By Dennis Myers, Commentary In April 1992, Peru’s President Alberto Fujimori used the military to shut down the nation’s Congress and judiciary and suspended the Peruvian Constitution. He said this was an effort “to assure a legitimate and effective democracy.” That kind of gall is typical of a political technique that is becoming more common. [...]

By Thomas Finn, Boulder City Police Chief Although the idea of Thanksgiving was originally conceived in 1621, it wasn’t finalized as a national holiday until 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day. The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade took place in 1924, and the holiday gives us time [...]

If you can speak three languages you’re trilingual. If you can speak two languages you’re bilingual. If you can speak only one language you’re an American. ~Author Unknown By Glenn Nakadate, A Pebble in Boulder City Americans can be so arrogant that we think everyone should speak English. French was the lingua franca of diplomacy [...]

By Chuck Muth, Muthings Here’s the position fiscal conservatives who have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge have taken with regard to Nevada’s budget: Everything’s on the table but tax and fee hikes. And for taking such a hard-line, unwavering, uncompromising position, pledge signers and fiscal conservatives have been roundly criticized by moderate Republicans such as, [...]

By John L. Smith, Nevada Smith It’s been a challenging year in Nevada with the economy slumping and work hard to find. I consider myself fortunate not only to have a job but also to have been able to spend part of the past 12 months on the road in the real Nevada that starts [...]

Austin Hassoldt, Class of ’09, has graduated from the U.S. Navel Power School as a petty officer third class. The school is the most challenging six months of instruction in the country. He finished in the top one-third in his class of 382 sailors. His chosen mission will be on a ballistic missile submarine as [...]

By Bill Wilson, Special to Boulder City Review We are firmly in the midst of the holiday season when candle usage begins to rise. Whether you use candles for romantic dinners, atmosphere, religious ceremonies, or holiday celebrating, remember you’re dealing with an open flame. Treat it with respect. Statistics show that candle fires are one [...]

By Arnold M. Knightly, Boulder City Review The Clark County coroner’s office said last week it could not determine a cause of death for the 16-year-old Henderson resident found in September in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The office said that it had no reason to believe that the death of Shane McNeil was [...]

By Deborah Wall, Outdoors This is an especially good time of year to get out of the city and immerse ourselves in nature, for our mild autumn weather makes the excursions easy. And in Southern Nevada we are surrounded by sprawling public lands which anyone can visit, mostly free. Some of the choicest destinations lie [...]

By Jim Konst, Boulder City Review Boulder City girls basketball head coach Brian Lemmel wanted to do something different to start the new season and opened it with a Midnight Madness practice at the high school Nov. 13 on Veterans Day weekend. “I enjoyed our first Midnight Madness,” senior Dana Prach said. “It was fun, [...]