By Kathryn Reed Steelers linebacker James Harrison made headlines this summer when he made his sons give back trophies they earned for participation in sports and not for actually winning something. “Getting a trophy saying you are an all-star when you came in last place is counterproductive,” Walter Morris, Lake Tahoe Community College sports psychologist […]
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By Yuki Noguchi, KQED-TV The Labor Department is considering changing rules that define who qualifies for overtime pay and who does not, and businesses say it would have far-reaching consequences that may not be good for workers. Currently, the rules say you have to make less than $23,660 a year to be eligible for overtime, […]
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By Kathryn Reed By this time next year the outdated Factory Stores at the Y in South Lake Tahoe is expected to have been converted into the modern Crossing at Tahoe Valley. Sutter Capital Group based in Sacramento in January expected to infuse $1 million into the parcel at the corner of highways 50 and […]
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By Kathryn Reed My parents gave me a gift at an early age that I continue to enjoy today – the love of sport. I don’t know if they knew they were doing that at the time, but I thank them for it. They are why I ski (we learned together – they were 40, […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Refuse customers are divided when it comes to whether they would like to stick with the blue bag recycling program or have a garbage can dedicated to such goods. The garbage company that services the South Shore of Lake Tahoe on both sides of the state line asked customer to […]
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By Amy Quinton, Capital Public Radio The U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station won’t let forest ecologist Malcolm North talk about the study he authored in the journal Science. The agency even unsuccesfully requested that Science editors hold the article or remove North’s name and affiliation from the peer-reviewed study. The paper “Reform Forest Fire […]
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By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH – Is it a campground or is it a resort? Is it enhancing or hurting existing recreation? Is it a precursor for future development on the ridge? Is it precedent setting? Will it add to already heavy traffic on the North Shore? These are just a few of the many […]
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By Diana Lambert and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee Despite longtime efforts to reduce the achievement gap between rich and poor students in California, the divide grew much wider under the state’s new testing system, according to a Sacramento Bee review of state data released this month. About 21 percent of economically disadvantaged students in California […]
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By Francie Diep, Pacific Standard In the right forests, one important way to prevent large fires is to let small ones burn. That’s the conclusion of recent research into wildfires, which has found that small, controlled fires remove dry brush that would serve as fuel to mega-fires if allowed to build up. In addition, moderate fires […]
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By Lisa Jarvis It was a beautiful day for horseback riding in March. The sky was a sharp blue, and a light breeze swept over the meadow grass, cooling Sharon Gonzalez and her riding partner, Petra Van De Hey, while they rode. The two were out riding a groomed trail, surveying a section of their […]
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