Boulder City Review » Opinion http://bouldercityreview.com The leading source of news on Boulder City, NV community, sports, classifieds and many other topics Fri, 18 May 2012 22:33:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The corporate sugar pushers are still active http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/the-corporate-sugar-pushers-are-still-active/ http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/the-corporate-sugar-pushers-are-still-active/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 12:38:00 +0000 Boulder City Review http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/the-corporate-sugar-pushers-are-still-active/ Not long after I read about U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar’s defeat in the Indiana primary last week, I was walking through a grocery store and encountered the breakfast cereals row.

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While Boulder City could be considered a tourist destination by some, the town itself is an afterthought by many who visit the dam. Various traffic studies over the years have shown that 70 percent of those driving on U.S. Highway 93 are going directly to the dam.

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]]> http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/how-big-of-tourist-town-do-we-want-to-be/feed/ 0 Wearing your medical history is a good idea http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/wearing-your-medical-history-is-a-good-idea/ http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/wearing-your-medical-history-is-a-good-idea/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 12:34:50 +0000 Boulder City Review http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/wearing-your-medical-history-is-a-good-idea/ Does this sound like your routine when dressing to go out for the day? Watch, keys, cell phone and medical alert bracelet? Probably not, yet perhaps some of us in the senior class should consider carrying more medical information about ourselves, exclusive of what may be in our wallets.

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]]> http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/wearing-your-medical-history-is-a-good-idea/feed/ 0 The Ron Paulbarians are at GOP’s gate http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/the-ron-paulbarians-are-at-gops-gate/ http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/the-ron-paulbarians-are-at-gops-gate/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 12:34:45 +0000 Boulder City Review http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/the-ron-paulbarians-are-at-gops-gate/ The Nevada Republican Party convention this month was pretty much like every other GOP convention: Floor arguments over obscure “Robert’s Rules of Order,” bylaws and credentials. Lots of proverbial sound and fury signifying nothing. Only this year, on steroids.

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]]> http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/impact-of-newspapers-in-small-towns/feed/ 0 BC reporting provides chance to connect http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/bc-reporting-provides-chance-to-connect/ http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/bc-reporting-provides-chance-to-connect/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 12:41:22 +0000 Boulder City Review http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/bc-reporting-provides-chance-to-connect/ Sometimes it’s just a good idea to step back from the world of “seriousness” and think about the “good stuff” that helps us keep on doing what we do at the Boulder City Review.

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]]> http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/bc-reporting-provides-chance-to-connect/feed/ 0 The Paulists take over the Nevada GOP http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/the-paulists-take-over-the-nevada-gop/ http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/the-paulists-take-over-the-nevada-gop/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 12:41:21 +0000 Boulder City Review http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/the-paulists-take-over-the-nevada-gop/ At the state convention of Nevada’s Republican Party in Sparks last weekend, the proceedings were dominated by backers of a perennial presidential candidate who came in third in the Nevada GOP caucuses in February with only 18.7 percent of the vote.

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]]> http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/the-paulists-take-over-the-nevada-gop/feed/ 0 How businesses learn to love regulators http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/how-businesses-learn-to-love-regulators/ http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/how-businesses-learn-to-love-regulators/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 12:41:20 +0000 Boulder City Review http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/how-businesses-learn-to-love-regulators/ We all know legislators love to legislate and regulators love to regulate, which often results in a perfect storm of government control over just about any business endeavor under the sun. But often you’ll find the very businesses being regulated cheering on even more regulation. Why?

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]]> http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/how-businesses-learn-to-love-regulators/feed/ 0 Giulian and the pursuit of happiness http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/giulian-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/ http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/giulian-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 12:41:18 +0000 Boulder City Review http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/giulian-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/ It is widely agreed that we are creatures of habit. In our daily lives, many of us feel consumed by work, responsibility, bills, expectations, etc. We are taught at a young age that we should enjoy our lives when we are young because when we get older … it’s a jungle out there, dog-eat-dog, every man for himself.

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]]> http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/giulian-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/feed/ 0 Alcohol calls are troubling http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/alcohol-calls-are-troubling/ http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/alcohol-calls-are-troubling/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 12:41:12 +0000 Boulder City Review http://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/alcohol-calls-are-troubling/ I have noticed a disturbing increase in the number of alcohol-related calls for service recently, and the night of Sunday, May 6, was particularly troubling. The following was reported by the Graves Two shift:

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