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.
Summer in America begins and ends with holiday weekends dedicated to those who have served our country with courage, honor and hard work.
Actor Peter Facinelli’s Twitter biography reads, “I pretend to be other people … In real life that’s considered a personality disorder. If you get paid to do it, it’s called acting.”
Politicians, candidates and political parties exist because of us, individual voters. To quote the Declaration of Independence: “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed …”
How tolerant do you think you are: very tolerant, moderately or not at all? It might surprise you to learn that the average American considers him or herself very tolerant of others. But just what do we mean by the term tolerance?
It’s no secret that Boulder City and the Hoover Dam are popular pass-through stops for tourists on their way to either Las Vegas or Phoenix for vacation, but one Hollywood legend made our city her go-to vacation spot. In 1934, the legendary Bette Davis decided to take a break from filming “Of Human Bondage” to spend time in Boulder City, staying at our very own Boulder Dam Hotel.
Memorial Day found thousands paying their respects at the Southern Nevada Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery.
What’s the most important word in the dictionary? Possibly remember.
Frequent flyers have to be upset with the long lines at the TSA inspection gates. Even occasional flyers are likely frustrated with the slow, laborious process of getting checked in at major airports.
Today’s throwback Thursday is a bittersweet one. Boulder City’s ties to Hollywood are strong, and one of our more nationally recognized limelight moments comes via a visit to Boulder City High School by actress Shirley Temple in 1938. I say bittersweet because Temple’s childhood was nothing like the social and educational experiences our local children have.
The future of Boulder City looks bright and prosperous despite the doomsayers. The economy is very good.
It was brought up during Saturday’s unveiling of the Shane Patton Memorial Monument as to why Shane’s statue stands 11 feet tall.
Even with the mayor absent the dais was full.
Photos by Ron Eland/Boulder City Review
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.
