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Sleeping in cars, helping homeless veterans

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?

Wouldn’t it be nice?

So the other day, Ron and I were talking about death.

Lest we forget

Over the last 200 years, life expectancy worldwide has nearly doubled. Today, many live well into their 80s or 90s and beyond.

The bumpy road to compromise

Ever since I can remember, parking in our business district has been a topic for conversation in Boulder City.

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Sound of silence boosts brainpower

Recently, I attended a conference at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson and the talks were amazing — but the noise! I’m not talking about the conference room itself or the audio-visual technology but the socialization afterwards.

Take action, be part of the solution

Sometimes I think the world has gone mad. Other times, I’m touched by the kindness of one individual. Are we on the brink of destruction or is there hope for the planet?

Friendship a gift to be treasured

Boulder City lost a great friend when Billie Waymire died July 12.

Mystery surrounds dam, movie about its construction

In 1936 Warner Bros. was in a race to put out a movie called “Boulder Dam.” The movie company wanted this film to open the same weekend as the completion of Hoover Dam hoping to cash in on the press attention surrounding the massive engineering project. The Six Cos. turned over Hoover Dam to the federal government on March 1, 1936, more than two years ahead of schedule. “Boulder Dam” the movie premiered six days later.

Officials gambled on city’s future

In response to Mayor (Rod) Woodbury’s editorial in the Boulder City Review dated Aug. 4, 2016.

Tragedy helps family find hope

You could see it on their faces — despair, hope, fear, love and anguish. They were a bundle of emotions.

STEM vs STEAM; Give children a chance

The job market is competitive in America and it is becoming even more competitive on the international front. America has lost its edge in the world market, ranking eighth after South Korea, Germany and Switzerland. So what happened? Isn’t America the home of the innovator and entrepreneur?

Smart meters may not be that smart

When Boulder City announced a few months ago it would be phasing in large increases in utility payments, it did not sit well with citizens, many of whom had moved to Boulder City because of cheaper utility rates.

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City needs to entice young people to move here

Bow brought ‘It’ to area after retiring

One of film industry’s first ever nude scenes is linked to Boulder City — in a roundabout way. Actress Clara Bow lived less than an hour from Boulder City, and 7 miles outside of Searchlight with her husband Rex Bell, who was the 21st lieutenant governor of Nevada and a western movie star.

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Toll Brothers gets split decision

The development of the area near Boulder Creek Golf Course known as Tract 350 (the sale of which is slated to pay for the majority of the planned replacement for the aging municipal pool) may have hit a snag last week as the planning commission voted 5-1 to deny the developers’ request to build houses closer to the street than is allowed under current law.