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LETTER: Gov. Sisolak’s virus restrictions put Las Vegas on the brink

Gov. Steve Sisolak. (Colton Lochhead/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Gov. Steve Sisolak. (Colton Lochhead/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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LETTER: The days of bargain Vegas are over
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LETTER: Trump is destroying the United States
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LETTER: E-bike and scooter riders can be a local menace
Debra Krupp Las Vegas
September 26, 2020 - 9:00 pm
 

My heart goes out to the casino and hospitality workers who are unemployed. Gov. Steve Sisolak and his committee think they can micromanage this virus through mask mandates and controlling how business owners conduct their affairs. Our once flourishing city is near the point of no return.

It’s been more than six months, governor. You’ve been exercising your emergency powers with gusto. Your legacy will be one of societal alienation, economic destruction and the demise of the entertainment capital of the world.

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A woman rides an electric scooter in downtown Raleigh, N.C., in May 2019. (AP Photo/Amanda Morris)
LETTER: E-bike and scooter riders can be a local menace
Michael Dunegan Las Vegas

It is only a matter of time before a driver runs over one of the near-invisible e-motorists. And nobody wants to be that driver when such a simple solution exists.

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LETTER: A nation of laws
Len Marciano North Las Vegas

County, school district should not obstruct immigration enforcement.

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Ira Kleiman Hendeson

I don’t know what was worse at the Alaska summit, an American president being humiliated by a former KGB agent or the press coverage.

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LETTER: Las Vegas vets should do their part to prevent animal cruelty
Brett Sears Las Vegas

Recently, two pieces of information came across my radar that, taken together, prompted me to call out the role veterinarians play in creating conditions which make animal abuse much more likely than it might be otherwise.

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @chitosephoto
LETTER: Aaron Ford has been a little too busy
Maureen Robinson Las Vegas

Is anyone else getting tired of reading how many lawsuits Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is involved in against the Trump administration?

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