By Kathryn Reed MINDEN – People are employed, they are willing to spend and they are saving. Saving for a vacation is what travel industry officials are hoping. These economic trends are good for tourism, according to Brian London. London was the keynote speaker April 16 at the Nevada Commission on Tourism’s Rural Roundup at […]
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By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times Efforts to legalize marijuana suffered a defeat in court Wednesday when a judge upheld the constitutionality of a 1970 federal law that classifies cannabis as a dangerous drug akin to LSD and heroin. U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller, announcing her decision at a hearing in Sacramento, said she […]
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By Kathryn Reed Whittell High School parents, teachers and staff spent months coming up with ideas about how the district could improve the 7-12 school. The top priority was to keep the integrity of the middle school and high school concepts despite the grade levels being under one roof. This was the promise several years […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee CalPERS is about to raise pension contribution rates again, this time by more than 9 percent, a move that will cost state government and local school districts nearly $600 million. The increases are the latest step by CalPERS to gradually shore up its finances. In early 2014, CalPERS said it […]
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By Kathryn Reed Adapting to change is the only way ski resorts are going to survive. That was the message John Rice, general manager of Sierra-at-Tahoe, delivered to more than 40 people on Wednesday afternoon at Lake Tahoe Community College. He refused to engage in the debate of why things are changing, but he said […]
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By Patrick McGreevey, Los Angeles Times California has become a battleground between the tobacco industry and health groups as lawmakers push proposals that include increasing cigarette taxes by $2 a pack and raising the legal smoking age from 18 to 21. The state once led the nation in snuffing out smoking, but health activists say […]
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By Kathryn Reed Cycling in the Lake Tahoe Basin can be compared to driving in rush hour traffic. It’s a lot of stop and go, along with frustration. With the lack of connectivity, routes abruptly stopping and harrowing experiences when having to interact with vehicles, two-wheelers in Tahoe are often relegated to second-class citizens – […]
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By Guy Clifton, Reno Gazette-Journal Abraham Lincoln never set foot in Nevada, but the histories of the state and the nation’s 16th president are forever intertwined. “It’s hard to think of a president who had a bigger impact on Nevada,” Michael Green, a history professor at UNLV, said about the president who was shot by […]
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By Sammy Caiola, Sacramento Bee Mary Miller is full of opinions. During her weekly visits with hospice volunteer Joe Lenihan, the 88-year-old doesn’t hesitate to speak her mind – solicited or not. She’ll talk the ear off of a wrong-number caller, and she’s known affectionately around the neighborhood as “Mean Old Mom.” “There are days […]
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By Kathryn Reed Two budgets in one year. That is essentially what South Lake Tahoe will have. While the City Council will go over the midyear budget a week from today, the reality is that what will be presented by staff is more like a brand new budget. This is because timing of events did […]
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