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Bel-Aire Backyard, set to debut March 11, 2024, at Durango Resort in southwest Las Vegas, encom ...
Bel-Aire Backyard, set to debut March 11, 2024, at Durango Resort in southwest Las Vegas, encompasses a pool with fountain, two poolside bars, the Backyard Grill restaurant, cabanas, deck and in-water seating, an expansive lawn and soaring palms. (Clint Jenkins)
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LETTER: Lombardo’s invitro veto makes sense
Bob Gomperz Las Vegas
February 16, 2024 - 9:01 pm
 

I read your story this week on the new Durango hotel/casino complex “backyard” pool. What happened to the 600-square-foot maximum limitation imposed on new pools? Oh, wait. There is a double standard that favors tourism over locals. Business as usual when it comes to water.

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LETTER: Lombardo’s invitro veto makes sense
Patrick A. Casale Las Vegas

Gov. Joe Lombardo’s veto of the invitro fertilization bill was a fair move considering it would apply only to all groups with 51-plus employees except those who work for the state or school district.

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LETTER: Iran racing to build the bomb?
David Andrews Las Vegas

Iran’s rulers are not coming to the table to make peace. They’re coming to buy time.

LETTER: Don’t ignore the Constitution
David Stahl Las Vegas

Usually, Victor Davis Hanson backs up his comments with supportive information. This was not the case in his June 15 commentary, “The rogue’s gallery.”

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LETTER: Nevada needs to get serious about DUI
Robert Hirst Las Vegas

Nothing better illustrates our city and county approach to felony DUI than a case in which a man killed an innocent young girl and her dog and was convicted of that crime.

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