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her. But as the DA, he has a greater responsibi­lity to the law and to do the right thing.

As a citizen of this community, I hope only that when I go astray and commit a crime, Mr. Wolfson will be forgiving to me because he knows deep down that I am a good person and would never have committed my offense if it weren’t for my excuses — I don’t make enough money, someone beat me as a child, the excuses can go on and on.

This is just another case of “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Shame on Mr. Wolfson for not doing the right thing.

Most baby rabbits, chicks and ducks given as Easter gifts will die within a few weeks or be “gotten rid of.” Often these animals die from rough handling or stress and because their owners lack proper knowledge about caring for and feeding them. People buy them with good intentions, but pet stores care only about the profit and have no regard for where or how these fragile animals end up.

You can help prevent unnecessar­y suffering this Easter by giving children stuffed animals. Animals are not toys, and nothing with a heartbeat should be given as one. As adults, let us make the humane choice. single motherhood.

Rather than eliminate welfare, it would be much better to modify the programs to discourage single-parent families and large numbers of unsupporta­ble children. That would finally allow us to start reducing poverty and to address the failure of our schools — along with the mushroomin­g deficits they help create. country, those premiums could jump as much as 90 percent. This is due in large part to the repeal of the individual mandate in the GOP tax bill. They eliminated that

Health care is a right, not a privilege. coverage requiremen­t to help pay for those tax cuts for the rich and corporatio­ns.

As if it weren’t bad enough, repealing this provision disproport­ionately affects older Americans. In Nevada, people above the age of 50 could face average yearly premium increases of up to nearly $1,300.

Health care is a right, not a privilege. I don’t want a politician who sells out to party leaders and corporate donors as our U.S. senator.

The well-being of campaign donors should not come before the health of your constituen­ts. Dean Heller is up for re-election in 2018, and his time is up.

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