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Why bail out those on the hill?

It seems to me that every time Samson Yao opens his mouth to speak, be it stop lights or dams for flood control, it will cost us a million dollars.

I realize that with the yearly compensation he is getting paid, a million doesn't seem like much. Now he is being outdone by the county, which wants to send everyone in Pahrump a bill of $350 million to cover the people who didn't research the areas where they built their homes.

Case in point, the flood map that was in the hands of the realtors and developers 15 years ago, looks like nothing that's on the books now.

The people that had the flood area changed to accommodate their land holdings should be the ones paying for flood control.

Now that I look at a $350 million tab, I can't help wondering what happened to Gary Hollis' plan to go up the wash with a backhoe and take care of the problem.

Peter Liakopoulos started talking about good ol' fishin' holes up there and that would take care of the problem.

Just as the U.S. Department of Energy has not looked at train wrecks in this country and is touting a railroad to Yucca Mountain, our commissioners are not looking at the earthquake map available on a daily basis on their computers.

The winery area and most of the homes that were built there were built under the old flood area map. Why then, should the rest of the Pahrump Valley citizens have to bail them out for their short-sightedness and their cravings to live up on a hill and look down on the valley?

From what I have seen so far, the only ones who will benefit from flood control are the people on the southeast side, the people who want a county fairground with 110 degrees of heat and the Focus Group.

RICHARD A. BROWN

Stop BLM

I am writing this on behalf of all 30,000 head of horses held in federal pens, being ready to be killed by the BLM.

Maybe you might have watched George Knapp a few days ago or longer. He has been investigating the horses rounded up by the BLM.

They claim they don't have the right food to eat and no water because of draught. That is not true. These horses have roamed the ranges for hundreds of years. But, BLM would like nothing better than to kill them all off so they can sell the land to developers and ranchers.

The time is getting close, if it's not too late already. People need to call their senators and congressmen to stop BLM.

The threat of extermination is so close. There are 30,000 held in pens and less than 25,000 roaming free. There are six states that have already lost their herds.

The burros are already near extinction -- no thanks to the BLM.

The BLM also claims they don't have the means to feed all these horses. So the only answer is to kill them off. They call it euthanizing, which is a bullet to the brain, a bolt to the brain, which is the way slaughter houses do it, or an overdose of drugs.

The BLM have managed to kill off thousands. The mares lose their foals because of roundups by helicopters. The little ones can't keep up in this heat, the adults too. They have heart attacks, heat stroke, broken bones and get left.

Did you know they transport 90,000 and more each year for slaughter. They, BLM, and the killer buyers transport them to Mexico and Canada -- no food and water -- should they drop while in transport, they pull them out by the tail and leave them.

We need to take action.

Some people used to write our senators, etc.

They gave up because they felt they weren't doing any good. This is not the case. Everyone needs to call, e-mail and write to oppose the killing.

There is a large herd left, the largest in Nevada. Lacy Dalton, Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg are fighting to keep BLM from getting their hands on them.

BLM have been proven of their tactics and lies.

Thank you for your time. I hope you can put this letter in your newspaper to make people aware of what is happening to the heritage of the West.

PRISCILLA LANE

With respect

Today is July 15.

We woke up this morning to find our family dog "Kayla" had passed away.

She has been with us for 11 years although she was 4 when we got her from a family from Michigan and was free to a good home.

She was not feeling good and we were going to put her down, but she beat us to the punch and went to an eternal sleep. We took her to the Nye County Animal Shelter and they were so respectful to us and very compassionate.

They told us the best way to bury her would be to go to the Pahrump landfill. We got there and we told the guy at the weigh station that our family dog was deceased. He said he would radio the crew at the hill.

They brought a bulldozer to carry her, but we told them we cannot do that to her, she was our family dog.

They told us to go around the yellow dumpster and they would meet us at the bottom of the hill. We arrived and the guy was there to meet us.

We carried her to the spot that he told us to put her, but respectfully he walked up the hill to allow us a moment with her, and the crew looked over the hill to show their respect too.

We walked back to our car and the guy came back to place dirt very gently on her.

The crew at the landfill was so compassionate and respectful to us. It gave a whole new meaning to why the landfill is there.

Thank you to the guys at the landfill and the ladies at the shelter.

BILL, KATHY AND KATLYN BUTKOVICH

PVCAT float

PVCAT, Pahrump Community Action Team, put together a fabulous float for the Freedom Festival this Fourth of July.

A special recognition and thanks to Erin Forte, Charlie Benfante, Marian Maxfield, Pablo Encinias and Ms. Encinias and Terri Rogers for taking their evening before the parade to decorate and set up all the items needed to make our float, with Charlie as the Statue of Liberty costume donated by Liberty Tax Service.

I wish to thank Al Balloqui for the use of his hay wagon and truck even though he was out of town.

Another thank you to Janet and Brook for donning roller skates and carrying our banner throughout the parade.

All of the above were either walkers or riders for the parade and I am proud of each of them.

The High Desert Line Dancers were walkers as well.

All walkers handed out flyers and lollipops.

Should you have any interest in becoming a part of PVCAT, please take a moment to call me at 727-9994.

DONNA LEE LADUKE