By Jonathan Kami, Reuters Nevada dropped its defense of a state ban on gay marriage on Monday, saying the U.S. legal landscape had changed and its arguments in support of a voter-approved ban on same-sex nuptials were no longer sustainable. The move, made by the state’s Democratic attorney general with the support of its Republican […]
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By Elliott Almond, San Jose Mercury News KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — It was difficult not to cringe as Canadian freeskier Yuki Tsubota bounced off the icy slopes Tuesday at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. It was difficult not to think of Sarah Burke, a Canadian pioneer whose campaign propelled the women’s freeski movement. “We wouldn’t be […]
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It was nearly a sweep for the U.S. women in halfpipe in Sochi on Wednesday. Hannah Teter of Meyers just missed the podium as she placed fourth with a score of 90.50. She nailed that on her first run. She fell on her second. Teter, who rides for Sierra-at-Tahoe, was sitting in silver medal contention […]
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By Jeffrey Weidel, Examiner Although Lake Tahoe snowboarder Chas Guldemond loved competing in Sochi, he can’t help but think – what if the judging was easier to understand for competitors? Guldemond missed the finals after finishing seventh in the semifinals on Saturday, posting a score of 79.75. But Guldemond felt like he performed well, successfully […]
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By Paul Takahashi, Las Vegas Sun Nevada fails to provide adequate school funding to poor children, according to a national report. Every two years, the Education Law Center publishes a report card that grades states on how fairly they distribute per-pupil funding to schools. Education researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey looked at several […]
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By Kathryn Reed A flock of birds in South Lake Tahoe was thinned out after ingesting strychnine. Stella McMillin, senior environmental scientist with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife Service, said it is not known if the poisoning was intentional. El Dorado County Animal Services was called Jan. 28 regarding a large number of […]
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The U.S. women were not able to claim any medals in downhill in Sochi on Wednesday. Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley, who earlier this week claimed bronze in the super combined, was not able to duplicate her efforts. Four years ago she took silver in the downhill at the Vancouver Games. Mancuso finished in eighth […]
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By Jason Zweig, Washington Post By creating a new savings plan this past week called the myRA, President Obama refocused attention on the retirement crisis. While the myRA is a small step in the right direction, particularly for lower-income Americans, tens of millions of people remain trillions of dollars short of the savings they will […]
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Employees of Lake Tahoe Unified School District will soon have a heftier paycheck. The board of education on Feb. 11 approved 3 percent raises for certificated and classified workers that are retroactive to July 1. Another increase takes effect July 1, 2014. That comes in the form of a 6.5 percent raise. The contract, though, […]
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