By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe is often well represented in the Winter Olympics. Expect nothing less in 2014. Today, 25 athletes are vying to be part of the Games that are in Russia Feb. 7-23. Some are household names – especially for those who live in the basin and follow skiing and snowboarding, while other […]
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Fiona may look a little scary, with her cropped ears, but she is a very sweet, mellow pit bull mix who is house trained, walks nicely on her leash, and loves people. She also loves to play with other dogs, but she can be a little bossy with other girls. She is fine with well-mannered […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Oct. 21, 2013, Sacramento Bee. Our Declaration of Independence states that “all men are created equal.” Over the years, Americans have removed many barriers to that great aspiration – with the Fourteenth Amendment, the vote for women, the civil rights acts, public education and more. But since the […]
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By Michael Orton SPARKS — Sharon Landsberry, the wife of the Nevada guardsman and teacher killed during a school shooting in Sparks last month, recounted during a tearful memorial ceremony here Sunday that her husband had reconnected with friends and reiterated his Marine values just two days before he died. Master Sgt. Michael Landsberry – […]
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Craniosacral therapy is available at Tahoe Wellness Cooperative Community Center on Nov. 4 from 2-4pm. Colleen will clear energy around your meridian points for cleansing healing to happen. Short sessions fill up quickly, so arrive early to sign up. First come, first served. The center is at 3445 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. Donations […]
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By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times Count on coal this Christmas. That’s what researchers at Morgan Stanley are saying in the first major forecast of a decidedly dour holiday season. Retailers hoping for a respite from a year of so-so shopping can instead expect the worst Thanksgiving-to-Christmas sales since 2008, the financial services firm said […]
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By Lisa Costantini, TeamUSA October was Breast Cancer Awareness month, but every month snowboarder Elena Hight promotes awareness for the disease that one in eight women will be diagnosed with. Last year, the two-time winter Olympian and halfpipe specialist became an ambassador for Boarding For Breast Cancer, a youth-focused breast cancer education and prevention foundation. […]
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• Clean Tahoe is now in the Tahoe Valley Pharmacy building at 2074 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Suite 6, South Lake Tahoe. The number is the same – (530) 544.4210. • Here is the Sierra roadwork schedule from Caltrans for this week. • Bob Roberts, president of the California Ski Industry Association, will be giving a winter […]
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By Sharon Noguchi, San Jose Mercury News Reinforcing its threat to punish California for dumping its old standardized state tests next spring, the U.S. Department of Education said that decision could cost the state at least $3.5 billion. The state could lose $15 million it receives to administer a federal program for poor children, known […]
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By Ralph Maughan After almost every large wildfire or fires that do significant damage to structures, people ask for proactive measures. The desire for this is rational. It needs no explanation. Officeholders usually respond, verbally at least. Politicians’ solutions, however, are often useless. One reason is lack of knowledge, but probably as often they have […]
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