By Jeff Gorton Of the trendy terms to come around in the past decade, “bucket list” remains among the most useful. As a neologism, I hope it endures because it reminds us of how precious our time is – and that it’s important to plan wisely. Unfortunately, after some have listed their items and even […]
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• Heavenly partnered with Aaron Hagar, son of Sammy Hagar and owner of Rat Runners Garage, to retrofit a retired groomer. It’s been overhauled into a state-of-the-art mobile disc jockey station. Heavenly will unveil the DJ cat Dec. 27 outside Tamarack Lodge at 1pm. • Sierra Nevada College is putting together an athletics hall of […]
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By Huffington Post Tomatoes could help boost levels of a hormone that plays an important role in sugar and fat metabolism, a small study suggests, potentially lowering the risk of breast cancer among women already at risk for the condition. Research published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism shows that women who were […]
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By Aarti Shahani, KQED-TV Taking selfies at funerals. Tagging pictures of teens drinking alcohol at parties. Kids (and adults for that matter) post a lot of silly stuff online — and although most of it is chatter, some of what might seem harmless leads to tragic consequences. But is it the job of schools to […]
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By Richard Harris, NPR The California Public Utilities Commission has called on utilities and private companies to install about $5 billion worth of batteries and other forms of energy storage to help the state power grid cope with the erratic power supplied by wind and solar energy. The need to store energy has become urgent […]
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By Ellen Gamerman, Wall Street Journal As museums swarm with visitors snapping photos in their galleries, new research suggests people who take pictures of art with their camera phones remember less about the works than those who don’t. A study released this month found that people remember 10 percent fewer objects and roughly 12 percent […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s OK to say Merry Christmas. It’s OK to say Happy Holidays. Do we really need to fight and be offended when someone is being nice? It’s more important to look at the intent of the words. Someone is wishing you a good day, a good season. If you are Christian or […]
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By Joel Brinkley What’s so wrong with palm oil, from the palm trees that bear fruit, not coconuts? Well, if you listen to environmentalists and animal-rights advocates along with nutrition and health experts, they’ll tell you it’s something close to poison. Once the United States and other Western countries began condemning and banning trans-fat oils […]
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By Michael A. Memoli, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — By the numbers, this Congress is on track to make the infamous “do-nothing Congress” of the late 1940s look downright prolific. Before the Senate adjourned Friday for an extended holiday break, the two bodies of the 113th Congress sent President Obama fewer than 70 bills for […]
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To the community, Santa’s elves were busy at the South Lake Tahoe Children’s Memorial this week. The memorial, located on the corner of Highway 50 and Wildwood Avenue, got a holiday makeover. Not only was the area decorated for the Christmas, but there was a stocking placed at the site in memory for each local […]
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