Print
E-mail
Share
digg
Newsvine
Facebook
Stumble
Technorati
reddit
Fark
twitterLetter: Despite flooding, still a great place
Friday, Aug. 29, 2003 | 9:33 a.m.
More than 2 inches of rain fell in 20 minutes in northwest Las Vegas on Aug. 19. No one was killed, thanks, in part, to Las Vegas' well-trained rescue teams, local TV crews and neighborhood strangers who directed rescuers to people in trouble. Las Vegas really pulls together when the going gets tough.
Sure, local gas prices are outrageous, we're enduring the worst drought in decades and our streets will be torn up for another couple of years by flood-control projects. But is there a better place to live? No!
The seasonal storms clean the air. The flood-control basins do reduce flooding. The tragic consequences of the heat wave in France and the very scary blackout on the East Coast haven't happened here. Things aren't always perfect, but sometimes things work well. Sincere thanks to all who help give Las Vegas its silver lining.
LINDA RAPAGLIA
archive
- Most Read
- Discussed
- Most E-mailed
- Harrah’s working on plan to take over Planet Hollywood
- Judge’s divorce filing follows arrest of her husband, a lawyer
- ‘DWTS’ champ Donny Osmond still deft afoot in return to Flamingo
- Task force taking down mortgage scammers, one at a time
- Two years after Sports Illustrated feature, Bellfield says gamble paid off
- Contractors make another bid for Fontainebleau
- Martha Stewart has no business criticizing Palin
- UNLV zaps Holy Cross, 80-59
- Shooting in parking lot of CVS leaves man dead
- Las Vegas expecting more visitors this Thanksgiving
Blogs
The Kats Report
Could a savior of shuttered Las Vegas Art Museum be ... Peter Max? (3 Comments)
For Paul Stanley and KISS, rock and roll is not over (3 Comments)
Twenty years ago today, Human Nature took root on the farm (1 Comment)
Robin Leach's Las Vegas Celebrity Watch
Photo Gallery: Donny Osmond’s triumphant return to the Flamingo
The Kats Report
'DWTS' champ Donny Osmond still deft afoot in return to Flamingo (8 Comments)
Politics: The Early Line
Meeting of GOP governors draws challengers, not Gibbons (3 Comments)
Politics: Ralston's Flash
Oscar loves forcing developers to sign labor peace agreements, Culinary loves the city's downtown plans and all is forgiven (7 Comments)
Calendar »
- 27 Fri
- 28 Sat
- 29 Sun
- 30 Mon
- 1 Tue
-
Bill Cosby at Treasure Island
Treasure Island Theatre
-
The Las Vegas Locomotives vs. the Florida Tuskers
Sam Boyd Stadium
-
Papa Roach at the House of Blues
House of Blues | 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
-
Tuff-N-Uff at the Orleans
Mardi Gras Room | 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
-
David Spade at the Venetian
The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino
The Sun
Locally owned and independent for more than 50 years.
