Harry’s bringing home table scraps, not bacon

To the editor:

Saturday's letter from Chris Turner extolled the value of Harry Reid as Senate majority leader and how Nevadans couldn't afford to pass up the opportunity to return him to D.C. to fight for us.

Data from www. visualeconomics.com indicate that Nevada is 50th (out of 50 states) in federal tax allotments per state on a per capita basis. The place with the most tax allotments per capita is Washington, D.C., with $65,109. The state with the lowest federal tax allotments per capita is Nevada with $5,889.

Sounds like Sen. Reid's fighting a lot harder for the folks in Washington, D.C., than for us in Nevada.

So, yes, let's return Sen. Reid to Washington -- as a private citizen. They can keep him.

Ronnie Garner

Henderson

Campaign safety

To the editor:

Every election year, campaign signs sprout up along our streets, sidewalks and fencing all over the city and county. In addition to being downright ugly and detracting from the appearance of the Las Vegas area, some of these signs are hazardous to the health of our citizens.

Most of the signs are attached to three half-inch construction rebars driven firmly into the ground, protruding several inches above the sign. Children on foot, bikes and skateboards on heavily traveled streets are being placed in harm's way if they happen to fall against one of these rebar sign supports.

These signs should be treated just as they are on construction projects. OSHA standards on construction sites require that rebar be guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement. Workers mark the ends with bright orange caps.

The OSHA requirement should be adopted for campaign signs.

Jerry A. Smith

Las Vegas