By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times Over a five-year period, a government-mandated tracking system in France showed that physicians in that country treated 1,979 patients for serious health problems associated with the use of marijuana, and nearly 2 percent of those encounters were with patients suffering from cardiovascular problems, including heart attack, cardiac arrhythmia and […]
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By Martin Griffith, AP RENO -— A state panel has effectively killed a bid to name a Lake Tahoe cove for Mark Twain, citing opposition from a tribe that says he held racist views on Native Americans. The Nevada State Board on Geographic Names this week voted to indefinitely table the request after hearing opposition […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office cited four Incline Village businesses for selling alcohol to minors during an underage drinking laws enforcement program conducted the first two weekends of May. There were 10 other businesses, mostly in Reno, that were also cited. Deputies and an underage buyer conducted checks at more than 60 businesses located throughout […]
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By Michael Rubinkam, AP An Iowa woman jokingly calls it “Satan’s handiwork.” A California mom says she’s broken down in tears. A Pennsylvania parent says it “makes my blood boil.” What could be so horrible? Grade-school math. As schools around the U.S. implement national Common Core learning standards, parents trying to help their kids with […]
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By Perry Chiaramonte, Fox News Nevada dad John Eppolito got a bad case of sticker shock when he asked state education officials to see the permanent records of his four children. He was told it would cost $10,194. A Lake Tahoe-area real estate agent by trade and a fierce opponent of Common Core, Eppolito was […]
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By Christopher Cadelago, Sacramento Bee Democrats in the sweeping 4th Congressional District are crying foul over a campaign mailer by Republican Rep. Tom McClintock they say deceptively boosts the prospects of one candidate so the three-term incumbent can avoid a tough re-election fight. McClintock, whose challengers include upstart Republican Art Moore and independent Jeffrey Gerlach, […]
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By Sharon Noguchi, San Jose Mercury News As racial separation in education steadily grows, California now leads the nation in children going to school with their own kind, a UCLA study released last week contends. On the 60th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court Brown vs. Board of Education ruling intended to dismantle segregation, […]
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By Paul Takahashi, Las Vegas Sun Nevada continues to have one of the lowest preschool spending and enrollment levels nationally, according to a Rutgers University report released this week. The National Institute for Early Education Research, a nonpartisan research organization at the New Jersey university, has tracked student enrollment levels and state spending on preschool […]
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By Eyder Peralta, NPR During separate commencement addresses, Attorney General Eric Holder and first lady Michelle Obama delivered a similar message: On this 60th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which desegregated schools, we should acknowledge that progress has been made, but in many ways systematic racism still […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care is moving from the founders’ backyard that is less than 1 acre to 27 acres in South Lake Tahoe. Tom and Cheryl Millham, who have run the wildlife rehabilitation facility for more than 36 years, were teary-eyed as they made the announcement May 17 at MontBleu […]
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