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LETTER: Turn the Eastside Cannery into a shelter?
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
LETTER: AG Ford with another lawsuit
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LETTER: Schumer and Trump need to end the shutodown
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LETTER: Same old, same old in Washington
Jim Telschow Las Vegas
May 13, 2019 - 9:00 pm
 
Updated May 13, 2019 - 9:15 pm

Conservatives need to concede that President Barack Obama inherited a recession, and his policies pulled us out of this abyss. Utilizing alternative facts, such as Eric Yaillen’s did (May 8 letter), represents an attempt at revisionist history.

To state that Obama rode an up-cycle economy is misleading. And to insinuate that Obama inherited an up-cycle economy is blatant fake news. About the only accurate statement in his letter was that President Donald Trump inherited an up-cycle economy — and that explains the economic miracle that the president proclaims.

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The Eastside Cannery is seen at 5255 Boulder Highway in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas ...
LETTER: Turn the Eastside Cannery into a shelter?
Joe Lopez Las Vegas

Edward Vodek may think it is a good idea to turn the Eastside Cannery into some sort of shelter (Oct. 31 letter), but he probably doesn’t live close by.

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
LETTER: AG Ford with another lawsuit
Wayne Schaack Las Vegas

As usual, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is jumping on the bandwagon with other democratic AGs, this time suing Donald Trump and the federal government over SNAP benefit payouts.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y. (AP Photo file)
LETTER: Schumer and Trump need to end the shutodown
H. Pytel Las Vegas

Donald Trump and Chuck Schumer, please open up our government. It’s no longer a matter of who is going to win. It’s a matter of the people and country losing.

The Capitol is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
LETTER: Same old, same old in Washington
Frank de Vroede Kingman, Arizona

Here we are, at it again. Nothing accomplished. Everyone not getting paid, except members of Congress. Wow, what leadership.

Sen. Jacky Rosen. Las Vegas Review-Journal
LETTER: Rosen shutdown essay ignores salient points
Rick Kern Incline Village

In her Oct. 26 op-ed, Sen. Jacky Rosen claims to be fighting for everyday Americans, but she doesn’t address the root causes of why the Democrats refuse to vote to reopen the government.

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