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South Lake Tahoe Teens Signing Pledges to Not Drink or Drive With Drinkers on Prom Night
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/22/2014 - 10:32pm
The facts are startling, and, for lack of a better work, sobering. Studies show that 11% of all alcohol consumed in the U.S. is done so by youth aged 11 to 20, below the legal drinking age.
Alcohol is the most commonly used and abused drug among youth in the United States, more than tobacco and illicit drugs according to the Center for Disease Control, and is responsible for more than 4,300 annual deaths among underage youth.
The 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that among high school students, during the past 30 days:
39% drank some amount of alcohol.
22% binge drank.
Nevada researchers collaborate to preserve Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/14/2013 - 2:44pm
From Tahoe’s mountaintops to the lake’s sandy bottom, scientists from the University of Nevada, Reno continue to study and find solutions to the breadth of issues that face the entire Lake Tahoe Basin. Their research is making a tangible contribution to the decisions, policies and practices that guide the basin’s environmental health.
Sen. Harry Reid addresses 2013 Nevada Legislature (full text)
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/20/2013 - 8:30pm
Nevada son and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid addressed a joint session of the Nevada State Legislature today in Carson City. Here is the text of his speech:
Text of Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval's State of the State address
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 7:20pmAs Prepared for Delivery Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013:
Madam Speaker, Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Legislature, Honorable Justices of the Supreme Court, Constitutional Officers, Senator Heller, honored guests ...
Feds pledge to improve protection of sacred sites
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 5:25pmWASHINGTON - Protection of sites held sacred by American Indians and Alaska Natives will be bolstered under a memorandum of understanding signed Thursday by four federal agencies and the Advisory C...
Romney begins fall campaign with economic pledge
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/31/2012 - 9:17amTAMPA, Fla. - Mitt Romney is making the first stop of his fall campaign for the White House a visit to hurricane-damaged Louisiana, hoping to convince Americans he is not just the right man to fix ...
Lake Tahoe bike group presents program to curb preventable disease in children
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 06/07/2012 - 5:45pm
There is an epidemic in America of increasing childhood obesity and the ill effects attributed to a chronic sedentary lifestyle and a diet high in fat. The Center for Disease Control estimates that 2/3 of the American public are obese and that childhood diabetics, asthma and cardiovascular risk factors lead to adult morbidity, diabetes and significant psychological impact on the obese children. The organization goes on to state that this may be the first generation in the history of man, that children may not outlive the lifespan of their parents.
Nevada Emergency Management Promotes Severe Weather Preparedness Week
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 4:02pmCarson City, Nev. - This time of year is a perfect occasion to Be a Force of Nature and the Nevada Division of Emergency Management is proud to be promoting severe weather preparedness week. To help spread the word and make its employees and members of the community better prepared, the Nevada Division of Emergency Management is committed to being a leader for weather-readiness by knowing the risk, taking action and being an example.
El Dorado County 2011 Sheriff's Report; future challenges include county gaining more inmates
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 12:33pm
To the citizens of El Dorado County,
The year 2011 is wrapped up, and so is my first year as your Sheriff. This year end report is to provide you, the community we serve, with information outlining some of the achievements by the men and women that make up your Sheriff’s Office. I believe it is my obligation to keep you, as the taxpayers of El Dorado County, informed as to the direction and accomplishments of this office.
Full Text of President Obama's State of the Union address; GOP response
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 7:47pm
The following is the complete text of President Obama's State of the Union address as written.
Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery
State of the Union Address
"An America Built to Last"
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Washington, DC
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
Group wants decisions to be focused on what's
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 5:54amBy Kathryn Reed. Putting children first. Ensuring their needs are met. Taking a pledge to do so. Helping shape policy. Those are the goals of Small World, an organization launched Dec. 1 in South Lake...
Opinion: Another round of McCarthyism
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 8:25amBy Stephen D. Foster Jr., Addicting Info. Get ready for another round of McCarthyism. Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, and Rick Santorum have all signed a pledge to form a commission to investigate the ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Corporations, wealthy should pay their fair share
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 11:42amHave you ever wondered why almost all the Republicans in the House and Senate signed Grover Norquist's pledge of no tax increases? Well, could it be that the wealthy and corporations may actually p...
