By Kathryn Reed Corn on the cob cooked on the barbecue is a summertime ritual. And now is the peak season in California for these kernels of goodness. But that doesn’t mean you won’t find them at farmers’ markets most of the summer. And, yes, there is plenty at grocery stores – but farm fresh […]
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By Michelle Andrews, NPR People are worried about being able to pay for health insurance. So the insurance industry and a group of Democratic senators have proposed offering cheaper, skimpier “copper plans” on the health law’s marketplaces that could draw in people who were unhappy with the cost of available plans. But consumer advocates and […]
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Valhalla’s first of four family friendly, free concerts on the Grand Lawn begin July 6 with the Empty Wallets. The Empty Wallets are an Americana rock band driven by guitar and mandolin, with roots rising from the classic rock of the 1960s and 1970s. Their original Americana is intertwined with the blues, rock, soul, and […]
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By Jason Song, Los Angeles Times About half the students enrolled in California’s community colleges take more than four years to graduate, double the traditional two-year commitment, a study released Tuesday found. Of the nearly 64,000 who received a single associate degree in the 2012-13 academic year, the median student took 4.1 years, the nonprofit […]
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By Vanessa Ochavillo, Sacramento Bee Nevada County’s Bridgeport Covered Bridge – the longest surviving single-span covered bridge in the country – will be restored to survive at least another century. A three-year fight for funding, launched by members of a grass-roots campaign committee known as Save Our Bridge, ended June 20 when Gov. Jerry Brown […]
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• There will be a blood drive Aug. 4 from noon-6pm at Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel in South Lake Tahoe. • Fireworks of all sizes and types are illegal in unincorporated areas of Placer County. • The Attic, Barton’s thrift store in South Lake Tahoe, will bring out a large selection of clearance priced holiday […]
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Alan Steel of Greenwich, Conn., reeled in this 23-pound mackinaw from Lake Tahoe this morning. He was out on the lake early July 2 with Mile High Fishing Charter. Capt. Joby Cefalu was at the helm. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Kathryn Reed Mixed messages are being sent to Barton Health regarding its care for hospital patients. “The Joint Commission is the major governing body for hospitals across the nation. They have invited us to share best practices on one of our safety measures because of our good work here,” Monica Sciuto, spokeswoman for Barton, […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the the June 21, 2014, Sacramento Bee. It’s looking like a long, hot summer – and it’s going to be even more parched if Californians don’t get with the program. State officials reported last week that residents and businesses are falling woefully short of the 20 percent water conservation […]
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By Russell Contreras, AP ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Nevada-based startup that plans on selling medical and recreational marijuana products named former New Mexico governor and U.S. Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson as its CEO and president, the company announced Tuesday. The announcement came as Cannabis Sativa Inc. said it had acquired marijuana research business Kush […]
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