By Patti Neighmond, NPR When high school junior Nora Huynh got her report card, she was devastated to see that she didn’t get a perfect 4.0. Nora “had a total meltdown, cried for hours,” her mother, Jennie Huynh of Alameda says. “I couldn’t believe her reaction.” Nora is doing college-level work, her mother says, but […]
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In the spirit of this Olympic year, Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Center is offering a junior biathlon program led by former U.S. biathlon team member Tom McElroy. This will be an introduction of skiing and rifle marksmanship for children in grades 2-8. The guns are specially designed laser biathlon rifles. There will be eight […]
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By Matt Townsend, Bloomberg The first spending decline on a Black Friday weekend since 2009 reinforced projections for a lackluster holiday, increasing chances retailers will extend the deep discounts already hurting their profit margins. Purchases at stores and websites fell 2.9 percent to $57.4 billion during the four days beginning with the Nov. 28 Thanksgiving […]
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By Kathryn Reed Record-breaking cold weather is about to descend upon the greater Lake Tahoe area. “Today is probably the last nice day. By tomorrow we are looking at a 32-degree drop for Reno and a 25, 26 drop for South Lake. That is for the high, so the low will tank as well,” Edan […]
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By Bahar Gholipour, Huffington Post White wine, beer and Brussels sprouts can be major sources of the toxic metal arsenic in people’s diets, according to a study. Researchers analyzed the diets of 852 people in New Hampshire, and the levels of arsenic in their toenails, which show long-term exposure to the chemical. Of the 120 […]
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By Matt Richtel, New York Times More and more, cats and dogs get the human treatment. There are pet spas, pet therapists, pet clothes. And as it goes in life, so it now goes in the twilight. The latest phenomenon: pet hospice. Around the country, a growing number of veterinarians are offering hospice care, and […]
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By John Spinola Religion is a lot like a penis. It is OK to have one. It is OK to be proud of it. It is OK to share it with people who want it in their life. It is not OK to take it out and wave it around or flaunt it in public. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Firefighting capabilities at Fallen Leaf Lake are not great, but they might get a little better soon. On the Dec. 7 community services district board’s agenda is a resolution supporting the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors’ proposal to fund a new pump for the fire boat. The current pumping capacity is […]
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Ralph (aka Wreckit Ralph) is a young whippet mix who’s had a rough go of it so far. He’s only about 6 months old, but he’s already been in several shelters, through no fault of his own. He’s a nice guy who barks in the kennel and makes you think he’s not friendly, but as […]
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By Natasha Eulberg As a native Californian with fond memories of happy summers spent in close proximity to Lake Tahoe, the idea that environmental regulations protecting the region I hold so dear are in danger of falling through is troubling. And yet that situation is very much a potential outcome of the court case regarding […]
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