By Steven K. Paulson, AP DENVER – A group representing the nation’s ski industry said Monday it expects no major impact on this year’s ski season because of federal furloughs, even though about a third of the more than 350 resorts are located on federal land regulated by the U.S. Forest Service. Michael Berry, spokesman […]
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By Kathryn Reed Multiple jurisdictions providing the same services in a small geographical area. That’s a huge problem in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Some of the bravado and territorial issues that have existed between South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County and Douglas County went by the wayside on Monday when the elected officials from each […]
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By G.W. Schulz and Daniel Zwerdling, Center for Investigative Reporting For some, revelations that the National Security Agency has been collecting vast amounts of personal information on U.S. citizens might seem as far removed as the city of Moscow. But it’s not just an ultrasecret spy agency that can create a dossier on you. Many […]
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By Makiko Kitamura, Bloomberg Physical activity may be as effective as drugs in treating heart disease and should be included as a comparison in the development of new medicines, according to a review published this month in the British Medical Journal. No statistically detectable differences were evident between exercise and drug treatment for patients with […]
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By Kim Wyatt STATELINE — A few minutes into the finale, “Auden’s Train,” I wondered if Nicky Sanders had sold his soul — the Steep Canyon Rangers’ fiddler stole the show at the MontBleu showroom Saturday night. Mashing up songs from “Norwegian Wood” to the “Nutcracker Suite March” and bluegrass is no small feat, and […]
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By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Mike McIntire, New York Times WASHINGTON — Shortly after President Obama started his second term, a loose-knit coalition of conservative activists led by former Attorney General Edwin Meese III gathered in the capital to plot strategy. Their push to repeal Obama’s health care law was going nowhere, and they desperately […]
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By W. Blake Gray, Wine-Searcher Two large harvests in a row are masking a scramble for vineyards in California that is only going to intensify in the next five years. America’s thirst for wines – and premium wines – continues to grow, while the prime areas in Napa and Sonoma counties are basically already planted […]
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By Robert S. Wood I never thought I’d get to Antarctica. Way too expensive, though I’d lived and worked in the Arctic and traveled Patagonia as far south as the tip of South America. I badly wanted to compare the two polar regions, which I knew to be vastly, wildly different. In the north one […]
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By Anne Marie Chaker, Wall Street Journal Is a seaweed flake the new potato chip? Hoping to elevate snack foods out of junk territory and into a healthier zone, more companies are offering munchables made from ingredients with ironclad nutritional credentials, including black beans, brown rice, seaweed and parsnips. Never mind that recommended serving sizes […]
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By Sharon Noguchi, Bay Area News Group SACRAMENTO — A bill ending the standardized tests that California public school students have taken in reading, math and social science since 1999 received Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature on Wednesday, despite a threat by the U.S. secretary of education to withhold federal funds if the state moved forward […]
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