Four people were seriously injured in a two-car accident Friday afternoon on Kingsbury Grade. Nevada Highway Patrol did not have the names, ages or hometowns of any of the women. Two women were taken to Renown Medical Center in Reno by CareFlight and two by ambulance. NHP Trooper Dan Lopez told Lake Tahoe News they […]
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By Andrea Petersen, Wall Street Journal Parents should ban electronic media during mealtimes and after bedtime as part of a comprehensive “family media use plan,” according to new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The influential new guidelines are being spurred by a growing recognition of kids’ nearly round-the-clock media consumption, which includes everything […]
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Forest roads are closing soon and fuelwood permit sales end in November. The last day to purchase a fuelwood permit from the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is Nov. 22 and the last day to cut wood is Nov. 24. Fuelwood permits cost $20 per cord, with a two-cord minimum purchase and […]
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By Jan Hoffman, New York Times Because of heightened awareness about the hazards of sports-related concussions, many states have implemented standards determining when an injured student may resume playing contact sports. But only a few states have begun to address how and when a student should resume classwork. On Sunday the American Academy of Pediatrics […]
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By Laura Olson, AP SACRAMENTO — Seeking to reduce the number of plastic shopping bags cluttering California’s beaches and landfills, the state Legislature in 2006 passed a law requiring grocery stores and other large retailers to give consumers an easy way of returning used bags. Stores handing out plastic bags to customers were directed to […]
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Sandra McElroy, longtime owner of Grass Roots Natural Foods in South Lake Tahoe, died Oct. 19. She was 54. Born Nov. 11, 1958, to Jack and Carole Spraggins, she and her four sisters grew up in Houston. Gail, Becky, Sandra, Lenny and Kitten sang professionally as “The Spraggin Sisters” for many years in the Houston […]
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By Eric M. Johnson and Carey Gillam, Reuters Major U.S. food and chemical companies are pouring millions of dollars into efforts to block approval of a ballot initiative in Washington state that would make it the first in the United States to require labeling of foods containing genetically modified crops. Despite early strong support for […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau I know very little about hockey other than players wear ice skates and try to hit a little black puck into the net with sticks that resemble oversized golf clubs. However, after attending the Lake Tahoe Blue game against the Long Beach Bombers last weekend, I realized something else about hockey: you […]
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To the community, Fear and hate defines the political age we live in; an age of attempts to manipulate the mass of citizens to fear and hate the target of the manipulators by any means necessary. Distortions, lies, whatever works. An example is the campaign to disarm the president of the United States. For openers, […]
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John Hindmarsh, South Shore author and self-publisher, will share his latest books “Mark One” (a thriller) and “Shen Ark: Departure” (a science fiction novel) on Nov. 13 at 6pm. Hindmarsh will also discuss the challenges of and how to self-publishing. This Friends of the Library event is free and open to all. It will be […]
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