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LETTER: The good and the bad about Las Vegas

While there are plenty of good reasons to live in Las Vegas — for example, no state income tax, nice weather and gambling — there are good reasons to not live here. How about the former coroner who allegedly holds fake college degrees, or the fiasco that state jobless officials created when unemployed people couldn’t get their money for months? Or the continuing problem with the Clark County School District, where students consistently rank at or near the bottom in the nation?

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Those arrested on campus for breaking the law should be given a choice: Thirty days in jail and a criminal record or a garbage bag and gloves.

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Many of us look forward to the A’s arriving and appreciate the confidence owner John Fisher has in the Las Vegas area. We will work to make the team successful.

LETTER: Giving Donald Trump a pass

Listen to the evidence that will be presented at Donald Trump’s trials before reaching any conclusions. And remember that those giving the most damning testimony will likely be Republicans.

LETTER: Why does Las Vegas keep building houses?

How can we ask the federal government for additional funds to fight the drought when we keep pulling billions of gallons of water out of the Colorado River, which feeds Lake Mead?