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Gathering is golden

Boulder City is exceptionally adept at staging major annual events and festivals for visitors to enjoy. Art in the Park, Spring Jam, Best Dam Barbecue, the Fourth of July Damboree Celebration, Wurst Festival, Santa’s Electric Light Parade, and Bootleg Canyon mountain bike events are just a few examples. Of course, many Boulder City residents enjoy those, too.

Pack safety into sun and fun plans

Summer is almost here. As the temperatures rise, many of us will be looking for opportunities to cool down.

May may be my favorite month

Boulder City is the place to be this time of the year, with so many fantastic events and festivals.

Castile soap, the superstar multi-tasker

Soap isn’t typically something we give much thought to, but when Castile soap bubbled up in my world three times in one week, for completely different reasons, I took it as a sign. So, in scrubbing up on my soap knowledge it became clear—Castile soap is, well, soaprier.

A graduation gift to remember

Over the last couple of weeks, I twice drove over the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Bridge, aka the Hoover Dam bypass.

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Fur will fly if activists take on trapping

Nevada’s feral dogs and alley cats have no shortage of friends. Heaven help you if you’re caught abusing a lowly canine or hungry feline.

Boulder City a great place to live

Just ask any Boulder City resident and he or she will tell you, the city is the best place to live.

Policy myths create bad policy

Last week, Bob Halstead, director of the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, spoke before the Nye County Commission. He briefed the commissioners on funding deficits and other problems facing the federal efforts to build a dump for high-level nuclear wastes. In the course of his presentation, Halstead reported on some of the misinformation that is floating around about Yucca Mountain in Nye County, previously the all-­but-­certain site for the dump.

Puddle trout with side of peanut butter, please

Actor Glenn Morshower is not a household name. But as one of the hardest working men in Hollywood, literally, you’ve likely seen his face at one time or another on either the big screen or the little one.

Letters to the editor

Former chief Finn only one to blame for termination

Financiers credited for their service

Years ago, financial institutions were more than just a place to manage your money. They were a part of the community. They participated in events, supported schools and organizations and went out of their way to serve their customers.

In Nevada, three things are inevitable

In 1990, Texas Republican gubernatorial candidate Clayton Williams was leading his Democrat opponent in the polls by a comfortable 20-point margin — until he stuck his Texas-sized boot in his mouth by likening rape to bad weather.

Readers have beaver fever

Tap out a few hundred words on some local mobster, and I can expect several phone calls — at least one of them life-threatening.

Of course, society ismore offensive

On Feb. 6, U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards spoke at an annual dinner of the Washington Press Club Foundation. The speech, intended to be humorous, fell flat, or so some journalists say. That kind of performance normally gets a line or two in the article about these occasions.

Letters to the editor

Letter writer should supply evidence against marijuana

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City, businesses talk parking

The goal is pretty clear. The city must comply with federally required standards related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

One-fifth of $21M in COVID funding remains

Boulder City still has nearly 20% of the more than $21 million it received from the American Recovery Plan Act or ARPA. So, what is ARPA, where did it come from and how is the money being spent?

City tracks bills with unfunded mandates

Things that happen at the state level can have a big impact on local jurisdictions such as Boulder City, which is why city staff keeps track of bills coming before the state Legislature every other year when they are in session.