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Fire damage cannot extinguish magic of Sierra-at-Tahoe
This ski season was supposed to be all about celebrating 75 years of schussing down the slopes at Sierra-at-Tahoe. Unfortunately, the resort doesn’t know what lifts will spin this winter even though opening day should be a few weeks away. The Caldor Fire that ripped...
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This ski season was supposed to be all about celebrating 75 years of schussing down the slopes at Sierra-at-Tahoe. Unfortunately, the resort doesn’t know what lifts will spin this winter even though opening day should be a few weeks away. The Caldor Fire that ripped...
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Research Proves The Importance Of Dog-Human Bond
“We are in constant conversation with our dogs.” Oh, how true this is. This is a quote from Alexandra Horowitz, a dog cognition scientist and professor. She runs the Horowitz Dog Cognition Lab at Barnard College of Columbia University and has written books about dogs....
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Escaped bear causes LTWC to lose license to care for bruins
The state has revoked Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care’s permit to care for bears after a cub escaped the South Lake Tahoe facility in August. “Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care currently has a CDFW Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit to conduct care and rehabilitation of native wildlife,...
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Studio tour unveils creativity of local artists
Creativity oozed from each location as we made our way along the self-guided 32nd annual Open Studios Art Tour in Chico last weekend. The level of detail, the professionalism, the originality all were on display in various mediums. Photography, mixed media,...
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Book Review: Delving into history, lives of inmate firefighters
With California ablaze every year, one question to ask is: Who is extinguishing those fires? Jaime Lowe in part answers that question in Breathing Fire: Female Inmate Firefighters on the Front Lines of California's Wildfires (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021). Lowe...
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Baja wine country fighting to retain its rural character
Those who live and work in the Valle de Guadalupe are fighting to protect their land, their way of life and the future. On Oct. 9, more than 300 people connected to this wine region in Baja California marched in the streets to protest the building of a concert venue...
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Even grocery store mushrooms are magical
I’m not sure I’ve ever met a mushroom I didn’t like. They rank up there as one of my favorite “vegetables”. I put quotes around vegetables because mushrooms are really part of the fungi world, though many put them in the vegetable category at least in a grocery store....
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God is not a valid reason to be unvaccinated
It seems like a lot of people are finding religion lately. It’s their excuse not to get vaccinated. The hypocrisy of it all is mind blowing. I don’t believe religion should be a reason to get out of any mandate issued by the government or a private employer. Whether...
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Birds easier to hear than see in the wild
At times we were surrounded by all this noise, but we could not see the culprits. It was as though they were mocking us. Some of it was lyrical, at times it was chirping, and then there was the squawking. It was like a game of hide-and-seek. I wanted to shout “olly,...
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Grocery Stores Accommodating Growing Vegetarian/Vegan Market
No longer is it like a scavenger hunt to find vegetarian and vegan foods in a grocery store. While that is good news for the producers and consumers of these products, the traditional meat and dairy industries are less than thrilled with this reality. Industry experts...
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