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My 9/11 experience

I’m certain that today every American who was an adult on 9/11 remembers what he or she was doing during the terrorist attacks.

Understanding Boulder City’s electrical rates

“The city held rates as low as it could for as long as it could.”

State of emergency

My favorite memories as a Boy Scout and church youth group leader always seem to center on community service opportunities.

It’s all about first impressions

When I was younger, my parents instilled in me the importance of making a good first impression. Look people in the eye. Make sure you give a firm handshake. Focus on what they are saying and don’t be distracted.

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Letters to the Editor

No government ‘meddling’ needed

Do something nice for a veteran next week

Veterans Day is Monday. Some people get the day off. Some don’t. There will likely be a lot of flags, maybe some red, white and blue cupcakes. Some will travel to Las Vegas for a parade, or watch it on TV.

Salvation: A different kind of Army

In the military, the phrase “stand down” means to stop, cease action, back off, presumably while assessing a situation and considering the next move. In civilian life, a “stand down” is an event that allows needy veterans (or any eligible veteran) the opportunity to stop and gather needed information, and often material things, required to keep one’s footing on a steady path.

Amargosa Opera House star takes stage Nov. 10

Entertainment history is filled with amazing comeback stories, but the return to the stage of Death Valley ballerina Marta Becket just might top them all.

It’s time to abolish gun-free zones

Exactly how many more innocent, unarmed teachers and students need to be slaughtered on a school campus before people get angry enough to demand that the Nevada Legislature abolish these absolutely insane gun-free zones?

Remember this number

When some deputy district attorney wants to taint the jury pool against someone suspected of defrauding worker’s injury insurance and so he invites a television station to come along to shoot footage when they are observing the suspect loading some furniture into a truck, it can be very easy to believe that such fraud is rampant.

Letters to Editor

Boulder City residents exemplify kindness

How fit are you?

Are you fit? Fitness can be defined in many ways, but chances are you thought of the answer the moment you saw the question.

Keeping campaign promises could be disastrous

Last week 20 Washoe County residents filed a new political party for the state — the Nevada Constitution Party.

Wake up, America! It’s the spending, stupid

So when all was said and done, the government reopened, Democrats got the gold mine, Gumby Republicans got egg on their face, and conservatives got the shaft. The more things change …

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Leaving St. Jude’s ‘bittersweet’ for Vela

For nearly a decade, Dr. Christina Vela has not only been the CEO of St. Jude’s Ranch for Children but often a pseudo-mom to many boys and girls who have call the Ranch home. This has come by way of offering a sympathetic ear, the proverbial shoulder to cry on or being their biggest cheerleader.

No school consolidation … for now

This past school year, discussion among many parents of school-aged children, as well as teachers and administrators, was what may come of talk of school consolidation.