The talk among some in town this past week or so has surrounded the Clark County School District’s plan to save money as enrollment numbers decrease.
Opinion
If you’re reading this and have not yet read the page 1 article about the concerns of the Damboree committee and the popular water zone, I will stop typing until you do.
Every family likely celebrates love in a different manner during the holiday season, don’t they? Isn’t it likely that in this 250th year of our nation’s independence from Great Britain, America would celebrate love in a unique manner?
Boulder City has always been a place that knows who it is.
If you’re like me, you already have Feb. 6-22 marked on your calendars.
Is anyone in Boulder City not excited by the impending completion of the Interstate 11 bypass? For better or worse, it will change the city. Traffic will improve due to lessening, but will businesses decline for the same reason? Will the change lead to stagnation or revitalization? Most people seem to expect the former, but I know of at least one example that disputes this hypothesis.
Actress Jean Harlow has two very prominent ties to Boulder City. While the actress’s life was short-lived — she died at the age of 26 from cerebral edema, a complication of kidney failure — she lived loudly.
Using different words doesn’t make a problem go away or get better.
Lost amid the hullabaloo over Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported steel was a little-noticed protectionist offshoot that threatens to be equally destructive.
Sadly, at least for the time being, this will be my last article. I have loved writing for the Boulder City Review and enjoy the opportunity to be a voice within our amazing town.
Sometimes Boulder City is perceived as a sleepy, no-growth, do-little community by our friends in Southern Nevada and Carson City. Not infrequently, they discount our contributions.
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This past Friday evening, a large and appreciative crowd turned out for the Nevada Shakespeare Festival’s performance of “Henry V” in Bicentennial Park. The performance was hosted by Main Street Boulder City and the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce. NSF featured six actors and actresses, who each played six to eight characters during the 80-minute performance.
The Boulder City Council received an update last week on the new community pool and were shown renderings of what the new facility may look like and a possible completion date.
A half-dozen Boulder City residents signed on the dotted line seeking office for mayor and city council.
Both Boulder City High School track and field programs are off to a hot start, each winning a weekday event at 4A Spring Valley.
