BLM is destroying a national treasure
To the editor:
On Saturday, a tiny article appeared in the Review-Journal: "BLM roundup targets about 300 wild horses." The article said, "Officials say about 280 horses will be permanently removed from the range and either placed for adoption or sent to long-term holding facilities."
Do the math. Three hundred minus 280 leaves 20.
Nevadans should be outraged that the BLM is decimating our wild horse populations. I don't know if the people of Nevada are aware that the wild horses belong to "we the people" -- yes, you and me. The BLM is supposed to "manage," not destroy our populations.
Two things to think about:
-- Wild horses are the symbol on the Nevada state quarter.
-- The BLM says the horses will either be placed for adoption and/or sent to long-term holding facilities.
If wild horses symbolize Nevada, then why is the BLM allowed to decimate our populations?
And how is the BLM able to continue the lies about putting these horses up for adoption/auction when the only people who are "adopting" these magnificent animals are the "kill buyers" who transport the horses across the border to be slaughtered in Mexico or Canada?
Our wild horses symbolize Nevada and the West and deserve to roam free. We, the people of Nevada, need to speak up for the freedom and survival of our wild horses and tell the BLM to halt the roundups.
Connie Brady
Las Vegas
Obama example
To the editor:
If the 99ers want to take the money out of politics, why are they camping out in cities all across the nation, costing cities and states money that would be better spent on things that could benefit people who are in need?
President Obama wants to be the first billion-dollar president. Oh, what influence this will buy.
Why are the protesters not on the mall in Washington, D.C., asking Mr. Obama to run on his record and refuse money from Wall Street corporations, unions, businesses -- foreign and domestic -- lobbyists and PACs?
Because if the leaders of the free world did this, it would set an example to all elected officials everywhere.
ELLENE HOHMANN
LAS VEGAS
Religious bigots
To the editor:
I understand freedom of speech, but how can those religious fanatics from Kansas be allowed to spew their venom in Las Vegas ("Anti-gay group descends on Las Vegas," Wednesday Review-Journal)? The photograph of a woman and her disgusting signs was highly offensive. We have military widows and parents in Las Vegas who do not need to see a sign saying, "Thank God for dead soldiers" in the paper.
I guess they do not care that those dead soldiers were fighting to preserve the freedom of bigots like them to display their ignorance and hate under the guise of religion. How does the sex life of Nevadans become their business? These bigots need to be physically escorted out of Nevada. They give all religions a bad name.
Carolyn Boyle
Las Vegas
Go away
To the editor:
On the front page of Wednesday's Nevada section are a photo and article regarding that fanatical anti-gay group out of Kansas, the Westboro Baptist Church. The group had three people, but it might as well have had 100.
When is the media, in this case the Review-Journal, going to stop giving them attention by plastering their pictures on Page One? By covering them, you validate whatever they do.
I had a son in the U.S. military, and this group is an insult and embarrassment to us all. Because we live in a country that allows us to hold protests, I can't say they shouldn't be out there. What I am saying, though, is quit giving them the attention, and maybe they will go away like a bad dream.
Randy Goodwill
Las Vegas
Life lessons
To the editor:
Whether one agrees with the concept of managed big-game hunting or not, one must agree that Review-Journal outdoor writer C. Douglas Nielsen gets it.
On Oct. 27, Mr. Nielsen related the story of he and a friend taking their sons deer hunting. Mr. Nielsen believes that the life lessons of "focus, patience and stick-to-itiveness" were well worth missing one day of school for his son. I agree.
More telling is Mr. Nielsen's observation of why our children's test scores are low.
He states our "so-called experts attempt to blame poor test scores on everything but student study habits, lack of parental involvement, and the system's focus on teaching kids to pass a test rather than develop problem-solving skills." Well said, Mr. Nielsen. Personal responsibility! Just like the life lessons learned by your son in the field.
Richard Gates
North Las Vegas
Thousands of jobs
To the editor:
Let's see, Steve Wynn says Rep. Shelley Berkley told him that ObamaCare was terrible but she had to vote for it or face the wrath of Nancy Pelosi.
Rep. Berkley's campaign denies she said that.
One of them is lying.
Is the culprit Steve Wynn, a local businessman who has created tens of thousands of jobs, or is it Rep. Berkley, a career politician?
Hmm.
Albert Levitt
Henderson
