By Karen Weise, Bloomberg A century after William Mulholland’s Los Angeles aqueduct first began watering the Southland, the water wars in California show no sign of abating. The state reached a milestone on Monday in its effort to balance equal-but-conflicting goals: channeling more water to dry farmland and cities while restoring the natural habitat already […]
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By Claudio Sanchez, NPR Kyrah Whatley, 17, is a bright student with pretty good grades. But the thought of spending two to four more years in a college classroom is depressing, she says. Masonry, on the other hand, intrigues her. “I’m a kinesthetic learner. … I learn with my hands,” she says. That’s why Kyrah […]
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By Kathryn Reed Only one food warms me up through and through – that’s soup. I could have soup every day and never get tired of it. But I do like trying new recipes. The one below did not disappoint. It is from the September issue of Cooking Light magazine. Besides being ideal on a […]
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By David Siders, Sacramento Bee Officials in Siskiyou and Modoc counties may want to secede from California, but the rest of the state has no desire to see them go. Just one-quarter of California voters support allowing the state’s northernmost counties to break away from California, according to a new Field Poll. Fifty-nine percent of […]
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Free radon test kits are available through Feb. 28 at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension offices and partner offices statewide. Radon is a radioactive, colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that comes from the ground. It accumulates in homes and can cause lung cancer. During National Radon Action Month in January the Nevada Radon Education Program […]
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By Hannah Karp, Wall Street Journal Two years ago, it looked as if Christmas albums could help save the record business. But now the holiday genre appears to be losing its sparkle, amid a dearth of releases from giant stars. Kelly Clarkson’s album, “Wrapped in Red,” released in October, has sold a few hundred thousand […]
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By Kathryn Reed Mattresses continue to be the No. 1 large bulk item that Clean Tahoe picks up. Televisions are a close second. Catherine Cecchi, executive director of the nonprofit, updated the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Tuesday about what her organization has been up to. “We have a number of problem properties where […]
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By Kathryn Reed Build the bike path that would link Meyers to Stateline. That was the idea that received the largest number of votes from the more than 50 people who attended a recreation meeting Dec. 11 at South Tahoe High School. Consultants putting together the South Lake Tahoe-El Dorado County Recreation Master Plan wanted […]
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By Autumn Carter and Adam Tatum Apparently, all is well in California. However, politicos and average citizens probably disagree on that point. Last month, a report by the California Legislative Analyst’s Office said we should expect annual budget surpluses through 2019-20, including nearly $10 billion surpluses each year starting in 2017-18. Essentially, based on tenuous […]
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By Kathryn Reed It took more than seven years and for the price to drop $55 million before Tranquility got a new owner. Tranquil Investments LLC bought the Zephyr Cove property for $45 million. When it first went on the market in 2006 the asking price was $100 million. It is the largest private land […]
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