By Sharon Kerrigan Gomez Natalie Yanish, South Tahoe Association of Realtors 2014 president, passed the gavel to Brooke Hernandez, incoming president for 2015 at an Installation and Awards Dinner earlier this month at Edgewood Tahoe. Sue Lowe, broker for Chase International Realty, was the installing officer and Ken Daley(of Re/Max Realty Today expertly emceed the event. […]
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By BBC Doing yoga may be a good way to protect against heart disease, particularly if you cannot do more vigorous exercise, research suggests. A review in the Netherlands of 37 studies involving nearly 3,000 people found yoga was independently linked to a lowering of heart risk factors such as high blood pressure and cholesterol. […]
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By KRNV-TV MINDEN — Christmas Day is typically a big day at the movie theater. This year, there is one controversial movie that is helping draw the crowds. It is the comedy “The Interview”. The Ironwood Cinema 8 in Minden is the only local theater showing this movie. It is selling out in theaters that […]
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By Rebecca Adams, Huffington Post When picturing the typical American family, you can forget about a “Leave It To Beaver”-type image. Currently, 54 percent of kids in this country don’t live in a home with two heterosexual parents in their first marriage, according to a recent Pew Research Center report. “It’s important to keep in […]
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By Clyde Haberman, New York Times Once upon a time, a new technology happened along. It was called radio. Soon enough, some people began plucking wireless transmissions out of the air for their own purposes. One clever young man in Washington figured out how to intercept messages that Navy units sent to one another. “He […]
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By Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times Planning to read in bed tonight? It may be better to read an actual book instead of an e-book reader. A small study has found that reading light-emitting electronic devices before bedtime is a recipe for poor sleep. Researchers randomly assigned 12 healthy young adults to one of two […]
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Brian Turner, celebrated author and director of Sierra Nevada College’s MFA program in creative writing, will read from his latest book, “My Life as a Foreign Country: A Memoir”, on Jan. 8 in Prim Library. Turner has enjoyed tremendous national attention and accolades for his writing about his experiences of war). Turner, who enlisted in […]
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By Larry Weitzman All new in 2014, the new 2015 Kia Soul, while maintaining the character and appearance of the original, has received significant improvements that actually enhanced its uniqueness. More interesting is the fact that while a younger hip generation is its prime customer because of its remarkable utility; the Soul is appealing to […]
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Mansfield F.W. Smith was a pioneer and innovator in the field of otology and widely known for the use of new and innovative procedures to correct the architecture of the inner ear. He died Dec. 18. He was 85. Mansfield instilled in his children a love of nature, the mountains and Fallen Leaf Lake. He […]
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By Robert J. Cerfolio As we end the year, it’s time to think about self-improvement for the New Year. Habitual procrastination can really hurt you in the long run because waiting to take care of something that’s obviously important to you – health, money, family matters – weighs on your subconscious. Understanding one’s personal “line of […]
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