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LETTER: If protesters hate the United States so much, why don’t they leave?

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LETTER: Say goodbye to Las Vegas table games

LETTER: A tale of two gerrymanders

LETTER: Let’s get serious about traffic enforcement

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LETTER: Las Vegas is for tourists, not locals

David Dandrea Las Vegas

July 1, 2020 - 9:00 pm

Recently in Portland, Oregon, protesters pulled down a statue of George Washington, wrapped it in the flag of this country and set fire to it. Is this a hate crime or not? No, it is just a peaceful protest, we are told.

Burn people’s businesses or loot a Walmart and the cable news anchor tells viewers, “These people are just frustrated.”

These people hate police, they hate the president and they hate America. Yet we are supposed to join them in tearing down the greatest country in the history of the world?

People, if you hate us, you know you are free to leave. Please do.

LETTER: Say goodbye to Las Vegas table games

Barry Holtzman Las Vegas

August 21, 2025 - 9:01 pm

Regarding the article in your Aug. 12 business section about downtown casino owner Derek Stevens replacing table games at one of his properties with “high energy” slot machines: What a crock.

LETTER: A tale of two gerrymanders

Mike Edens Las Vegas

August 21, 2025 - 9:01 pm

If Mr. Jaffe’s goal is to rally readers against partisan gerrymandering, his argument would be far more compelling if it condemned abuses on both sides —especially when the offense in his own backyard is even more blatant.

LETTER: Let’s get serious about traffic enforcement

Kirk Rowe Las Vegas

August 20, 2025 - 9:01 pm

Rising traffic fatalities and pedestrian deaths dominate local headlines, and the RTC’s Safe Streets for All initiative is gathering public input. Awareness is not the problem — action is.