – for it being a field equally open to both sexes. Bush, with husband Paul, owns […]
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