Alpenglow Sports’ first installment of the 2013-14 Winter Film Series is Nov. 14. Local Dave Nettle will kickoff the eighth year of the event at Squaw Valley’s Olympic Village Lodge. He will entertain the audience with a fast-paced and humorous account of his most recent climbing expedition to Baffin Island, which is in the remote […]
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By Patti Neighmond, NPR If you’re among the estimated 27 million Americans who suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee or hip, then perhaps you’ve tried the nutritional supplements glucosamine and chondroitin. They’ve been marketed for joint health for about 20 years, and sales are still brisk. But do they help? Some horses might say yes. […]
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Tilly the Witch (aka Carol Nageotte) will be telling scary stories at the Douglas County Public Library in Zephyr Cove on Oct. 30 at 6pm. Dress in a Halloween costume for this special storytime. Children will receive a Halloween treat to take home. Children ages 4 and up will to listen to Halloween stories from […]
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By Mark Maremont and Alexandra Berzon, Wall Street Journal The casino billboards lining America’s roadways tantalize with the lure of riches. “Easy Street. It’s Only a Play Away,” screams one in Arizona. “$7.1 Million Every Day. We’re a Payout Machine,” reads another. But how often do gamblers really win? What are the chances that a […]
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Rolo probably has a few different little dogs in his background, but we’re guessing Chihuahua and maybe a little Boston terrier, with those perky ears. Rolo is 2 years old, is pretty well house trained, and very affectionate. He likes most other dogs, but would like to meet yours before going home. He even likes […]
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By Kathryn Reed Mutts of all kinds – and a few pure breds – strutted their stuff as they paraded through South Lake Tahoe on Sunday. With the temperature close to freezing at the start of the ninth annual Mutt Strut, dogs and their people were bundled up for the 1.3-mile walk from the library […]
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By Mari-Jane Williams, Washington Post It’s hard to discipline children. You can’t hit them. Timeouts are not effective. Now, a study out of the University of Pittsburgh says yelling at teens and tweens — particularly when it involves cursing or insults — can be just as harmful as hitting. So what can you do? Remember that the word “discipline” […]
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By Dan Morse, Washington Post Chris Cox, the colorful chain-saw sculptor who has taken it upon himself to clean parts of the Mall during the government shutdown, is easy to spot: bushy beard, big South Carolina flag, oversize orange dolly that he uses to cart off garbage. On Saturday afternoon, Cori and Dominick Langella, who […]
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By Catey Hill, MarketWatch Forget trick-or-treating. This year, the kids may be twerking for candy. Americans will spend $2.6 billion on Halloween costumes this season, according to data released this week by the National Retail Federation. While that’s down slightly from last year, they’ll still shell out $1 billion for children’s costumes, $1.2 billion for […]
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More than 50 people were treated to an insider’s view of what it takes to be a successful and published poet Robert Krut, winner of the 2012 Melissa Lanitis Gregory Poetry Prize and UC Santa Barbara instructor, and Patricia Smith, nationally acclaimed writer, poet, performer and distinguished visiting professor and writer-in-residence at Sierra Nevada College […]
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