By Mantill Williams The largest generation in U.S. history and the most multi-modal could be a game changer for public transportation and America’s transportation network as a whole. The millennial generation chooses the most practical transportation mode (driving, public transit, biking or walking) for each trip, and this flexible concept of mobility is spreading. According […]
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One of the casualties of the federal government shutdown is work by the U.S. Forest Service to reroute the Upper Truckee River had to come to an abrupt halt. Without being able to talk to anyone in the Lake Tahoe office, it is not known how this setback will impact the project or the environment. […]
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By Motoko Rich, New York Times CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The high school equivalency exams taken by people who dropped out of school and immigrants seeking a foothold in the American education system are about to get harder and potentially more expensive, causing concern that fewer will take and pass the exams. At a time when […]
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Rolo probably has a few different little dogs in his background, but we’re guessing Chihuahua and maybe a little Boston terrier, with those perky ears. Rolo is 2 years old, is pretty well house trained, and very affectionate. He likes most other dogs, but would like to meet yours before going home. He even likes […]
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By Kathryn Reed Mutts of all kinds – and a few pure breds – strutted their stuff as they paraded through South Lake Tahoe on Sunday. With the temperature close to freezing at the start of the ninth annual Mutt Strut, dogs and their people were bundled up for the 1.3-mile walk from the library […]
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By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times Arnold Schwarzenegger has a story he has often told about the lightning-strike moment he became a Republican. He had just arrived in the United States in the roiling year 1968, with the closely fought Richard Nixon-Hubert Humphrey presidential race in full swing. He remembers watching television as a […]
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By Daniel Lippman, Wall Street Journal Increased access to family planning programs is linked to higher incomes and better college completion later in life, according to new research. “Cheaper and more reliable contraception reduces the immediate and expected costs of delaying childbearing, freeing up resources in the parents’ human capital,” according to the new working […]
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Bear sightings have been heavy this weekend throughout much of western Nevada. West Reno has two bear traps set in the Caughlin Ranch-Mayberry-Juniper area. Residents on the west side of Carson City have called Nevada Department of Wildlife officials on Saturday and Sunday mornings with reports of a black bear visiting backyards. In Gardnerville, a […]
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When most people think about Africa, they don’t think of snow. Two Lake Tahoe women will change that as they attempt to summit and ski Mount Kenya in November. They are climbing to make a statement about climate change and raise funds for micro-loans in an expedition they call Summit for our Sisters. Mount Kenya […]
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By Kathryn Reed The South Lake Tahoe woman who was beaten by an unknown assailant continues to recover from her injuries. The victim, who is in her 30s and whose name is not being published, was hit in the head several times, sustained defensive wounds and a severe concussion. El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies were […]
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