More Shenanigans on Las Vegas Water Rates From Our Readers
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To the editor:    In response to the Wednesday story, "Commission OKs water rate increase":  No, your pants aren't on fire, it's just our elected county officials blowing smoke as they squeeze us to ensure developers' continued profits.
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By Stephanie Horvath, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 12--WELLINGTON -- Residents slurping up extra water might soon pay the price.
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In SUN CITY item, please read in second para...&quot;with a $1.2 million first prize etc etc...&quot; instead of...&quot;with a $2 million first prize...&quot; (correcting first prize). By Craig Ray. SUN CITY, South Africa, Dec
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By BRENDAN RILEY  CARSON CITY, Nev. - Four federal agencies dropped their protests to a plan to pipe water to booming Las Vegas from a valley near the Nevada-Utah line, the state water engineer said Monday.
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By Kathleen Quilligan, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.  Feb. 21--City Utilities customers might get a shock when they open their next sewer bill because it will be 25 percent higher than it was last month.
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Hotel ratings are often a maze of confusion, aggravated in recent years by online travel booking sites that often use customersâ comments to rate accommodations.
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"I'm concerned because I paid $105 million, and I want it right."  The restored and expanded state Capitol has sprung some water leaks that have damaged several offices, soaking carpets and staining recently painted walls. via NewsChannel 8
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I'm outraged, but not surprised, that the state is funding the stadium deal for Real Salt Lake. It's typical Utah state government corruption and cronyism. Help the wealthy. I've run a business in Utah for years and have never received a cent.
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By Danielle Sottosanti, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Jun. 14--Oro Valley's Town Council on Wednesday night will consider drastically increasing water-connection fees for new homes and businesses -- a move that has for months been the center of controversy between the town and developers.
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By Mike Monson, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.  Feb. 8--URBANA -- The city councils in Urbana and Champaign have agreed  to spend as much as $121,000 to hire a consultant on water issues a move that  an Illinois American Water official strongly criticized this week.
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By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 14--PASCAGOULA -- A judge's ruling has allowed a utility that serves subdivisions along the Coast to almost double its rates for water service, even though state regulators said "no" to the increase.
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By Chuck Mueller, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Mar. 5--Planning ahead for regional growth and potential drought, a High  Desert agency expects to spend $3million this year to buy water from the  California Aqueduct for its thirsty customers.
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By Kenneth C. Crowe II, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Jun. 8--Editor's note: This story first appeared on timesunion.com Wednesday night.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Mar. 5--The pressures of growth have caught up with the 4,000 customers of the Sunset Beach, N.C., water system, who in a few months will be paying dramatically higher monthly bills.
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Tycho:   It has become the Saturday tradition to do the next strip upon the expo's stark and terrifying stage, but since Armadeaddon needed its proper epilogue it got moved out to Wednesday.  Gabe was highly indulgent of audience suggestions in the final version, far more than he is to me, adding many, many things based on them being called out from the microphone - he has a version with more additions still that he'll be putting up later today.  But there are things in there like the blue ball in the last panel - to say nothing of the official "Hot-Dog Fairy" merchandise! - that began as anecdotes and have now graduated to true PAX lore.
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By Tatiana Prophet, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Feb. 14--Fo r 1 1 c i t i e s i n S a n Bernardino County, the prospect of paying a surcharge for a chemical that did not originate in their areas just doesn't seem right.
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A picture caption last Thursday with an article about the Guest House, a Russian nightclub in Manhattan, misstated the name of the picturesâ source. They were supplied by PicNY.com/Russianradiony.com, not by Pic .NY.com/Russianradiony.com.