By David Pierson, Los Angeles Times Ben Wu took a six-figure pay cut when he left a career in private equity for a shot at the marijuana boom. Trained to spot small businesses with big potential, he started this year as chief executive of Kush Bottles, a Santa Ana company that sells child-resistant plastic cannabis […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a random series of stories about gardening in Lake Tahoe. By Kathryn Reed Getting one’s hands dirty is not only a physical workout it is a mental recharger. “There is a biological link between soil and people. We have lost that because we are no longer an agrarian society,” […]
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By AP WASHINGTON — The availability of state-funded pre-kindergarten programs varies widely from one part of the country to another, says a report. For example, more than 9 in 10 4-year-olds in the District of Columbia attended such a program during the 2012-13 school year, while 10 states have no such program. A number of […]
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By John Weber, Wall Street Journal Social networks offer a window into how people live their lives. But should employers be looking into that window? It’s becoming an increasingly important question. The number of people fired over social-media posts is rising, and many employers look closely at a job candidate’s online presence before making a […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News convened an editorial panel of six South Shore residents to decide on this endorsement for the June primary. Twenty bucks doesn’t get you much these days unless you are at the South Lake Tahoe Library. For that amount of money you get unlimited access to books, periodicals, an array of […]
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By Martin Griffith, AP RENO -— A state panel has effectively killed a bid to name a Lake Tahoe cove for Mark Twain, citing opposition from a tribe that says he held racist views on Native Americans. The Nevada State Board on Geographic Names this week voted to indefinitely table the request after hearing opposition […]
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By Michael Rubinkam, AP An Iowa woman jokingly calls it “Satan’s handiwork.” A California mom says she’s broken down in tears. A Pennsylvania parent says it “makes my blood boil.” What could be so horrible? Grade-school math. As schools around the U.S. implement national Common Core learning standards, parents trying to help their kids with […]
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By Kathryn Reed SONOMA – History beckons from our doorstep. A mission, wineries, early California, Jack London. But contemporary times are just outside, too, including innovative winemaking, cutting edge restaurants, logical trail networks, well-trained massage therapists. Sonoma. It has it all. Staying at the Sonoma Valley Inn was the perfect launching pad for a long […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care is moving from the founders’ backyard that is less than 1 acre to 27 acres in South Lake Tahoe. Tom and Cheryl Millham, who have run the wildlife rehabilitation facility for more than 36 years, were teary-eyed as they made the announcement May 17 at MontBleu […]
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By Carey Gillam, Reuters U.S.-grown apples are widely coated with a pesticide that has been newly banned in the European Union amid health concerns, and the United States is at least a year behind in a required scientific assessment of the pesticide, an environmental group said last month. The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit health […]
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