Ruth (Murphy) Valine of Reno died Oct. 10 after a brief illness. She was 82. She was born Sept. 4, 1931, in Oklahoma City to Pearl Marie and Henry Goslin. She was greatly influenced by wartime. As a young woman, Ruth volunteered for church groups and was proud to plant a victory garden to help […]
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By Kathleen Miles, Huffington Post Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of Californians support legalizing, regulating and taxing recreational marijuana in the state, according to a Tulchin Research poll. The figure, based on responses of 1,200 likely 2016 voters surveyed during the last two weeks, shows a “solid majority” back proposals to legalize adult recreational marijuana, the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Isaiah Tannaci doesn’t have to rely on a textbook to answer a student’s questions. There’s a good chance whatever is asked he has the answer from personal experience. Tannaci is not the ordinary high school instructor. His goal was never to be a teacher. And he’s just starting to work on his […]
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By Melinda Beck, Wall Street Journal The Wolff family of Paramus, N.J., was eyeing the gathering clouds and debating whether to cancel a planned park trip when 6-year-old Leora piped up with an idea: “Let’s call Grandma. Her knees always know when it’s going to rain!” Leora’s grandmother, Esther Polatsek, says she started being sensitive […]
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By Michael J. Joyner, Outside We all know that sitting around is bad for your health, and that exercising is good for you. But what happens to people who exercise regularly and then sit around all day? This is one of the hot new topics in exercise and public health research. The idea is that […]
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By Kathryn Reed TAHOE CITY – A catastrophic inferno like the Rim Fire could wipe out the more than $1.4 billion worth of improvements that have been made to Lake Tahoe through the Environmental Improvement Program. That was the warning Julie Regan, external affairs chief with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, issued Oct. 18. While […]
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By Casey Capachi, Washington Post As the fiscal impasse began to show signs of breaking Wednesday on Capitol Hill, one group may have emerged as a voice of reason all along: female lawmakers. “I know my colleagues are tired of hearing about the women in the Senate,” Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said with a smile […]
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By J.M. Hirsch and Suzette Laboy, AP MIAMI — Salsa overtaking ketchup as America’s No. 1 condiment was just the start. These days, tortillas outsell burger and hot dog buns; sales of tortilla chips trump potato chips; and tacos and burritos have become so ubiquitously “American,” most people don’t even consider them ethnic. Welcome to […]
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Money is in hand to reroute Highway 89 in Tahoe City so it no longer crosses Fanny Bridge. A $25.5 million federal grant was awarded to the Tahoe Transportation District for this project as well as bike paths in Meeks Bay and Dollar Point. An additional $7.5 million needs to be secured to complete the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Descendants of the Park family are dividing their thousands of acres at Lake Tahoe and in the Carson Valley, including buildings and business operations, among family members. The property has been in the family since the late 1800s. “We had a differences with the business philosophy of the company. This split allows […]
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