Letters to the Editor June 30

Reader thankful country still remembering 9/11

Thank you for publishing the article titled, "Piece of history from 9/11 to become Carson memorial."

It's good to read that people across the country, far from the sites directly affected on 9/11, are remembering.

Let's keep these memories alive for future generations.

Eileen O'Farrell

Chicopee, Mass.

How could someone do that toa dog?

I saw the photo of Ruby the dog on the June 24 front page of the Appeal, and I was truly in shock and beside myself when I saw that he had been egregiously mutilated. So, the following questions came to mind:

What happened to the person who was responsible for abusing this poor defenseless animal? Where are the felony charges? Why is this person getting off free instead of serving life in prison? How could he or she get such pleasure out of shearing his ears off or stuffing him in a closet?

This atrocious act committed by this brazen coward makes me so sick. I demand that the person be hunted down and immediately held responsible for his actions. Perhaps then, he will truly understand how it feels to be physically abused like poor, wonderful Ruby the dog was.

Joshua Dealy

Carson City

Mining destroying land for our children

I recently drove through Gold Hill and I am amazed at the changes to this community. I feel ashamed of the lack of respect for the land that is being forgotten as the mining has taken over the area with its greedy backers who are drilling and exploring and hoping to mine and process the land here for a profit.

The elected officials who decide on the permits to allow mining, the investors and the financial backers, need to be good stewards of this land and consider the future of this area and the results of their profiteering.

Reclamation and remediation are required and should be started as exploring and drilling begins. The process of reverse circulation drilling does impact the land. The drill pads and the roads change the surface. When wind, rain and snow come, the disturbed land will affect the air and water quality for us all.

Wagering on the mining companies to reclaim the land after mining has proven to be a loss for Nevada - just look at Nevada's landscape, there is your proof.

I am amazed at the Carson City residents and elected officials who don't seem to notice what is happening in their area and speak up about the effects on their watersheds and air quality that this mining will have.

We are all responsible for the future of Nevada. I pray for the children who will inherit this land. Please live responsively and vote.

Suzanne Cassidy

Silver City

Why is the Supreme Court making all the decisions? 

How about this money-saving tip? We have a temporary suspension of the governorship in Nevada.

Do we really need this current steward whose poor leadership and decision making sends all important questions to the Supreme Court? It took the Supreme Court to force our present ex-judge to compromise and actually attempt to govern.  

Replacing the disgraced Ensign was a no-brainer, yet Sandoval fumbled that executive decision even worse. A temporary appointment of a Republican crony was so easy even Gibbons might have gotten that right. But no, give it to Heller and force a totally unnecessary and costly election without doing any due diligence on the issue.

The antics of his own party on this election have become comical. And now, that poor decision is ending up in - you guessed it - the Supreme Court. 

Of course, the last straw is the redistricting issue - another non-decision by Sandoval that throws it right to the Supreme Court. Is there a theme here? An ex-judge throwing all the work to his former colleagues? And what about all that judicial activist garbage the Republicans say they always hate?

So what is it folks? A governor who can't govern, or a Supreme Court which makes all the decisions for us? And you guys say that government is the problem.  

Rick Van Alfen

Carson City