By Kathryn Reed Boats already aren’t able to get in and of Lake Tahoe marinas and with only a little runoff expected to come down from higher elevations in the next couple months, the situation is only going to get worse as summer rolls into fall. The Tahoe Queen paddle-wheeler can no longer get in […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Feb. 23, 2014, Sacramento Bee. California State Parks has been under new leadership for more than a year, after the “hidden funds” scandal shredded its public standing. Parks Forward, a commission established by the Legislature to make recommendations for an overhaul, will come out with a report in […]
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By Lauren Caselli, NPR An ACL tear is an athlete’s worst nightmare. One of the knee’s main stabilizers, the ACL keeps you upright when you plant and pivot. Reconstructive surgery and months of recovery often follow ACL tears. Yet a study suggests that surgery isn’t required for almost 25 percent of first-time, skiing-induced ACL injuries. […]
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Alpenglow Sports’ fifth installment of the 2013-14 Winter Film Series is with world-famous female rock climber and North Face athlete Emily Harrington. On March 13 at 7pm Harrington will share her tale Big Wall Climbing in Morocco at Squaw Valley’s Olympic Village Lodge. Harrington is a professional rock climber and adventurer who has been a […]
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By Betsy McKay and Valerie Bauerlein, Wall Street Journal The overuse of antibiotics in U.S. hospitals is putting patients at risk and helping to fuel the creation of deadly superbugs, according to a government report released Tuesday. Prescribing practices vary widely, with doctors in some hospitals providing three times as many antibiotics for patients as […]
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By Latoya Dennis, NPR What’s in a name? It’s an age-old question Juliet once asked Romeo in Shakespeare’s famed play. Today, it’s a serious question between the U.S. and the European Union, which has said it wants U.S. food makers to stop using European names. But depending on what food you’re talking about, a name […]
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By Mike TeSelel, KCRA-TV Five days after being rescued by Lake Tahoe’s Wildlife Care center, a great horned owl is still unable to fly and unable to use its legs. “We’re not sure why,” said Tom Millham of Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care. “We have a thought it could have been a poisoning.” Millham said he […]
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Unity at the Lake will celebrate the spring equinox March 21 celebration with the film “10 Questions for the Dalai Lama”. From 6-7pm is kirtan, a call and response chanting accompanied by walking labyrinth meditation. The film starts at 7:15pm. This documentary blends an interview with the Dalai Lama with a look back at the […]
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By USSA ARE, Sweden — Olympic slalom champion Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail) finished 15th Thursday to lead the U.S. Ski Team in the first of two Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom races in Are. Austrian Anna Fenninger took the win for her second straight World Cup giant slalom victory, moving her firmly into the […]
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By Monte Morin, Los Angeles Times Apparently casinos are good for losing more than just cash. A study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that adding slot machines to California casinos was linked to a modest reduction in obesity rates for Native American children. Specifically, researchers found that for every […]
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