Local firefighters are bullying the public

To the editor:

My elected officials are supposed to ask the difficult questions for me. That's what I elected them to do. The firefighters have dug in their heels. Threats have been made. All of this makes the news.

What I want to know is this: Why should everyone else have to take a hit in their wallets except for the firefighters?

I have yet to hear a response.

I understand that they feel their contracted wages should not be negotiated in public. But city, county and school district employees have all had to fight their budget battles in public. Why not the firefighters?

It would seem they have a huge PR problem with the public, and I, for one, would be interested to hear their answers. Until their union responds, the firefighters can be perceived as bullying the public. And when it comes to politics, perception is reality.

Rebecca Woodson

Las Vegas

Corrupt process

To the editor:

The Sunday op-ed by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann about Sen. Harry Reid was an incredibly revealing article about lobbying, connections and what is wrong with Washington. No doubt that this problem exists all over the political spectrum, but when it is the majority leader in the U.S. Senate who wields that power, it is an even more blatant, corrupt abuse of his privilege. It has affected many.

His family has been enriched tremendously at taxpayer expense. But what is even more revealing is that he seems to do this without regard to conscience. He is so blinded by the monetary gains that he is oblivious to the damage he is doing to his country.

If Sen. Reid is re-elected in November, it will be a reflection of just how ignorant his supporters are and just how willing they are to believe that he is working for the citizens of Nevada when everything that he does is such a morbid display of selfishness.

Mike Bryant

Las Vegas