Marbles is a young cat (about a year old) who has unusual fur – beautiful shades of orange. He is a nice boy, very playful and full of personality. He will do well in just about any home. Marbles is neutered, microchipped, tested for heart worm, and vaccinated. He is at the El Dorado County […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the first of two stories about El Dorado County’s pioneer cemeteries. I first moved to South Lake Tahoe in 1979, and lived there off and on for more than three decades. Seven months ago, I moved to Placerville, where I now live near the top of Sacramento Hill, which rises steeply […]
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By Amanda MacMillan, Outdoor If you’re looking for an excuse to hit the massage table more frequently (or to justify the expense if you’re already doing it), you’re in luck. A recent study from the University of Illinois at Chicago backs up what we’ve long suspected: Massage therapy appears to eases muscle soreness after a […]
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By Tom Parsons, Los Angeles Times Lots of people still carry on their bags, but a heavy, big bag more than likely will need to go down below. And that’s going to cost you. The overweight and oversize fees are in addition to your checked-bag fees. If your bag is overweight and oversize, you could […]
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By Lauren Weber and Joann S. Lublin, Wall Street Journal Can working fathers have it all? Some of them are giving it a shot. A new generation of fathers with corporate jobs is joining the debate about balancing work and family, a conversation long driven by working women. As the number of dual-earner couples grows […]
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TOCCATA — Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus — kicks off its 9th Summer MusicFest with the Summer Solstice Serenade concert series June 19-24. The program opens with Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Flutes in C major, RV 533, with Josue Casillas and Carmella Cao as soloists, and continues with Mr. Casillas performing Vivaldi’s Concerto for Piccolo […]
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By Amy Thomson, Bloomberg Come home to a hot iron and smoldering clothes this afternoon? Soon, it may not be a sign of forgetfulness, but rather evidence that you’ve been hacked. In coming years, your smartphone will be able to lock your house, turn on the air conditioning, check whether the milk is out of […]
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By AJ Rothschild-Reed STATELINE – Mommy is letting some strange guy take my bed. I’m not sure about this. Suddenly there’s a knock on the door. I must protect my person. Oh, but wait, what do we have here? Some other guy has my bed and mommy seems to be paying for it. That seems […]
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By Larry Roby The start of football season may be months away, but the game’s on the minds of many after the NFL draft. Minicamps are gearing up and team personnel are organizing in preparation for the 2014-15 season. Football is a big deal in the United States – and so is the surge of […]
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The 2014 Zephyr Point Writers’ Conference will run July 20-25. Each day will include a time of ecumenical Christian worship and inspirational words from a featured presenter. The Zephyr Point Writers’ Conference is led each year by writer and poet Marilyn McEntyre, tenured professor at the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program. McEntyre is the author […]
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