• Gathering at the Gatekeeper’s fundraising dinner and auction for The North Lake Tahoe Historical Society is from 4-8pm on July 15. The event includes an auction with packages such as “Dinner party with Mark Twain” and “High Tea with Stella Watson at Watson Cabin.” Tickets are $65 at can be purchased online or at the Gatekeeper’s […]
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By Jennifer A. Kingson, New York Times Many of them have carpeting, heating and air-conditioning, indoor and outdoor lighting, elaborate music and entertainment systems. Some are even eco-friendly, with solar panels or planted green roofs. Take, for instance, the Palladian-style mini-mansion that Glenna and Ed Hall bought at a charity auction three years ago for […]
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Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Rocklin, vice chair of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee, criticized the California legislature’s vote to authorize approximately $8 billion for California’s High Speed Rail Project last week. “The Democrats just passed another budget that is billions of dollars out of balance and now they are threatening to cut billions more from […]
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By Kenneth Lieberthal and Michael O’Hanlon, Las Vegas Sun Drones, kill lists, computer viruses and administration leaks are all the rage in the current political debate. They indeed merit serious scrutiny at a time when the rules of war, and technologies available for war, are changing fast. That said, these issues are not the foreign policy […]
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Nutrition science researcher Kimber Stanhope will present a study on the metabolic effects of sugar consumption at the University of California Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center monthly lecture. The study was recently featured in the CBS News 60 Minutes investigative report with Sanjay Gupta, which will re-air Aug. 5. The event is being held at […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – A ski slope out the back door. That is how the eight townhomes under construction at Northstar are being sold. East West Partners, which has come out on the other side of bankruptcy, is back in the game at this Truckee resort. While the developer has the rights to more […]
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By KCRA-TV CARSON CITY – A former chairman of Nevada’s Democratic Party wants to license farms where marijuana can be grown legally and certify pot dispensaries for the first time for the thousands of registered medical users in the state. Medicinal marijuana use was legalized in Nevada in 2001. But Assemblyman Tick Segerblom says the […]
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By Emily Horton, Washington Post A couple of years ago, I worked at a greenmarket for a farmer who grows the most glorious chicories: frisee, radicchio, escarole, puntarelle. They are bitter greens whose underlying sweetness is checked by a bite that can surprise you. One spring, we had a customer who would buy seven heads […]
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Truckee Police Department has received a new supply of gun safety kits thanks to a grant from Project ChildSafe. The kits include a cable-style gun locking device, lock installment instructions and a safety booklet. The safety kits are available for free and can be picked up Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm at the Truckee […]
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By Reuters Another day of scorching temperatures blanketed the United States from Iowa to the East Coast on Saturday, but forecasters said some of the areas hit hardest by the prolonged heat wave would soon get relief. The National Weather Service issued excessive heat warnings for cities including Washington, where temperatures reached 103 Fahrenheit (39 […]
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