Bill Erin

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Father, son reconnect after 15 years: Wednesday, April 29, 2009; Another enterprise has joined the Boulder City entertainment scene. And it's a fitting sequel to the heart-warming Christmas story in this column during the holidays.
Boulder City Hospital searching for a lifeline: Wednesday, April 22, 2009; Lost in the debates about Boulder City problems during the primary elections was the Boulder City Hospital. This was to be expected, because it is not a city government problem. The hospital is an independent, nonprofit organization run by a foundation and a board of local people.
Let's hope June election helps unify City Council: Wednesday, April 15, 2009; Now that the primary election is over, the battle lines are clearly drawn for the general election June 2. The two candidates remaining for the open council seat, Cam Walker and Bill Smith, quite apparently have differing views on some important Boulder City problems.
New rifles for honor guard help ease a somber task: Wednesday, April 15, 2009; Boulder City Post 31 of the American Legion has finally received its shipment of new rifles for use by the honor guard. More than any other post in the state, Post 31 is called upon for the firing squad at the Nevada State Veterans Cemetery.
Commitment to bypass seems to be on back burner: Wednesday, April 8, 2009; Strangely enough, only one candidate for City Council, during the primary, spent much time talking about the Boulder City Bypass. It seems to be fading farther and farther from consideration as one of our more important issues.
Nominating committee naming candidates: Wednesday, April 1, 2009; Boulder City Post 31 of the American Legion holds its regular monthly business meeting on Tuesday, April 7, 7 p.m., at Legion Hall, 508 California Ave. All veterans are welcome.
Confusion abounds over role RDA plays: Wednesday, March 25, 2009; An issue that is sure to come up during the current campaign for City Council seats is the discontent among many voters with the Redevelopment Authority. The RDA has not only been under attack from some council members, but many voters have climbed on the bandwagon.
The sun is shining on Boulder City: Wednesday, March 18, 2009; Boulder City recently received a nice public relations boost from a full-page article in the Sunday edition of our sister newspaper, the Las Vegas Sun. The article mainly dealt with our solar energy plants, but it couldn't have done better for Boulder City if it were an advertisement.
Golf course prominent, but not our only issue: Thursday, March 12, 2009; To close or not to close? That is the question uppermost in the minds of many Boulder City voters. Whether 'tis nobler in the Boulder City mind to continue the Boulder Creek Golf Club with those hopes that spring eternal and suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous claims, or by opposing to close the course, end them?
Birthday bash coinciding with St. Paddy's: Thursday, March 12, 2009; Post 31 of the American Legion is all geared up for its annual St. Patrick's Day party and Legion birthday bash on, of course, March 17. Most of the details were finalized during the post's regular monthly meeting the first Tuesday of the month.