To the community, Tahoe captured my heart as a young man. I raised my family here because I can’t imagine a better place to live. Thirty years ago I helped create the California Tahoe Conservancy. Today, the Conservancy leads California’s efforts to restore and enhance the extraordinary natural and recreational resources of the Lake Tahoe […]
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By Constance Rosenblum, New York Times Khadija Benmakhlouf, wearing pink corduroys and a crimson shirt, is perched on a stool poring over her kindergarten math homework. Her grandmother, Tupper Thomas, who is curled up in a nearby armchair, offers encouraging shout-outs from the sidelines. Around 5 o’clock, Khadija’s mother, Phaedra Thomas, bustles in from her […]
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By USSA BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. -– X Games gold medalist Chas Guldemond (Reno) finished fifth and secured the top U.S. spot in the first-ever slopestyle snowboarding Olympic qualifier at the Dew Tour on Sunday. Top-qualifier and favored U.S. athlete Shaun White (Carlsbad) sat out the event because of a sprained ankle he reaggravated during the halfpipe […]
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By Cynthia Hubert and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee Six months after he was discharged to a Greyhound bus and shipped out of Las Vegas, one former patient of Nevada’s primary hospital for mentally ill people stabbed a man to death in Iowa. Another former patient, responding to voices in his head, set off explosions in […]
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By Leana Wen, NPR Last month, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology issued new guidelines that could double the number of people taking cholesterol-lowering drugs. The organizations receive financial support from drug companies, and many of the experts who worked on the guidelines have industry ties. The groups’ response to ethical […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the holidays are steeped in tradition, there’s nothing wrong with starting new ones. My sister, Jann, is a true believer in doing this. Preparing new sides for Thanksgiving is a tradition unto itself at her house. And this year it was a family affair. It’s not unusual for my brother-in-law, Lester, […]
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By Gary Klien, Marin Independent Journal A judge ordered serial killer Joseph Naso to reimburse Marin County more than $170,000 for legal services in his case, possibly through liens on his property in Reno. But Naso apparently managed to unload $300,000 or more in liquid assets while he was awaiting trial, and it was unclear […]
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By Indre Viskontas and Chris Mooney, Center for Investigative Reporting It’s flu season. And we’re all about to crisscross the country to exchange hugs, kisses and germs. We’re going to get sick. And when we do, many of us will run to our doctors and, hoping to get better, demand antibiotics. And that’s the problem: […]
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By Chris Macias, Sacramento Bee Just like the rockers who’ve regrouped to capture their glory days, the recent resurrection of Heckler magazine sounds something like this: Dudes, we’re getting the mag back together! Heckler was one of Sacramento’s magazine success stories, a homegrown publication that chronicled skateboarding, snowboarding and music for an international readership. But […]
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By USSA ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Olympic champion Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) made another leap toward her champion-level form Sunday with an encouraging 12th in the St. Moritz giant slalom to lead the U.S. Ski Team. This was her best World Cup finish this season. Reigning NorAm overall champion Megan McJames (Park City) landed her […]
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