By Sharon Noguchi, Bay Area News Group SACRAMENTO — A bill ending the standardized tests that California public school students have taken in reading, math and social science since 1999 received Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature on Wednesday, despite a threat by the U.S. secretary of education to withhold federal funds if the state moved forward […]
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By Courtney Rubin, New York Times As a professor who favors pop quizzes, Cedrick May is used to grimaces from students caught unprepared. But a couple of years ago, in his class on early American literature at the University of Texas at Arlington, he said he noticed “horrible, pained looks” from the whole class when […]
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• Athletes expected to be on the U.S. Olympic team posed for pictures Oct. 1 during the USOC media summit. To the left is freeskier Maddie Bowman from South Lake Tahoe. The photo is by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images. • The Friday Kahle farmers market has moved to the front parking lot at Lakeside Inn. It […]
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By Kathryn Reed In a matter of days Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care may secure a 27-acre parcel on the South Shore where it will move to and develop a facility that encompasses its current rehabilitation headquarters, and add an education center and a site where animals that can’t be released will live out their lives. […]
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By Kyle Swanson Arthritis affects approximately 50 million to 65 million Americans and those numbers will almost double by 2030. Most people associate hips and knees with arthritis pain, but the shoulder is also commonly affected. Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis. It is simply the breakdown or loss of cartilage over time. […]
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To the community, After reading yesterday’s article on LTN of the USFS closing all of its parks and concessionaires, I thought it necessary to respond. I am a volunteer and on the board at Tahoe Tallac Association (Valhalla). This move by the government agency is about as political as it gets and is just another […]
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By Catherine Pearson, Huffington Post Toxic chemicals in the environment are detrimental to the reproductive health of both men and women, according to a new joint committee opinion written by two major medical organizations. In an opinion paper published last week in the journal Fertility and Sterility, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and […]
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• Phyllis Shafer, chairwoman of Lake Tahoe Community College’s Art Department, has an exhibit at the Stremmel Gallery in Reno from Oct. 10-Nov. 9. There will be an artist’s reception Oct. 10 from 5:30-7:30pm. • The South Lake Tahoe Lodging Association is looking for board members. For more info, email secretary@sltla.org. • The Tahoe Donner […]
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With the intent of providing a higher level of service to South Lake Tahoe home buyers and sellers, the South Tahoe Association of Realtors created the Area Specialist Certification program for its members. To achieve the certification, a licensed Realtor must demonstrate sufficient knowledge regarding the following local agencies and industries: Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, […]
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By W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times The blaze near Yosemite National Park had incinerated scores of acres and was spreading fast. It was time, federal officials decided, to attack it from the air with all the resources at their command. As the nation’s armada of air tankers began landing at a staging area near here, […]
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