Mirella is a 10-month-old tabby who is quite beautiful. She likes other cats, and especially likes dogs. Mirella needs a special home. She has a birth defect which has left her with odd eyes. She may go blind as she gets older, but right now she is quite active and loves to play. Mirella is […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Feb. 26, 2014, Miami Herald. The rights of same-sex couples got another boost last week when U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. offered a carefully worded piece of advice to his state counterparts on when they can choose not to defend gay-marriage bans. Holder didn’t suggest that state […]
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By Niraj Chokshi, Washington Post The recession was hard on California’s rainy-day fund. By the end of the 2006 fiscal year, California’s reserves ranked 25th among states —- enough saved up to keep the state running for 43 days. Today, it’s ranked 48th, with enough to fund just over three days, according to the Pew […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee Drones, once known as weapons of war, are undergoing a dramatic makeover as a hot new business tool in the sky. But, as with unmanned military craft, domestic drones are prompting concerns over safety and privacy. No agency tracks how many drones are now buzzing overhead. But it’s likely hundreds […]
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By Molly K. Hooper and Jasmine Sachar, The Hill Republican lawmakers in Congress are lukewarm on a conservative-backed proposal to split California into six states. Republicans from the Golden State say they are watching conservative venture capitalist Tim Draper’s effort with “great interest.” But few are endorsing it. In a recent survey of the California […]
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To the community, Big thanks to the Science Club of our own Lake Tahoe Community College for sending three of its young, energetic members to my kindergarten classroom. Mike Mancillas, William Chen and John Serenio taught a science lesson on the water cycle and states of matter to my kindergarten class at Bijou Community School […]
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By Duane D. Stanford, Bloomberg Joe Six-Pack is getting some love again. MillerCoors LLC and Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, after years of focusing on craft ales, ciders and imports, are paying more attention to the working man’s drink of choice: cheap beer. The two brewers, which account for three-quarters of the U.S. beer industry, will boost […]
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Tahoe Donner’s inaugural Taste of Truckee on-snow gourmet food and wine event at the Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Center is March 23. Cross country skiers and snowshoers can work up an appetite by hitting the trails and then indulging in a variety of food samples from local restaurants, along with a selection of delicious […]
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By Aidan Lewis, BBC News Slopestyle skiers made a successful debut at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, eliciting gasps with their stunts and jumps. Many miles away in northern parts of the U.S., a growing number of skiers use city settings to perform and film similar tricks. They scope out urban landscapes to find rails […]
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• South Tahoe High School student Brianna Rettig received the Golden Key award from National Scholastics at UOP where her photography portfolio is on display in the main gallery. • The Lake Valley Fire Protection District board on March 13 at 7pm will review and consider revising development fees for fire protection services. The meeting […]
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