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Mudslinging calls for political moms

Election season began in earnest Monday when the filing period for candidates opened.

October brings monstrous fun

October is my favorite month of the year. I love Halloween and all things macabre and mystical. Right now, I’m addicted to the Netflix series “Marianne,” which might be the scariest television series I’ve ever watched.

Reinvent your response to fear

In 1952, Columbia Pictures put out a movie about the Russians invading the United States titled “Invasion U.S.A.” While the movie primarily is set in Manhattan, there is a heavy focus on Hoover Dam.

Perfect public persona often just a facade

Back in the mid-1970s actors Rock Hudson and Martha Raye filmed an episode of “McMillan &Wife” at Hoover Dam. The television series was a police drama produced by NBC. Originally, Hudson’s costar was Broadway star Nancy Walker (who was born today, May 10), but she left the show and Raye acted as her replacement.

Mob’s start in Nevada tied to dam workers

When the Hoover Dam was being built, the mob came through Boulder City. Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel was known for his stamp on Las Vegas, but it was here in Boulder City that his first business opportunities in Nevada were proposed. Yes, Bugsy Siegel’s interest in Nevada started with the mafia asking him to solicit Hoover Dam workers as customers for illegal endeavors.