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The Dialogue We want to hear from you. Visit vegasinc.com to post comments to stories. On Joe Schoenmann's May 30 vegasinc. com story about the Southern Nevada Water Authority implementing a new surcharge ("Small-business owners complain they're drowning under Water Authority's new surcharge"): W ater bills should be based on water usage, not the size of meters. This type of treachery is waiting to engulf the public next and set financial recovery back another decade. — SunJon (Jon Becker) What's irritating is that the builders already had to pay thousands of dollars for the connection fees when the structures were being built. The water dist r ict made tens of millions off the connection fees alone each year. But then the economy tanked and the building stopped. This is all because the water district went into heavy debt thinking the good times were going to last Noindex (Thomas Delahunty) The important thing, though, forever. — something here for is that we spared the golf courses and casinos any pain. Can you imagine? Some people wanted them to pay more everyone. Vegas is as a local or tourist what than their customary 2 or 3 percent make increase? The nerve! — Launce (Launce Rake) On Ron Sylvester's May 29 vegasinc. com story about a marine biologist working at Wynn Las Vegas ("Meet the marine biologist who makes seafood a science at Wynn Las Vegas"): W our economy, we ought that hen we talk about diversifying to consider the experience and know-how it. You just have you of to search out what you enjoy and works for you. Right now most of the promotion is for the younger, "hip" crowd, yet us "older" ones know there are lots of things here for us to enjoy. It is just not up in bright lights at this time. Someday that "hip" crowd will also be the older crowd, and they will be here On Danielle Birkin's May 28 VEGAS INC cover story on Las Vegas' perception as a travel destination ("What they're thinking: Perception varies on Las Vegas as a destination"): T is really he great there is thing about Las Vegas On Richard N. Velotta's May 28 VEGAS INC column on Fossil Beds National Monument ("Our outdoors: Preserving our history would be a win-win for community"): T his preservation area and definitely the diversification, deserves national recognition it will receive as a National Park Service unit. Nevadans talk about economic and promotion of eco-tourism sites this is a great way to start. Don't you remember family vacations? Weren't national parks high on the list of places to visit? — SDG (Sherri Grotheer) the like I am excited that there are steps to stop the destruction of this invaluable find. I know some people importance to save for cannot see the importance of this area and its "future generations," but I implore those with such short-sighted vision to become like our forefathers. Join in to save this national gift, like Yellowstone, Yosemite, etc. — jpcortez Power Lunch The Numbers .com Buy high Sell low VEGASINCmag Vegas then ? ? ? ? ? ! The innovator 332,472 $ YOUR AD HERE Executive class Read this! The Pitch is back NOW SERVING Number of passengers Virgin Atlantic who flew to and from Las Vegas in 2011. LAS VEGAS 95 VEGASinc2021 Gate keeper American dream Moonlighting $1.1 billion FortuneCookie Grilled The Survivor Clark County's budget for the coming fiscal year as approved by county commissioners on May 21. 13 percent Rate of jobs lost in Nevada since its peak employment year of 2007. Nevada leads the nation in a ranking of jobs lost. 5 Minimum number of years it will take Nevada to gain back all the jobs lost during the recession, according to IHS Global Insight, a private forecasting and advisory firm. gained in bringing in live seafood to preserve its quality could be translated into a business of wholesaling and distributing live fish and shellfish nationwide, and much of that same experience could be put to work acquaculturing live fish and shellfish for nationwide, and perhaps eventually worldwide, distribution. This diversification would grow out of existing talent and know-how and would be a natural extension of what we already do well. — leric goodman (Leric Goodman) supporting our town because they have been catered to for years. — vegaslee One of the most appealing and real aspects of Las Vegas are the options it offers potential visitors. Those options are offered in almost every attraction and amenity available. — Chuck60 I agree with Vegaslee. 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