By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – Small hands are sifting through the sand, dirt and top soil; others are getting a lesson in how pack animals are still used in the basin; another group is getting educated about fire. These were just a few of the 29 presentations that nearly 700 third- and fourth-graders were visiting […]
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By Sean Munger Two hundred years ago this week, the Great September Gale struck New England. The “gale” swamped the coastlines of five states with storm surges up to 15 feet. It reduced dozens of ships in Boston, Providence, and other harbors to matchsticks, and destroyed houses, churches, and barns from Long Island to New […]
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By Victoria Colliver, San Francisco Chronicle Federal health officials are urging Americans to start getting their influenza shots and emphasized that, unlike last year, this year’s vaccine appears to be a good match with the strains of flu they expect to hit the U.S. More than 170 million doses of the vaccine are being produced, […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe City Councilwoman JoAnn Conner is no longer allowed to speak to city staff. This edict came about last week after a closed session meeting in which the agenda item was the city manager’s review. City Manager Nancy Kerry told Lake Tahoe News on Monday that as a result of the review […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Wildland fires don’t discriminate by geography, but due in part to some help from Mother Nature and just plain old luck Nevada has so far avoided the carnage seen elsewhere out West this summer. For the season to date there have been 501 fires that have burned […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy TRUCKEE –Truckee Town Manager Tony Lashbrook last week said it is imperative the town starts acting on climate change. This comes two months after he said that because of its location Truckee is not required to do climate action planning, but that big monetary incentives make it desirable to do […]
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By Angela Moniot Longtime physician Paul Marlowe this month will say farewell to his patients and the urgent care practice where he has provided care for 32 years as he embarks on an adventure with his. wife Lorraine. The uniquely quirky and endearing Marlowe is known throughout the community for providing exceptional care since 1983. […]
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By Tara Lohan, AlterNet This spring, as California withered in its fourth year of drought and mandatory water restrictions were enacted for the first time in the state’s history, a news story broke revealing that Nestlé Waters North America was tapping springs in the San Bernardino National Forest in Southern California using a permit that […]
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By Susan Wood Tears of joy and sentiment. Cheers of happiness and celebration. In a burst of community pride, hundreds of people gathered Saturday on Highway 50 and Al Tahoe Boulevard leading into Bijou Community Park to mark a picture-perfect day for a parade and party to honor South Lake Tahoe’s 50th anniversary. For most longtime residents and […]
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By Karen Matthews, AP Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a goal this week to cut the amount of food that Americans waste by 50 percent by 2030. “The United States enjoys the most productive and abundant food supply on Earth, so too much of this food goes to waste,” Vilsack said in New York City, where […]
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