By Seth Stevenson, Slate You might wonder sometimes, perhaps after an especially inane quarterly job review, what it would be like not to have a boss. Or, after that same job review, not to be a boss. What if we were all workplace equals, with everyone possessing the same privileges and the same authority? The […]
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By Elle Metz, Outside You’re lying in bed, and you suddenly start worrying. It could be about anything. Or nothing. Maybe it’s just a sinking feeling in your chest, with no thoughts at all—until that old, familiar darkness descends, beckoning the doubts back in again. Then your heart rate quickens as your mind whirs with […]
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The Tony Award-winning musical “Man of La Mancha” will be at the Duke Theater at Lake Tahoe Community College from June 13-22. “Man of La Mancha” is based on Miguel de Cervantes’ epic novel “Don Quixote”. The musical contains a play-within-a-play, set in Spain at the end of the 16th century. It tells the tale […]
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South Lake Tahoe police officers on Tuesday chased down a suspect who reportedly was breaking into a residence on Bonanza Avenue. Officers said the suspect was carrying bags of stolen items from the residence. Officers chased him through yards and over a fence to the meadow near D Street and Highway 50, where he allegedly […]
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• There will be a free fishing derby at Sawmill Pond on the South Shore for kids 14 and younger on June 7 from 8am-noon. • Ray Bonneville with special guests Lance Canales and the Flood will play at the Boathouse Theater at the Tallac Historic Site on June 25 at 7:30pm. For ticket info, […]
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By Diane Cardwellmay, New York Times WOBURN, Mass. — Ever since government regulations began phasing out the traditional light bulb in 2012, the once-simple visit to the lighting aisle has become an exercise in navigating a dizzying array of choices and terminologies, especially for new kinds of compact fluorescents and LEDs. Now, those choices are […]
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Fire restrictions are now in effect within the Tahoe National Forest. This means: No open fires, campfires or charcoal fires are allowed outside of designated areas even with a valid California campfire permit, except within the oven at Wheeler Sheep Camp. Lanterns and portable stoves using gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel are allowed […]
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Truckee residents unquestionably want more trails. Measure R won with 74.99 percent of the votes or 1,367 votes. Voting no were 456 people or 25.01 percent of the voters. The decision means Truckee’s sales tax will grow by one-quarter cent to 8.375 percent. Nevada County’s sales tax is 7.625 percent, while the state average is […]
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By Susan Wood and Kathryn Reed While some longtime El Dorado County officeholders faced opposition for the first time in years, they all retained their seats. The challenges had a lot more to do with political sparring on the West Slope and less about how well the incumbents were doing their job. The heads of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sue Novasel and Kevin Brown, as the top two vote getters for El Dorado County District 5 supervisor, will be squaring off in November. They never relinquished their lead as numbers started coming in just after 8pm June 3. With all precincts reporting, Novasel garnered 27.46 percent of the vote (1,135 votes), […]
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