The inaugural Sustainability Film Festival is a collaborative series of films designed to generate awareness, conversation, and debate around current issues in sustainability. The festival at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village includes visionary documentaries that explore issues of social justice, food, environment, sustainability in business, and an afternoon of films appropriate for families and […]
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Lake Tahoe Unified School District Performing Arts Department presents A Veterans’ Musical Tribute at South Tahoe Middle School’s multipurpose room. This free concert on Nov. 8 from 7-8pm features South Tahoe High and Middle school bands, orchestras and choirs.
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Placer County, behind Caltrans, is responsible for snow clearing operations on the second highest number of roads miles in the state. This requires the county to regularly maintain and upgrade its snow removal equipment. At last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting, the electeds authorized the purchase of two self-propelled snowblowers. The $1.1 million for the […]
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To the community, Judge Warren Stracener is mailing literature that uses smear tactics to hurt his opponent. This win-at-all-costs approach is what we expect from sleazy politicians, not judicial candidates. Is this the kind of person we want for our judge? Eddie Keller, retired El Dorado County Superior Court judge, Shingle Springs
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By Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun Bankrupt firm Prestige Travel Inc. of Las Vegas has now filed 33 lawsuits against hotels and casino companies as it tries to hold on to its cash. Saying the slow economy and the trend of resorts booking their own rooms online has hurt its results, the company filed for […]
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By AP CONWAY, Ark. — A former Carson City emergency room doctor charged in a double murder will be allowed to leave jail — and the state — pending his trial in Arkansas after a judge agreed Friday that prosecutors failed to quickly take the case to trial. Richard Conte, 62, will have to wear […]
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Remember the “50 South Shore gas stations”? The intersection of Highway 50 and Lodi Avenue had three of them. The Union 76 station was replaced by today’s parking for Magic Carpet mini-golf, and the Standard station was replaced by an office building. A third station still operates. — Bill Kingman
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By Chris Hurn It’s not a question of if, but when most business owners should think about owning commercial property. Owning your workplace is a path toward long-term wealth – one that doesn’t rely on constantly bringing in new income. Once they’ve established their business, usually after about three to six years of operation, they […]
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By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee Long before political ads dominated the airwaves and arguments erupted over which Nov. 6 tax initiative best serves schools, Gov. Jerry Brown sought crucial support from county officials in a cramped conference room one block from the Capitol. County leaders in January had one priority – to ensure the state […]
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By Kathryn Reed MCCLOUD – It’s October in a dry water year and we’re in search of waterfalls. Wow! The amount of water descending last weekend from the three falls along the McCloud River was thundering. I can’t even imagine what they would be like in the spring – especially in a normal snow-rain year. […]
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