By Pam Fessler, NPR Ever wonder how charitable the people are who live in your state or community? It turns out that lower-income people tend to donate a much bigger share of their discretionary incomes than wealthier people do. And rich people are more generous when they live among those who aren’t so rich. That’s […]
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By Max Ehrenfreund, Sacramento Bee A dry winter has turned into a busy summer for firefighters in California’s wildlands, and the largest and most intense fires of the year may be yet to come. According to data provided by the U.S. Forest Service, wildfires had already burned 276,252 acres across the state as of last […]
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By Corydon B. Dunham While recent protests over proposed legislation addressing media entertainment piracy were loud and widespread, the public seems unaware of an even greater threat to our free speech and a free press. People voiced concern about whether SOPA and PIPA (the House and Senate piracy bills) would limit free speech on the […]
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• South Tahoe Association of Realtors will be hosting the third annual South Tahoe Government Agencies Forum and Certification Program on Aug. 22. For more information or to register, call (530) 541.7007 or email staor@staor.org. • Genoa’s David Walley’s Hot Springs is one of 3,795 restaurants worldwide to receive Wine Spectator magazine’s 2012 Award of Excellence […]
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Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus commemorates the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy with a concert series that features famed violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn performing Brahms Violin Concerto on the legendary Red Stradivarius Violin and features the TOCCATA Chorus in Brahms mighty German Requiem. Performances are: Sept. 12 at 7pm at St. Theresa Catholic Church in […]
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By Kathryn Reed It has been 10 years since the South Lake Tahoe parking garage at Heavenly Village opened. It’s been a financial boondoggle since Day 1. Today it is in technical default and the city is on course to default on the bond payments. When the area near Stateline was redeveloped, the city of […]
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Local environmental groups are putting on two meetings this week about the Lake Tahoe Basin Forest Plan. For the first time in more than two decades the Forest Service is redoing the management plan for nearly 80 percent of all the land in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Comments are being taken until Aug. 30. Sierra […]
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By April Fulton, NPR No one said it would be easy to sell kids on quinoa and kale, but an invitation to the White House’s first Kids State Dinner today, complete with fresh fruit topiaries and balloon animals, turned out to be just the ticket for some. The dinner – really, a luncheon — was […]
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By Jakarata Globe Scientists and birdwatchers have discovered 10 new owl species in the Philippines, using advanced recording equipment that can distinguish between their hoots, a conservation official said. Eight of the new species were previously considered sub-species while two are totally new, said Lisa Paguntalan, field director of Philippines Biodiversity Conservation Programme. “There is […]
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By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee The state Department of Parks and Recreation routinely searched for ways to spend extra money each June despite facing the threat of park closures and forgoing upkeep at its 278 properties, based on newly released transcripts from an internal investigation. Testimony from 30 interviews with state employees portrays parks administrators […]
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