By Philip Rousseaux The economy may be recovering, but some of the changes wrought by the Great Recession may be long-lasting. Anyone planning for retirement, no matter what their age, needs to take those changes into account. People in their 40s and younger have some time to retool their plan, but Baby Boomers need to […]
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By Nathaniel Frank Earlier this month, the leak of an internal memo revealed that the Associated Press advised its writers “generally” to call legally married gay spouses “partner” instead of “husband” or “wife.” The massive news agency, which sets the standard for many journalists worldwide, has it wrong; the default should be just what it […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will continue prescribed fire operations above Glenbrook on Feb. 26. Crews expect to burn approximately 20 acres per day, weather permitting. Operations will continue through the week as conditions allow. Residents and visitors of the Lake Tahoe Basin, Carson City and Reno can expect to see smoke from these […]
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Update Feb. 25 8:15pm: Kathy Arlana Hammond of Gardnerville has returned home after being reported as a missing person on Feb. 15. Hammond had traveled to Los Angeles on personal business, and was unaware she was reported as a missing person. Hammond does not possess a cell phone, and had not contacted friends or family […]
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By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee The state attorney general’s office has launched a criminal investigation of California parks officials after the “hidden funds” case seemingly reached a dead end when state and local prosecutors did not pursue charges last month. Peter Southworth, a supervising deputy at the attorney general’s office, disclosed to a joint legislative […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee A new survey shows most California voters don’t like government’s response to global warming and still support the state’s greenhouse gas emissions law. The Field Poll results released today show that 62 percent of voters are unhappy with the federal government’s actions and nearly half, 49 percent, give low marks […]
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By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Even though the Legislature rushed through a bill on Internet poker Thursday, the state has yet to approve the software to allow the game to be offered to the public. The Assembly and the Senate gave unanimous approval to the emergency measure, and Gov. Brian Sandoval […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee An alignment paralleling the south side of Highway 267 has been selected for a proposed 9. 5-mile multiuse trail through the Martis Valley near Truckee. The Northstar Community Services District board voted for the alignment Wednesday after easements could not be obtained for an alternate route that would have […]
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Time to go carve corduroy. Here is the Feb. 25 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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Douglas County is having a workshop March 1 about the area plan for Stateline. Area plans are required in the Lake Tahoe Basin per the recently adopted Regional Plan of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. The meeting will be in the TRPA board room (128 Market St., Stateline) from 1:30-5pm. Comments may be submitted to […]
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