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LETTER: CDC finds less second-hand smoke in non-smoking casinos

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LETTER: Turn the Eastside Cannery into a shelter?
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LETTER: Schumer and Trump need to end the shutodown
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LETTER: Same old, same old in Washington
Jill Levy North Las Vegas
March 11, 2023 - 9:02 pm
 

As I read “Nonsmoking push flickers on” (March 5 Review-Journal), I had my laugh of the week. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention compared second-hand smoke levels at Park MGM (smoke-free) and seven other Strip casinos (smoking permitted) and found the levels were 5.4 times higher in gaming areas when compared with a smoke-free casino.” Who knew? How many highly paid CDC bureaucrats were needed to produce such an illuminating study? Our tax dollars at work.

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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.

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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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