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Incorporation nonsense

Bless you, Charlene Weber. You expressed this "incorporation" nonsense far better than I.

Incorporation has been strongly voted down on three different occasions and then a "transplant" person moves here and it's -- here we go again.

If incorporation has so many so-called advantages, why did Gabbs un-incorporate; and also Houston, Texas, strongly says "No" to incorporation?

Someone is again holding a meeting to try to brainwash people into thinking incorporation is the greatest thing since peanut butter -- hog wash.

Mrs. Weber -- Maybe someday it will be done away with once and for all. (Let's hope).

JOYCE GRISWALD

Non-smokers can smell appalling

As a smoker, I have no problem with individuals who do not smoke. I want that acknowledged at the beginning.

I see no reason for people who do not smoke not being able to enjoy a non-smoking facility, after all, nearby are many restaurants that have no-smoking with no casinos adjacent to the restaurant.

Example: The winery has a pleasant atmosphere and all non-smokers can enjoy a no-smoking facility.

Somewhere I will take my non-smoking family and friends.

I would never, repeat, never take them to a casino where they have a smoking area and a restaurant. I know there is no magical wall that stops the smoke from lingering into the restaurant, nor magically removes the smoke from my clothes when I enter the restaurant.

So why, pray tell, would you, Mathias and Patricia Peters, go to a casino if you sincerely hate smelly smoking people?

I personally would not sit next to a woman or man who smokes cigars, I don't like the smell. I move completely to the other side of the area.

But I do not get hard-pressed, I understand. I do not need to bleat since I do not like the smell.

I mainly do not like the smell of perfumes you non-smokers seem to overly use to spray yourself. On the other hand, I will simply move away.

By the way, I come home, remove my clothes and leave them outside to air out before I wash them. Therefore, I identify with your dilemma.

I recognize what you are saying; yet again I will repeat myself. I do not go to restaurants where casinos exist.

I am very tired of hearing you and everyone else bellyache constantly about the smell.

Please, stay out of our smoking facilities so I do not need to read about this all over again.

Thank you for allowing me to express my view on your complaints.

JENNIE M. LUNA-COOK

More losses due to roaming dogs

This letter is in response to Barbara Mushkin's "Dogs running loose."

My heart goes out to Barbara for her losses.

My friend, Gayle, at Acme Feed has lost a total of 25 chickens, one 30-pound turkey (a 4-H winner) and baby goats because of dogs.

I have lost four chickens to dogs and two chickens due to cats since February. I have geese as well.

My neighbor, whose yard faces mine, had a dog (pit bull) who was a beautiful red color and very athletic. This dog was not supervised by his owners and had been abused.

In spite of their 6-foot fence and my 5-foot fence, he started stalking my birds.

My life became a nightmare overnight. He would come to visit at 9 a.m. in the morning. My neighbor's dogs who are fenced, would bark to call this dog over to my yard. That was my warning that he was in my yard.

He would jump his own fence and then mine, to torment my birds. My warrior geese, all seven of them, would valiantly protect my chickens who ran to them for protection.

By the grace of God, none of them were killed but the chicken that got separated from the flock. And all of this happened in a matter of minutes.

By the time I ran out there, the dog would leap over the fence and run to his own fence. After this happened several times and became a routine, I began to patrol my yard. My day was spent protecting the yard.

I called Tim McCarty at animal control for help. He was at my house within minutes of these attacks. In addition to being prompt, he was caring and sympathetic. For each chicken I lost was a real loss to me and he understood.

He began to patrol that street and gave the owners two separate $300 tickets on two different occasions.

These owners didn't accept that their dog was killing my chickens until my beautiful white silky rooster was killed and brought home to their yard to be found by them.

These dogs that are out running the streets seem to be owned by irresponsible owners like these that don't supervise their pets and then move in the middle of the night to avoid paying the tickets and being held responsible.

Another family in our neighborhood had aggressive boxer puppies that ran all over. We complained, animal control gave tickets and they and their dogs moved in the middle of the night.

I see loose dogs every day. Don't people care about their pets?

People who don't supervise their pets, who don't provide food, water and proper shelter and love, should not have pets.

My pets are like my family, when I lose one, it's like I lost a child. It's a very real loss to me and the pet that only had one life.

Since this spring, Tim McCarty and animal control have apprehended and taken this dog away, I assume to be destroyed.

My heart goes out to the dog who also only had one life and was abused, neglected and then destroyed.

We live in a disposable world where everyone throws everything away when they are done. All animals are precious and have value. They deserve care and love.

I have since taken steps to secure my yard and provide protection to my chickens and geese. All pet owners have the same responsibility.

The people of Pahrump have serious animal issues going on that need to be addressed or we will all continue to suffer as will our beloved pets.

Thank you so much, Tim McCarty and animal control, for all that you do, You made a difference in my neighborhood and all is much more safe and peaceful now.

Thank you,

THERESA WHITT

Vote your conscience

It is obvious that the town officials have forgotten why most of us came to live in the town of Pahrump.

I cannot speak for every single person, but I believe most of you came here to get out of the city. Now the possibility of a new town manager changing the country atmosphere of this town is going to upset a lot of people.

I've been called a "migratory" to my face, and who knows what behind my back. I can deal with that because the few people who were born here and those who have strong family ties want to keep their town from becoming an overdeveloped city.

This is not a simple incorporation problem. It is the eventual end to what makes Pahrump a fine place to retire and live.

If the residents of this town cannot see what happens to similar towns across this nation, then it is too late to save it.

No doubt there is too much undeveloped property around town. Once more deployment starts, the "migrators" will be forced to find a more rural town.

Just ask yourselves: Do you really need more big malls, traffic and city problems?

I commend those who risked it all to provide the stores and business we presently support. I am pleased at the present population, and we can usually find what we need within two miles of our home.

You vote your conscience to incorporate or not.

I'm not worried about the graffiti, only the people who put it on property they trespass on.

Let's keep Pahrump a decent town to live in and more will follow us who will retire here.

FRANKLIN ROSENBERG

Everything offends someone

I just had to chuckle at the couple who is offended by the smell of cigarette smoke.

Obviously no one has ever told them they are adults and have the ability to make adult decisions concerning how and where they spend their money.

If one does not like the smell of smoke, one should not spend one's hard-earned money in that establishment.

One should allow the owners of the establishment to choose the customers they wish to cater to.

One thing 9/11 should have taught every intelligent adult: Consumers have the consummate ability to decide which businesses stay open and which don't.

Perhaps the complainers don't feel such establishments have the ability to decide what type of customers are best for their particualr place of business.

As far as being "exposed" to second-hand smoke, one needs to read the article entitled, "The Bogus 'Science' of second-hand Smoke," by Gio Batta Gore, posted online in the Jan. 30, 2007, edition of the Washington Post.

Smokers are now the easiest group in the country to discriminate against.

A backlash has been started. At www.forces.org and www.speakeasyforum.com, two sites are devoted to people who smoke.

I personally can't stand the smell of perfume and cologne. Gags me every time. There are people out there that have severe allergies to these products. America should probably ban these products, too.

America should ban every product that produces a smell. I'm sure someone, somewhere in the country is offended.

Yes, I smoke; yes, I vote. I'm tired of "my right" people trampling on other's rights.

Oh, and this country was built on tobacco.

LORELI COOPER