Ever since I can remember, parking in our business district has been a topic for conversation in Boulder City.
Opinion
How is it that humanity is becoming lonelier while the population of the planet is rapidly rising beyond eight billion people? We are talking with each other less in person, demonstrating love with our presence. Our hearts stir when we are with those we love, don’t they?
For the third time since being back in Boulder City, I got to attend and cover the high school graduation.
I had intentions of writing this month about my goal these past 18 months of gathering experiences as opposed to material things, especially as I get older.
Take a look at some editorial cartoons from across the U.S. and world.
In October 1973, the Nixon administration was deep in scandals from its various forms of corruption. Vice President Spiro Agnew was under investigation for the bribes he had taken as Maryland governor and vice president. News of the probe had become public and Agnew did a slow burn about the publicity.
Mary and Carrie Dann never received a visit from the camouflage cavalry, and I’m not sure whether they would have welcomed the support of armed militia.
The Nevada Republican Party has officially chosen for the top two ballot slots for the 2014 election cycle a Hispanic and a woman, two demographics Republicans have struggled mightily to woo in recent elections. Yet Nevada Republicans, in the June 10 primary, will still have an opportunity to blow this opportunity.
Spring is definitely in the air. I can feel it, I can see it and I can smell it.
Think back to your childhood field trip experiences to any museum, local or national — even international.
There are flaws in news coverage. By its very nature, conflict is news and normality is not. We don’t report the banks that have not been robbed each day.
Quick show of hands: How many of you think it’s OK for a parent to do their child’s homework?
Their enthusiasm was contagious, as was the fun they were having.
During the Gilded Age of the late 19th century, corruption in government and industry was so common and blatant that it generated widespread revulsion in the public. It led to the Progressive Era, when remedies were adopted that turned out to be less than successful, such as initiative, referendum and recall.
Now that Ned Thomas has had time to unpack a few things in his office and attend a couple of meetings as the new city manager, there’s been a list of things to tackle waiting for him in his new role.
It is hands down the most consequential action taken by the city council each year and yet it often happens without much in the way of public comment.
It was a pretty standard “happens every year” kind of presentation from the county.
Ever since I can remember, parking in our business district has been a topic for conversation in Boulder City.
