By Larry Weitzman It’s ironic that the new Ioniq is a late entry into what I now call a conventional hybrid. And while it may be late to the party, it might be, no it is, the best of the lot. It claims to be the most economical hybrid ever. Even though only in certain […]
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By Kathryn Reed The predictability of “Belgravia” had my book club giving it mediocre scores when it came to whether we liked it and would we recommend it. My ratings were lower than the group average. The Julian Fellowes (Grand Central Publishing, 2016) novel is mostly set in London in the mid-1800s. While it is […]
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Liberty Utilities is encouraging customers to conserve energy during the solar eclipse on Aug. 21. While the eclipse will last for less than three minutes on Monday morning, California is asking residents to conserve from 9am-10:30am. The state’s “Do Your Thing for the Sun” campaign is designed to reduce energy demand on the electrical grid […]
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is conducting an art contest to select the design for the state’s 2017-18 upland game bird stamp. The contest is open to all U.S. residents ages 18 and over. Entries will be accepted from Oct. 30 through Nov.15. This year’s stamp will feature the Wilson’s snipe (Gallinago delicate), […]
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Nevada Department of Transportation officials are reminding motorists to drive safely as an eclipse darkens Nevada skies on Aug. 21. In Northern Nevada, the sun will be as much as 90 percent eclipsed during mid-morning hours of Aug. 21. Approximately 200 million people, nearly two-thirds of the country’s population, live within a day’s drive of […]
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By Larry Weitzman While electric vehicles seem to be all the rage, sales are still dismal with sales being about one-half of 1 percent of the entire automobile market. Pure electric cars are expensive and suffer from limited range and range anxiety. Cars aren’t for pushing, they are for driving. Kia has taken the beautiful […]
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By Zachary Child Back problems can be severe. A natural alarm in the body signals a sudden, debilitating onset of gripping back pain. It not only hurts, but interferes with your ability to work, play, and participate in your daily activities. Most adult Americans, between 80 and 100 percent, will experience severe lower back pain […]
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By Hawken Miller, Sacramento Bee Knikki Royster starts her workday as a juvenile court teacher in San Diego at 7:30 a.m., and she’s not sure what to do if her two kids can’t start high school until an hour later. “I don’t like the idea of my kids having to walk to school. I prefer […]
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Achieve Tahoe (formerly Disabled Sports USA Far West) will host its 28th annual Foam Fest fundraiser Sept. 2 from 2-6pm on the KT Sundeck at Squaw Valley. Foam Fest brings people together for an afternoon of beer tasting and live music; this year featuring Ozomatli. Proceeds from the event support Achieve Tahoe’s yearlong one-to-one adaptive […]
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Tahoe Youth & Family Services’ annual ColorBlast 5K Run is Aug. 19 during Carson Valley Medical Center’s Health Fest 2017. Runners get covered from head to toe in different colors at each 1K marker while running or walking the course. Each section has a different color. All of the colors are safe because they are […]
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