By Kathryn Reed The lake or the pool? This should be the most difficult question to answer on vacation. Out the window I could see both. After a hot hike it was time to cool off, but not freeze. The pool was the answer. While this particular get-away was just for a night, it was […]
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By Keith Ridler, AP A giant aircraft that can fly high above oceans on intercontinental flights instead jets in low and slow over a flaming forest, trailing a long plume that settles on the ground and creates a wildfire-stopping barrier. The operators of the Boeing 747 converted from a passenger jet into a firefighting air […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — The leadership of the National Governors Association, including incoming chairman Gov. Brian Sandoval, repeated a plea to Congress on Friday to create a national committee to address cybersecurity threats. Outgoing chairman and Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said cybersecurity, which has become a major threat as evidenced […]
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By Kathryn Reed Light is usually a good thing to help plants grow. That’s not the case with ultra violet C light. Invasive plants have been withering to nothing in the boat slips at Lakeside Marina. And that’s a good thing. John Paoluccio, president of Inventive Resources Inc., is the creative genius behind this system. […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – Despite winning the American Century Championship golf tourney an unprecedented three consecutive times Sunday, former A’s pitcher Mark Mulder insisted he’s not necessarily ready to compete with the pros. When asked if Mulder was ready to take his game to the U.S. Open, the family man got understandably humble. “I […]
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By Steve Archer, Loomis News A small town is like a big family is the Loomis town motto. Rick Angelocci, was, in many ways, the town father. He was Loomis town manager for six years, starting in 2011. He took a leave of absence for health reasons last October. Angelocci, 64, died at his […]
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By Terra Breeden The C word isn’t just something that afflicts humans. Dogs, too, can get cancer. Victoria Rhodes knows this all too well. Rhodes founded Wild Blue Dogs this year after losing her Welsh terrier Willy to canine cancer. Willy was diagnosed with cancer six years ago and given just six months to live. […]
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By Karl Vick, Time It’s not like the jobs aren’t there. The ice cream still needs scooping. A Tilt-a-Whirl doesn’t run itself. And that floppy, weirdly heavy rubber frog that somersaults toward the rotating lily pads? Hit or miss, someone’s got to bring it back to the catapult for the next lucky player. The work […]
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By Caroline Benner, High Country News Against the backdrop of a desert sunrise, two human silhouettes exchange double high-fives. By 8am, a bouncing crowd of a couple dozen has gathered around a group of wooden columns emblazoned with the crest of the Pacific Crest Trail — the monument that marks the start of the 2,650-mile […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Multi-sport athletes used to be the norm in high school; not so any more. But the pros, well, they are showing that they aren’t single sport wonders. Baseball, tennis, hockey and football players are in the top six spots after the first day of the American Century Championship. The three-day […]
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