By Patrick Whittle, AP A handful of recreational marijuana legalization drives has the medical pot industry bracing for something it never expected to deal with: competition. Legalization is on the ballot in five states this November, and all five currently allow some form of medical marijuana already. Growers, medical professionals and users of medical marijuana […]
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By Kathryn Reed NAPA – With 10 pools, two hot tubs, two PGA championship golf courses, 10 lighted tennis courts, three bocce ball courts, a spa, three restaurants, and a market why would anyone leave? Wine would be the No. 1 reason. The Silverado Resort is in the heart of Napa, just off the famous […]
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By Michelle Rindels, AP A busload of casino housekeepers wearing pinstripe uniforms and Caesars Palace nametags waited at a warehouse early voting site just off the Las Vegas Strip, speaking in Spanish as they clutched pocket-sized brochures listing candidates endorsed by the powerful Culinary Union. Asked who they chose in Nevada’s super-close Senate race, one […]
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By James Raia Sacramento Bee The announcement likely will come early next week, but South Lake Tahoe officials expect to host the start of the 2017 women’s Amgen Tour of California. Sacramento is expected to be the start of the men’s race. A four-day women’s stage race will be held May 11-14, likely from South Lake […]
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“There is no footprint too small to leave an imprint on this world.” — Author unknown By Kathryn Reed For those who have a lost a child, that individual’s footprint has left an impression far deeper than most will ever know. There are many ways to memorialize a loss. […]
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By Judy Lin, Los Angeles Times A year after his 2010 election, Gov. Jerry Brown made a rare appearance at a legislative committee hearing to confront lawmakers about the steep cost of public employee pensions — and to demand that they pass his 12-point pension overhaul. Brown challenged fellow Democrats to drink political “castor oil” […]
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By George Wuerthner, Earth Island Journal Chad Hanson lopes over to a patch of young conifers and waves an arm at me. “Come over here, he says excitedly, pointing to dozens of 1- to 3-foot-tall saplings. “Look at pines and firs growing under these snags. See how healthy they are? And here, see these holes […]
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Updated Oct. 28, 6:53pm: Power has been restored to Spring Creek. However, power will off Nov. 2 adn Nov. 3 from 8am-5pm to make final repairs. By Kathryn Reed The 137 cabins in Spring Creek tract are still without power because of the Emerald Fire. Water is also an issue. Liberty Utilities is hoping the […]
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By Mallory Pickett, Forbes Debasish PaiMazumder moved to Boulder, Colo., in the winter of 2012 to work as a climate scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. PaiMazumder had spent the past three years in snowy Montreal, so he was pleasantly surprised to find winter in Boulder dry and warm. He was out hiking […]
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By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal The wilds of Nevada have lost their matriarch. Through more than five decades of conservation work, Marge Sill came to be known as the mother and, later, the grandmother of Nevada wilderness. “It was a title she embraced fully and loved,” said Shaaron Netherton, executive director of the Friends […]
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