By Jocelyn Wiener, Sacramento Bee GREENVILLE — Lee Marshall loves the mountains surrounding this small community three hours northeast of Sacramento. Even so, it can be hard to maintain a sunny outlook. On a recent Friday, while waiting for his next Social Security check to arrive, Marshall said he had 24 cents to his name. […]
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United Blood Services’ blood inventory level has been trending at an approximate two-day supply for patients, which is half of the ideal quantity needed to provide a safe and available blood inventory. Supplies are projected to be at least 4,700 pints below required inventory levels. That’s the equivalent of more than 14,000 lives that could be saved. […]
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By Robert Salonga, Bay Area News Group At long last, Jaycee Lee Dugard looks like she is in control. So much so that in an hourlong TV special with ABC’s Diane Sawyer that aired Friday, one of the most prominent segments shows her directing and calming a horse with a series of nonverbal gestures and commands. […]
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By Sonali Kohli, Los Angeles Times A 13-year-old in California shook her head at the TV. A 5-year-old in Pittsburgh asked her father why people are so angry. As America coped with one tragic moment after another this week, with the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile followed by the shooting of a dozen […]
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By Kim Wyatt RENO – That voice. Legendary vocalist k.d. lang stole the show at a revelatory concert under the stars Thursday night in Reno. Lang, touring with Neko Case and Laura Veirs, blew away a sold-out crowd with an intimate, powerful performance at the Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater at Bartley Ranch Regional Park. The […]
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Former Lake Tahoe Unified School District Superintendent Anthony J. “Tony” Magliari passed away at his home in Ridgecrest, Calif., on June 14, 2016, at the age of 85. Born in Los Angeles on Oct. 5, 1930, Mr. Magliari, the son of an Italian immigrant, graduated in 1948 from George Washington High School, where he served […]
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By Nic Abelow If you are like many of your peers, the road into your business was more clearly laid out than your exit route from involvement. However, a well-drawn roadmap for the endgame can be the difference between achieving success and missing the target on important life goals. As a result, preparing an effective […]
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By Larry Weitzman For those of you hooked on hybrids, Lexus has a new relatively inexpensive SUV for your consideration. It’s a new version of the well-received NX series, based on the super successful Toyota RAV4. First thing to notice is that the NX has absolutely no resemblance to the RAV4, inside and out. While […]
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Find out if Mormon Station in Genoa is haunted at the paranormal campout. Visitors will camp overnight on the grounds of Mormon Station while participating in a paranormal investigating of Genoa’s past citizens who might still be visiting the Old Mormon Station today. This experience includes a tour of the park, a light Dutch oven […]
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In honor of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, Lake Tahoe Historical Society’s Chautauqua at Lake Tahoe 2016 will feature Theodore Roosevelt played by Doug Mishler. In addition, Etta Farme, El Dorado’s first woman doctor, will be personified by Ellen Osborn; Sierra Nevada Vade Phillips, woman entrepreneur in the 1800s, by Mary Jo Sonntag; Laura […]
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