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Thank you to Albertson's

Thank you, Albertson's, for all you give to the Senior Center.

Pahrump's Senior Center has the best in Nevada for food and activities.

SANDRA JONES

Relay For Life

This year I am honored to serve as the Mission Delivery Chairperson for our local Relay For Life. Relay For Life will take place on Aug. 15 and 16 in the park.

My goal is to share information with the community and keep them informed on what is going on.

April is National Cancer Control Month. The American Cancer Society (ACS) is dedicated to improving the outlook for minorities and the medically underserved. Eliminating disparities in the cancer burden is one of the overarching themes of the Society's 2015 challenge goals.

Cultural and genetic factors may also play a role in the cancer incidence and mortality experienced by racial and ethnic population.

As the largest private nonprofit source of funding research, ACS is committed to making discoveries that can save your life or a loved one. They don't stop there. With the help of public health colleagues and volunteer advocates -- people like you -- they work with our elected leaders to ensure greater government investments in cancer research applications, policies that allow every American regardless of income level access to lifesaving treatments and more access to innovative clinical trials that save lives as they advance our understanding of cancer.

For more information, questions or support, visit www.cancer.org, www.relayforlife.orgpahrumpnv or call 1-800-ACS-2345. Thank you.

REVA BRAUN

Mission Delivery Chairperson, Pahrump Valley Relay For Life

Response to 3/27 "Empty promises"

I grew up in the East on farmland in a time where our constitutional rights, namely property rights, were valued. Slowly, the fast moving East Coast began giving those rights away. I was very much disheartened as this was all I knew.

I and my son moved 2,600 miles to live here in the "great West" and settled down in Nevada, hoping it would be the state in which those rights would be protected the most.

I raised my son on the same values I had been raised with; he is an animal lover and respects nature and wildlife very much.

Nevada had such a wonderful reputation of protecting "what is right" and constitutional. As a constituent, this gave me comfort in believing that legislators here do take care of the people and don't sway to popular interest by compromising the integrity of its people and heritage.

There are not many things as valuable to me as our constitutional rights.

My son is in the Army and is an animal lover. The thought that he is fighting for not only our freedoms but for those who live in other countries and may not be allowed to own domestic animals infuriates me. The previous poster was correct in her assertions -- we send our soldiers off to do this and they return to their homeland only to realize that their own private rights are being compromised and violated.

I am not surprised at all that this lady did not get an appointment with Sen. Ensign. I am very saddened he is unwilling to listen to his constituent regarding this matter. I pray that he is not giving in to peer pressure inflated by the many current-day extremists who tell us the sky is falling.

Perhaps there is a peer pressure out there that in order to get the needed votes to stay in office, they must sacrifice their personal views. I could respect someone who is willing to take a stand on what is right. Nevada has done an excellent job of this in the past. It takes courage to do the right thing. This poor lady has valid concerns. I hope I see this courage in the future and my move has not been in vain.

Many of our past presidents owned both domestic and exotic animals including, but not limited to, snakes, cavies, lions, bears and others. Were they wrong?

How far have we strayed?

Bottom line, property rights, including animals, should not be removed for any reason whatsoever.

RHONDA KIKER

Consider the

moral here

Once upon a time there were two horse bullies. One bully won and the other did not.

The first bully was a mean old wizard who lived high up in his tower. He spent his days thinking about all the ways he could make people move or be as miserable in their world as he was in his.

Suddenly, it came to him. He decreed that everyone shall live, think and behave as he does other wise he will take you to the higher court of the land where you will have to take precious time out of your life to appease him.

Unfortunately, mean old wizard found someone in higher authority as unfeeling as he is.

The second bully involves a good witch and a bad witch. The good witch, who loves her horses and wants nothing but the best for them, turned to the bad witch who had the medical resources and connections available to get these horses help.

"Of course I'll help you", said the bad witch. "Right after I shove you face first into my oven and season you with lies, deceit and slander."

Fortunately, three white knights, Sir Tim, Sir Hensler and Sir PVT, rode up on their gallant steeds and exposed the bad witch for what she was and put it on the front page of the paper. Because of their bravery the villagers will think twice about going to the bad witch for help.

The moral of these stories? If you're plain, miserable and mean, keep it in your own little world, people. Others simply want to live their lives and do the right thing, either by helping animals who don't have a voice or making their children happy with something as simple as a horse.

I only wish that Princess Maples' story would also have a happy ending.

TERI LOTTON

Paralegal responsibilities

After having read the article "Lane speaks out about paralegals", based on some of the comments made in the article, I felt that a response is appropriate.

First and foremost, in no instance is any paralegal permitted to give legal advice or to practice law. I am not sure that I buy into the claim that paralegals give legal advice then tell the person they gave it to, to deny that the advice was given. A paralegal, by the nature of his business, simply does not have the opportunity to do that because a paralegal essentially provides only a secretarial/clerical service by preparing standardized documents, based on the information provided by a person representing themselves, put into a format that is acceptable to the court.

In my paralegal business, from the initial meeting with the customer, it is made clear to the customer that I will be relying on the information that they provide on my Intake Sheet. The Intake Sheet is very specific that the information they provide must be true, correct and complete and that the customer is responsible to check the documents for errors prior to signing them. It is also just as specific that I cannot and will not give legal advice. Each customer must sign and date an Intake Sheet indicating that they understand this.

Even with this "understanding", often the information that is provided is not true, is incomplete or is incorrect; and as a result, the documents reflect those faults, which may give the appearance to the court that the paralegal "lacks capability, is purposefully attempting to mislead the court or is providing shoddy legal advice".

I do everything that I can to collect true, correct and complete information from my customers in order to prepare accurate documents; but when those same documents are found to contain information that is incorrect, incomplete or untrue, I cannot count the times that I have been "thrown under the bus" as having given "bad legal advice."

Case in point: the Maples' Motion for Reconsideration was prepared based on what Mr. Maples said Judge Lane needed to reconsider his decision; however, after reading the Order After Hearing, the document that was prepared was not even remotely close to presenting what Judge Lane asked for, so much so, the request Judge Lane made has not even been addressed.

BOB PILKINGTON

Paralegal