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Wanted: Boulder City Review columnists

BOULDER CITY REVIEW
January 23, 2014 - 5:06 am
 

WANTED: BOULDER CITY REVIEW COLUMNIST

Do you have a passion for words? A burning desire to see your name in print? An opinion worth sharing with others?

We are looking for you. The Boulder City Review is seeking residents who are interested in writing a monthly column.

All we need is 500 to 700 words about issues that are important to you and your fellow readers of the Boulder City Review.

In return, you will receive praise, criticism, comments and appreciation. Oh, and there’s a small stipend, too.

If you are interested, please send a sample of your writing to Editor Hali Bernstein Saylor at hsaylor@bouldercityreview.com. Include your name, a short biography and your contact information.

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Motorized devices are growing in popularity, especially with teens, but many parents don’t know the legalities or the dangers.

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I took this photo earlier this year just up the street from where I live. Bighorn sheep are oft ...
My bighorn buddies

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Can’t we all just disagree?
By Bill Evans Boulder City Review

Once you asked me, “What do you think?”

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What if they gave a war and nobody was home?
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Gratitude for government
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I moved to Boulder City in 1981. Boulder City is blessed to have been a government town. Can we recall the blessings we have received from government?

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Trash talk isn’t always a bad thing

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Last night I caught a few minutes of “Wheel of Fortune” and whenever I do, I can’t help but think back to my time in Hawaii when the show came over to film a few weeks’ worth of episodes at the Hilton Waikoloa Village about 15 years ago.