By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada’s political divide between rural and urban regions is wide. Nevada voting trends in the 2016 election demonstrated the growing clout of Clark County, which has about 70 percent of the state’s population, and the need for future candidates to connect with voters in the state’s urban centers. Though […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Anyone who watches Warren Miller films knows what they’re going to get with each new edition. There will be incredible scenery, amazing athletes and superb production values. But what most viewers might not know is how much of it is thanks to people and places around Lake Tahoe. The 67th […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Travelers are looking for a deeper connection to their destination than just a Kodak moment. It’s as if they want a relationship with the locale and not just a fling. Being able to deliver what are in many ways intangibles is going to set the South Shore apart from other […]
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By Associated Press Among the changing red and yellow fall leaves of Yosemite National Park, nature artist Penny Otwell is marveling at the fullest rushing waterfalls and rivers she’s ever painted there in autumn. But down in the dry Southern California suburbs, David Cantuna laments the same dead and dying grass in his backyard. California’s […]
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By Evan Maxwell, Reno Gazette-Journal A legislative committee that oversees Lake Tahoe issues has endorsed a reorganization of the sewer district that serves Stateline casinos and more than 5,000 residential connections on the Nevada side of the lake. In taking the action last week, the Joint Legislative Committee that oversees the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County is looking at redefining how medical care is provided to those who call 911 for an ambulance. Paramedicine is a growing service throughout the United States, and is a model being looked at locally. Potentially nurses could be riding in an ambulance. They would have the ultimate say over […]
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By Associated Press Government weather forecasters say La Nina is here. La Nina, the flip side of El Nino, is caused by the cooling of the central Pacific Ocean that affects weather patterns worldwide. Mike Halpert of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday he expects La Nina conditions to be weak and short-lived. […]
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By Amelia Pak-Harvey, Las Vegas Review-Journal Jennifer Phillips has seen her salary from the Clark County School District decrease three times over the past few years. That’s not because of a demotion. It’s because Phillips, an accounts payable employee, is paying a higher contribution to the Public Employee Retirement System, the pension fund for Nevada’s […]
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By Kathryn Reed There is a movement under way in the Tahoe-Truckee area to build an economy independent of snow and gaming. Benefits include higher wages in non-tourism industries and year-round jobs. Two obstacles are the shallow talent pool and regulations. The lack of qualified workers can be solved by importing people from the Bay […]
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By Kathryn Reed Why. It’s one of my favorite words. And it has served me well as a journalist; sometimes much to the frustration of those I’m interviewing. After Tuesday’s presidential election many are left asking – Why did people vote for Trump? It’s time to listen to the answers because we weren’t listening during […]
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