By Phillip Reese and Anita Creamer, Sacramento Bee California’s long run as a boom state will sputter to an end as population growth rates consistently fall below 1 percent a year in the coming decades, according to state Department of Finance projections released Thursday. The trend has already started. For the last several years, more […]
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Six wineries of south Fair Play have united for Soups of the World. On Feb. 16 soups will be paired with wines from Bechard, Chateau Routon, Golden Leaves, Mellowood, Mount Aukum and Sierra Oaks. The $35 event includes sampling wines, artisan breads and snacks, soups, souvenir glass, and recipe booklet. A “culinary” guide will accompany […]
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By Bill Saporito, Time My cable bill arrived the other day with an unexpected $20-a-month increase for the same package I’ve been getting for years. A cheery customer-service representative explained that my discount for bundled services had expired and, although she would truly like to, she couldn’t restore it. When I mouthed off about hoofing […]
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By Lauren Weber, Wall Street Journal The American workplace is about to get grayer. Nearly two-thirds of Americans between the ages of 45 and 60 say they plan to delay retirement, according to a report to be released Friday by the Conference Board. That was a steep jump from just two years earlier, when the […]
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Make it a super Sunday by carving turns and then watching some football. Here is the Feb. 3 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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El Dorado County and the Superior Court are partnering to continue the successful Alternative Dispute Resolution program. The program is an alternative way to resolve civil disputes without the burden of litigation. In Alternative Dispute Resolution, trained, impartial people decide disputes, or help parties decide disputes themselves. The sides typically meet with a dispute resolution […]
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On Feb. 14, V-Day South Lake Tahoe and the Zawadisha Fund will join with activists around the world for One Billion Rising, the largest day of action in the history of V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls. One Billion Rising began as a call to action based on the […]
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By Kathryn Reed BEAVER CREEK – Unfamiliar aromas waft through the room, dozens of corks are coming out of wine bottles, chefs usually only seen in magazines or on television are milling about. This weekend is all about eating and drinking, and a little about getting on the mountain. It’s definitely not your ordinary ski […]
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By AP The U.S. Forest Service has issued a warning after citing four snowmobilers for illegally riding in a designated federal wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada. The snowmobilers were cited for riding last week in the Mokelumne Wilderness on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The wilderness is located in Alpine County west of Markleeville, and […]
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By Ron Sylvester, Las Vegas Sun Professional bettors spent the week scouring electronic boards at sports books, looking for the best line and studying hundreds of proposition wagers for ways the Super Bowl could play out Sunday. For them, betting football is a full-time job. But most of the estimated 285,000 people who will swarm […]
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