By New York Times Kidney disease doesn’t get the attention, funding or concern associated with cancers of the breast or prostate. But it actually kills more Americans – 90,000 a year – than both malignancies combined. Even when it is not fatal, the cost of treating end-stage kidney disease through dialysis or a kidney transplant […]
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By Karen Cheney, CNN Money As they regularly remind us, teens know everything. Money is no exception. In a recent Capital One 360 poll, 87 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds reported knowing at least an average amount about managing finances. Or not. That study also found that 24 percent of them think a debit card […]
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STATELINE — Don’t be surprised if Michael Phelps has a hard time holding a golf club today. A spectator on Friday said he had been signing autographs for more than an hour. While most of his peers had called it a day, Phelps was walking the long line that had formed outside the practice putting […]
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The Tribute to Fallen Soldiers Memorial Torch Motorcycle Ride will come through the South Shore on July 31. The eight-day ride through Washington, Oregon, California and Nevada is to honor and pay tribute to America’s fallen soldiers. The Fallen Soldiers Memorial Torch will be lighted in Seattle on July 23 and then travel more than […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Tim McGraw knows how to get women to scream – and he doesn’t even have to sing. Tight jeans, biceps flexing and that smile are all it takes. He was showing off his muscles at Anytime Fitness in Zephyr Cove before his concert Tuesday night at Harvey’s outdoor arena. But […]
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The North Tahoe Business Association’s weekly Music on the Beach free concert series is under way at the Kings Beach State Recreation Area every Friday from 6-8:30pm through Aug. 30. On July 19, Tracorum will take the stage. The Bay Area band has released three studio albums to date – the 2006 “Rock n Soul,” […]
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By Lisa Collier Cool, Healthline If you feel as if every mosquito in a 50-mile radius has you locked in its sights, while your friends are rarely bitten, you could be right. Up to 20 percent of us are highly alluring to mosquitoes—and scientists have discovered some surprising reasons. “Both your metabolism and your unique […]
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Sequoia is a very nice little rat terrier-chihuahua mix, about 6-months-old. She is friendly and sweet. She is great with kids and other dogs and wants to play with cats (her feelings get hurt when they hiss at her) and would do well in any kind of home who gives her attention. Sequoia is spayed, […]
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By Eleazar David Melendez, Huffington Post A Colorado entrepreneur is pushing to make buying marijuana nearly as easy as shopping for heirloom tomatoes. Justin Hartfield, the CEO of a Denver-based website that maps and collects reviews on marijuana dispensaries, is currently shepherding an initiative that would allow “organic cannabis farmers markets” in the city of […]
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By Kathryn Reed A 95-year-old house with a garden that had been certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a wildlife habitat and is on the national registry, a garden that flows into a golf course, one full of veggies, another with antiques that have become yard art to house flowers, some in full shade, […]
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