Letter to the Editor

I moved to Boulder City almost 50 years ago and quickly became fast friends with Will Ferrence.

It’s no secret that I’m a big sports fan and have been one since I was a little kid.

I’ve seen those bigshots all come and go

It’s near impossible to live in the United States and not know that history tells us during World War II the majority of the nation got behind what was called “the good war” and rallied in many ways.

Lake Mead seemed to be on the rebound since the federal Tier One Shortage declaration in 2021.

Long before I was mayor of Boulder City, before I was a state legislator, I started a long, rewarding career as a physician. Two of the hardest things about being a doctor is, 1) telling someone that their loved one has died, and 2) sharing news about critical, potentially-fatal conditions.

The other day I saw something on how few movie drive-ins there are these days and it got me thinking about my memories of drive-ins.

If you are a homeless veteran, would you care to sleep in an abandoned automobile, in an old vehicle with no heat or A/C?

So the other day, Ron and I were talking about death.

Over the last 200 years, life expectancy worldwide has nearly doubled. Today, many live well into their 80s or 90s and beyond.