By Niraj Chokshi, Washington Post Explicit sexuality, offensive language, homosexuality, a religious viewpoint: Those are a few of the common objections to the 10 most-challenged books of 2015, according to the American Library Association’s latest “State of America’s Libraries” report. The list, published this week, includes some well-known titles — the Holy Bible ranked sixth — along with some […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Historical Society and UNR’s Photography Program are offering digitization services of historic visual materials related to the North Lake Tahoe community. Digitization sessions will be open for drop-ins at any time June 26 between 10am and 4pm at the Gatekeepers Museum in Tahoe City. Presentations will be given by historian Carol […]
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Noah Arzio of South Lake Tahoe died April 15, 2016, after a brief illness. He was 23. He was born on Oct. 8, 1992. Noah was his happiest with his South Lake Tahoe audiences, whether it was Tiny Tim in “Scrooge”, Miss Marcia’s dance recitals, Mrs. Robinson’s Spring String Fling or just hanging out with […]
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By David Perlman, San Francisco Chronicle Two young political scientists at UC Berkeley and at Stanford who exposed a major research fraud less than a year ago are now reporting the results of their own work on countering prejudice, and are being hailed for it by a leading expert in their field. The scientists said […]
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By Larry Weitzman Introduced about nine months ago, the new Mazda CX-3 is already proving itself as a best in class vehicle. Other than carrying a baby grand piano or an eight-man football team, this new Mazda demonstrates this unique company’s purpose of building vehicles that outperform the competition in so many areas. Starting with […]
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Chunky Monkey is not one of your typical high-energy pit bulls. The best word to describe him is mellow. He is very calm in the shelter, doesn’t bark, but wags his tail wildly any time someone comes to his kennel. He takes treats as gently as any dog can, and walks nicely on the leash. […]
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By Bryan Rogala, Outside Tires have a huge impact on car performance and safety, but most of us rarely give them any thought—until they quit working. That’s what happened in November when our headquarters in Santa Fe, New Mexico, got hit with the first major El Niño storm of the season. On the storm’s biggest day, […]
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Sammy Carlson’s two-year endeavor, “The Sammy C Project”, will have its Tahoe premiere screening at Sierra Nevada College on April 20. In 2014, after winning five X Games medals, Carlson abruptly stepped away from competition and dropped out of Olympic contention even as slopestyle skiing was about to make its Winter Olympic debut. Instead, he decided […]
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By Molly Guptill Manning In January 1942, thousands of New Yorkers gathered on the steps of the legendary New York Public Library at 5th Avenue and 42nd Street wearing their Sunday best and warmest coats. When standing room became scarce, crowds formed across the street. Nearly everyone had at least one book in hand. These […]
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John Vanek, a retired lieutenant from the San Jose Police Human Trafficking Task Force, will discuss his book “The Essential Abolitionist: What You Need to Know about Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery” on April 26. He will address the most commonly asked questions and topics surrounding human trafficking and the challenges involved in fighting this […]
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