By Rodrique Ngowi, AP BOSTON — When Michelle Johnson scribbles out prescriptions, the next stop for many of her patients is the gym, not the pharmacy. Doctors treating chronic health problems increasingly are prescribing exercise for their patients — and encouraging them to think of physical activity as their new medication. In one such program […]
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“Rumors”, playwright Neil Simon’s fast-paced comic farce set in the late 1980s, is coming to South Tahoe High School. The premise is guests have arrived for a 10th wedding anniversary and are met with mayhem. The play is best for middle school age and up. The play is March 24, 25 and 26 and April […]
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Mewtoo is a nice 1 year old girl who has been at the shelter the longest of all cats, almost exactly six months, perhaps because she needs to be an only pet. But the shelter isn’t giving up on her. She is affectionate and likes children, and deserves a good home. Her adoption fee has […]
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By Larry Weitzman Let’s get one thing clear from the beginning, this new second generation Sonata Hybrid is the best hybrid I’ve ever tested. Understand there still are some hybrids I haven’t driven including some of the newer PHEV’s like the Chevy Volt. What makes this Sonata Hybrid so good are its seamless transitions between […]
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There will a special Good Friday performance of “The Living Last Words,” a dramatic musical experience commemorating the seven last words of Christ, written by Ruth Elaine Schram, with music direction by Maureen Leonard, and stage direction by Susan Boulanger. This free performance will be March 25 at 6pm at St. Theresa Catholic Church, 1041 […]
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The Tahoe Cross Country Ski Education Association has developed the Kevin Murnane Scholarship for athletes and coaches. When Murnane lost his battle with clinical depression in 2015, the community was shaken. The board of directors wants all the qualities Murnane embodied to be remembered through these scholarships. Murnane transformed Tahoe Cross Country into a thriving social and athletic hub. […]
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By Dianne de Guzman, San Francisco Chronicle The eating routines of slender people seem counterintuitive to those who have struggled with their weight: adults who maintain a healthy weight reported that they don’t diet. Well, mostly they don’t. Researchers at the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab took a look at the eating and workout […]
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A basketball game between police officers and Truckee High School’s varsity team is being turned into a fundraiser for the family of fallen CHP Officer Nathan Taylor. Taylor died this week from injuries he sustained while working on Interstate 80 in Truckee. The March 18 game was already going to feature members of the local […]
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Steven Kotler will be in Tahoe area next month giving insights and theories presented in his and co-author Peter H. Diamandis’ book “Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World”. It all started with a question: What does it really take to change the world? The book is about the art of […]
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By Bill Taylor, Harvard Business Review Many of us who are hungry for the latest dispatches from the war for talent look to to Silicon Valley. We want to know Google’s secret to hiring the best people or Mark Zuckerberg’s one tip for hiring employees. But in a world where most companies don’t operate on […]
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