By Mark Weisbrot WASHINGTON — The federal minimum wage is just $7.25 an hour and hasn’t been raised in three years. But a raise is much more overdue than that. If we look at the minimum wage 44 years ago, and simply adjust it for inflation, it would be more than $10 today. This is […]
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By Susan Wood LONDON – If securing Wimbledon or Olympic tickets were as easy to negotiate as getting around England by rail, the All England Club and London Games officials would have to dramatically expand their venues. United States take note. Great Britain is one of those places where you can forget getting behind the […]
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The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners is sponsoring a meeting to discuss trash laws specific to Washoe, Carson and Douglas counties in Nevada, and potential solutions to any perceived deficiencies in those laws. The meeting is Sept. 10 at 5pm at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, Rooms 139, 141, 291 Country Club Drive, Incline […]
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Two South Lake Tahoe teenagers were arrested Sept. 8 in connection with a burglary and tagging buildings, signs and vehicles. More than $3,000 work of spraypaint, markers and cash were stolen from a local store on Sept. 7. Police are neither releasing the address nor the name of the store. On Saturday, people started called […]
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As part of the Community Read, Tim O’Brien will speak at Sierra Nevada College on Sept. 21 and conduct a writing workshop ($50) the following morning from 10am-noon. The Friday evening talk is free and open to the public. Contact the SNC Registrar’s Office to register for the workshop — (775) 881.7435 or jrainwater@sierranevada.edu. O’Brien […]
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By Laura Beil, Newsweek In his more than 35 years of practice, Dr. Lowell Schnipper has seen a lot of women die from breast cancer. A patient’s options start to dwindle by the time tumor cells set up outposts in the bones, lungs, and other organs, defying all attempts to keep them under control. But […]
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St. Mary’s in the Mountains Catholic Church of Virginia City will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding with three days of celebration Sept. 14-16. This icon of the Comstock is the birthplace of Catholicism in Nevada. The celebration will begin Sept. 14 with a wine tasting as well as guided tours of the historic […]
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The Tahoe Rim Trail Association is sponsoring a family hike in Van Sickle Bi-State Park on Sept. 14. Find out about the barn beneath the Heavenly gondola, if the Pony Express rode through the park, and if this area had anything to do with the Gold Rush. Meet at 10am at the Tahoe Rim Trail […]
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By My Health News Daily If your job is a literal pain in the neck, drinking coffee may help, a study from Norway says. People who drank coffee before sitting down to work at a computer for 90 minutes reported less pain in their necks and shoulders than those who didn’t drink coffee, according to […]
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There will be a Patriots Day observance Sept. 11 at 5pm at American Legion Post No. 795 in South Lake Tahoe. The public is welcome. The legion is on Highway 50, where the Tuesday farmers’ market is.
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