The Vegas Voice 5-20

A Most Grateful Thank You
By: Dan Roberts / Publisher
NOTE: Dan’s Roberts Rules column is
on Tpage 53.
his is without doubt one of the strangest
issues of The Vegas Voice. And for that, all I
can say is “Thank You.”
With the coronavirus shutting down Nevada (and the country) small
businesses, like our publication has been drastically affected.
As a “free” magazine (or more like “priceless” according to my
mom) we live or die by our advertisers. With the “stay-at-home” order
from the Governor, we understood why a vast majority of our advertisers
needed to suspend their ads pending the end of the pandemic.
The Vegas Voice was not alone in this predicament. Senior
publications around the country faced the same once-in-a-century
crisis. As a member of NAMPA (the largest senior trade publication in
America) we had weekly emergency “zoom” conferences to discuss
what to do.
A few senior papers already “suspended operations” - while others
had no choice but to do a digital version only. Believe me, my partner
Ray and I discussed everything.
And then we were rescued.
Through the unbelievable efforts and determination of Vegas
Voice Vice President Debbie Landry, our “Redhead” went to work.
Contacting all political parties she “gently persuaded” those judicial
candidates to place their ads in this edition.
Her actions (and successful results) are
the reason why we are able to print this full
edition.
As you read our May edition and question
why there are so many political ads, we can
only say “thank you” to these individuals
(and of course our advertisers who stayed
with us) who have faith in The Vegas Voice to
get their respective messages out to the senior
community.
3 Cheers for our “Redhead!”
As for the “Redhead”? Ironically at our 17 th anniversary celebration
(held only 48 hours before the state shutdown) I stood before my
Vegas Voice family and kiddingly asked her husband (Golf Fore Ever
columnist Mike Landry) “at times, how can you live with her?
I then added, “that The Vegas Voice couldn’t live without her.” Truer
words were never spoken. And make sure you vote by mailing in your
ballot.
* A number of columnists revised their headshots this month. Readers
can look at it as a reminder to stay safe while others may consider it
trivial, if not juvenile. But if it makes you smile …well, what could be
better than that?
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