Bursting Our Bewitched Bubble
It’s that dreaded time of year again. Monstrous in magnitude. A mysterious ritual. Strange, scary, sinister, and spooky. Macabre and menacing. Dark and gloomy. Dastardly and disturbing. Gruesome and ghoulish. Frightful. Creepy. Petrifying. Even eerie. A wicked, morbid tradition that haunts our city annually. You guessed it, right? Well, maybe not. If you supposed Halloween, guess again.  It’s much more bizarre and terrifying. It turns our city staffers into zombies. It make
The Patriot Way
Today is Patriot Day, a day most of us refer to as 9/11. In the U.S., Patriot Day occurs annually on September 11 in memory of the...
Back to School Lessons in Gratitude
This week is back-to-school week in Boulder City, the first time in 27 years that I don’t have a child in public schools. School buses...
Balance and Rhythm
I moved to Boulder City almost 50 years ago and quickly became fast friends with Will Ferrence. There was a time when we did almost...
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. However,...
The Right to Be Heard
I’m not here to tell you which candidates or ballot measures to vote for on November 5. But when elections come around, I’m always...
Get in the Game
Like many of you, I’ve been viewing bits and pieces of the Paris Summer Olympics over the last two weeks. There’s something alluring...
Not on My Turf
In early April, the City Council heard a presentation by Lage Design about staff’s recommended option to remove 35% of the turf at the...
Rock, Roll ‘n Stroll Senior-Style
This Saturday, March 16, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Senior Center of Boulder City is hosting its annual Rock, Roll and Stroll...
Be Still and Know
Our world is so noisy and distracting. Confusion and contention abound. Discordant voices constantly compete for our attention. The...