Hundreds of Californians and Nevadans will plunge into the winter-chilled waters of Lake Tahoe on March 29 all in the name of Special Olympics. Donned in costumes but without the protection of wet suits, Special Olympics athletes and their supporters will jump into Tahoe’s icy waters at Zephyr Cove for the South Lake Tahoe Polar […]
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By Robin Lally, EcoWatch Scientists have known for more than 40 years that the synthetic pesticide DDT is harmful to bird habitats and a threat to the environment. Now researchers at Rutgers University say exposure to DDT — banned in the U.S. since 1972 but still used as a pesticide in other countries — may […]
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Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce is having two speakers at its Feb. 11 meeting. Will Richardson from Tahoe Institute for Natural Science will discuss post-fire ecosystems and issues related to managing environments for safety, fuels, and ecosystem health and recovery. A member of the Washoe Tribe will talk about the tribe’s use of the area, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Comedy is more than making people laugh. It’s also about getting people to think and perhaps letting them forget about their life for an hour or two at a time. Budd Friedman didn’t seek out to be the master of comedy. But now with 23 Improv clubs across the nation, that is […]
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To the community, The city is a corporation. It has a board of directors. It has a chief executive, the city manager. It has a legal department led by the city attorney. The shareholders are the citizens of the city. The citizens who created the parking meter initiative that has been prepared for the ballot […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will continue prescribed fire operations in several locations around the Lake Tahoe Basin on Feb. 4. On the South Shore, operations will take place on the east side of Tahoe Mountain in South Lake Tahoe, the south side of Highway 89 near Camp Richardson, and off North Upper Truckee […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review Journal FALLON — Nevada’s severe drought is a tragedy unfolding in slow motion. But its effects will be far reaching — from rural communities that depend on ranching and agriculture for their existence to the prices we all pay for food at the grocery store. Nevada’s wildlife will suffer […]
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By Kathryn Reed I don’t know if it has ever been easy for mixed generations to talk to one another. One thinks the other is too old to understand and the other is too young without any life experience to contribute. But if the dialogue were more about having a conversation, a discussion, sharing, then […]
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By Ben Leubsdorf, Wall Street Journal A growing number of U.S. businesses expect to raise prices in the coming months, according to a survey by the National Association for Business Economics. About 43 percent of companies plan to raise prices in the first three months of 2014, far more than the 20 percent that said […]
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By Carmen George, Fresno Bee Firefighters are bracing for a hot year as California’s drought has forests primed for early wildfires. CalFire spokesman Daniel Berlant said firefighters already have responded to over 400 wildfires statewide this year. By comparison, there were no wildfires in the first 3 1/2 weeks of last year, he said. “The […]
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