By Kate Siber, Outdoor On May 24, 2015, at 3am., filmmaker Ben Canales sat on a ridge overlooking the gleaming lights of Telluride, Colo. One by one, blocks of streetlamps winked off far below. Canales had convinced many residents to turn off their lights as part of a special event during Mountainfilm, the annual outdoors-focused […]
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By Kathryn Reed Term limits guaranteed the lake would have new representation on the Douglas County School District board. Voters had the choice of three men; now it’s down to two in November. CPA Keith Byer of Glenbrook and retired teacher Michael Kiger of Stateline were the top vote getters June 14, with businessman Nicholas […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun Electronics have treated Sheri’s Ranch well. The cathouse in Pahrump, which claims to be the “unofficial brothel of CES,” reports a 70 percent increase in business when tech employees roll into Las Vegas for the massive trade show each January. But that cozy relationship might not last. Some in […]
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By Evan Maxwell, Reno Gazette Journal A sewer district on the shore of Lake Tahoe is either a secretive organization controlled by powerful corporate interests or a completely transparent public service agency that has efficiently toiled for six decades to keep the lake pristine and crystal clear. Or something in between. Douglas County Sewer Improvement District […]
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By Susan Wood Being a seasonal ranger is no walk in the woods. It often involves hard physical labor. U.S. Forest Service ranger is a coveted job, after all people apply by the thousands; a process that starts in January. The program runs from May to October. While starting to inquire about the seasonal ranger […]
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By Louis Hansen, Bay Area News Group It might seem wrong to reach for the smartphone for anything more than a photo during a hike. But a number of apps make it easier to find the trails, sweeping vistas and brilliant meadows. For some nature-lovers, an app is the alternative to pulling out the guidebook […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee Next year’s state budget will include $4.4 million to set up a personnel unit inside CalFire that will oversee internal investigations and employee discipline, according to details, as well as train managers and personnel staff to avoid future problems. Scandals that have buffeted CalFire for two years prompted Gov. Jerry […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one of several stories about mental health issues in the Lake Tahoe Basin that will be running through October. By Terra Breeden In Lake Tahoe Unified School District, 42 children were taken to Barton Memorial Hospital for suicidal tendencies this past school year. The growing problem of mental health-related issues in […]
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By Aaron Orlowski, Orange County Register Last month, state water officials eased conservation mandates in response to slightly above-average winter rain and snow in much of California, leading many to speculate that the state’s long-running drought has tapered off. If only. The El Niño winter that forecasters said could drench the state with rain and […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevada has regained nearly all of the 175,000 jobs lost during the Great Recession and should fully recover later this year, a state economist told the Economic Forum on Thursday. Bill Anderson, chief economist for the state Employment, Training and Rehabilitation Department, said Nevada added 140,000 […]
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