Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Feb. 18., 2014, Los Angeles Times. Even if you accept the notion that the Second Amendment confers an individual right to bear arms — a proposition we wish the Supreme Court had rejected — states should be able to place reasonable restrictions on that right in the interests […]
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By Drew Grossman, Outside Your supplement isn’t just worthless — it’s detrimental to performance. A recently published study by the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences shows that taking large doses of vitamins C and E may blunt the effects of endurance training by interfering with cellular adaptations to exercise. The study tracked 54 athletic men […]
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TAMBA will be hosting a U.S. Forest Service-approved crew leader training course April 5-6 in the Tahoe area. The Forest Service has stringent training requirements for volunteer crew leaders, and this training may also be accepted by other land manager agencies. The training will be taught by Kevin Joell, TAMBA’s trails director, and Jacob Quinn, […]
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Washoe County Sheriff’s Office’s Forensic Science Division is having an open house April 24 from 8:30am to 4pm. Visitors will get to see how a real lab works. Lab staff will show people how latent prints are developed, test for the presence of blood, get a DNA profile, determine whether a white powder is cocaine, […]
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By Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times A cache of 19th century gold coins uncovered by a California couple on their daily walk could end up selling for more than $10 million, making it the greatest buried treasure ever unearthed in the United States, experts said. Donald Kagin, president of Kagin’s Inc., a numismatic firm that […]
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By Michele Richinick, MSNBC Smart guns similar to James Bond’s pistol are marching closer to reality as manufacturers expect to continue testing prototypes throughout 2014 and a few politicians push for new technology to make firearms safer. Manufacturers design “smart” guns, also referred to as “personalized” or “owner-authorized” firearms, to prevent intentional and unintentional shootings […]
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Monopalooza is an annual gathering of monoskiers. This year it is in South Lake Tahoe Feb. 27-March 2. Feb. 28 is dedicated in the memory of Tom Wendell who died last year. Wendell was known as Doc Mono. There will be a short memorial for him Feb. 28 at 2pm at the bottom of Chair […]
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By Laila Kearney, Reuters NASA scientists plan to use images shot from space and within the Earth’s atmosphere to help California monitor one of the worst droughts in its recorded history, officials said on Tuesday. Scientists said they would deploy imaging tools to measure snowpack and groundwater levels and use a host of other technologies […]
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• Squaw Valley is planning a Welcome Home Celebration for all of the region’s Olympians on March 21. More details will be coming. • Slow Food Lake Tahoe and Mamasake are putting on an event March 5 at 6pm to raise consciousness about sustainable seafood. The $45 tickets are available online. • The grand opening […]
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The Bureau of Land Management bought a 10,000-gallon tank for fire retardant to be permanently installed at the Minden-Tahoe Airport. This will allow the airport to respond to a fire more timely. In the past a semi-tanker full of fire retardant would be brought the airport to fight a fire. This was deemed to be […]
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