Investigation into Jan. 6 gone on too long
Alice Meyer’s letter to the editor “Time’s up Team Coup,” is a clumsy attempt to further the Democrat party’s push to blame elected Republicans for the actions of the rag tag January 6 Capitol protest.
Every Fox News viewer saw the video clips from inside and out of the Capitol, a largely violence-free walk in the park compared to the average BLM/Antifa riot. In those cases innocent bystanders were injured, private businesses were looted and burned, there was massive damage to innocent property owners’ buildings and vehicles, and not a few deaths. Meanwhile nonviolent Jan. 6 protestors have been held in solitary confinement for over a year with no charges, even as progressive prosecutors continue to refuse to lock up real rioters, smash-and-grab thieves, and give violent street criminals a pass in the name of equity.
The year old January 6 Committee, controlled by Democrats, has produced only leaks, White House text messages, litigation, and contempt citations. The committee is studiously uncurious about Capitol Police Officer Lt. Michael Byrd’s cold blooded murder of peaceful protestor Ashli Babbitt. Byrd is still on the job. This should tell every American that the Democrat’s kangaroo committee is concocting a phony narrative strictly as a device for cheap political advantage.
Lynn Muzzy
Minden
Pick quality of life over slaughterhouse
Let's talk Slaughterhouse Rules and the direction Carson City has been headed since the Quality-of-Life Initiative was passed in 1996.
At the Sept. 28 meeting of the Planning Commission, commissioners disregarded the wishes of hundreds of local citizens/voters by approving a proposed slaughterhouse just off Highway 50 East. Emails to local officials from 83 Carson City residents — most of whom reside near the proposed slaughterhouse location — opposed the bloody project while 40 favored it — the majority of whom don't even live in Carson City — a four-to-one margin against it. And moreover, nearly 700 Carson City residents signed a petition opposing the project.
Carson Mayor Lori Bagwell declared November 2021, as Quality of Life Month, but on Dec. 15 planning commissioners once again rubber-stamped slaughterhouse approval on a 4-1 vote (thank you, Nathaniel Killgore), and ignored public opinion.
Several commissioners read statements that appeared to have been drafted before the meeting, meaning that they paid little or no attention to public comments against the project Although Carson Valley Meats' PR people call it "a boutique meat processing facility," we know that a slaughterhouse shouldn't be located anywhere near residential neighborhoods. And besides, it doesn't do anything to improve the quality of life in Carson City.
Therefore, I urge Mayor Bagwell and our elected supervisors to listen to the people who voted them into office when this controversial issue comes before the Board of Supervisors.
Robert R. (Bob) Buttner
Carson City resident.
Go green while building
Bulldozers on Winnie Lane and Little Lane can be "green.” They are bringing new housing to Carson City, as evidenced by front page stories in the Nevada Appeal.
I do hope the developers, Christy Corp and Kingsbarn, will do all they can to lessen the effects their projects will have on the warming of the planet. Suggestions to prevent those neighborhoods from becoming heat islands include
• choosing light colored building materials (roofing, siding, etc.) which will reflect the sun’s heat rather than absorb it.
• using “cool pavement” for streets and paths,
• adding solar panels or gardens on rooftops wherever feasible
• planting as many trees as possible.
• Facing larger windows to the south with adequate overhangs to capture warmth in winter when the sun is low in the sky and protect against the sun’s heat in the summer (passive solar design)
• Provide electric appliances rather than gas
• Use heat pump systems to heat and cool rather than traditional gas furnaces and AC
These measures will increase home values for minimal initial cost and reduce homeowners' heating and cooling bills.
I hope that all new building projects will use environmentally friendly practices. We need our city to stay cool and comfortable and beautiful.
Midge Breeden
Carson City
The extension of Ormsby Boulevard
As I recall from a regional transportation meeting in 1996, there was a discussion of extending Ormsby Boulevard to Winnie Lane.
I believe it still on the books with the department of motor vehicles as Ormsby Boulevard is a state road. Now that the Andersen Ranch Estates project has begun one must consider the amount of traffic on West Winnie Lane with the addition of 203 homes.
I recommend that the powers to be on this issue meet as soon as possible to determine if Ormsby Boulevard should be extended and follow the original plan for Ormsby Boulevard.
Michael J. Fischer
Carson City
What are we waiting for?
No industry hobbles itself with a fee to compete, that’s why we have to do it.
The use of fossil fuels is the main contributor to the atmospheric carbon that is causing the earth to warm. The companies selling these fuels are making a profit and yet are not being held responsible for the damage their businesses have done and are doing to our planet. Three out of four Americans think it’s time to hold them responsible and I’m one of them!
We could tax fossil fuel industry but then we’d all have to pay more for their products because of course they will pass the cost along. Or we could put a fee on carbon pollution and return the money to every American (minus the cost of running the program). Each of us would get a monthly refund check from the money collected. Forty-five countries are already doing this. Twenty-eight Nobel prize winning economists support it. Every living ex-Federal Reserve chair supports it. What are we waiting for?
A fee on carbon is the keystone in the effort to drive our economy toward renewable energy sources and slow the rise of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. And who doesn’t want to be get an extra check each month.
If you’re worried about climate change, remember that talking about climate change is action. So talk to your family, friends and call your representatives (Sen. Cortez Masto, Sen. Rosen and Rep. Amodei.) And attend one of the Carson City Citizen’s Climate Lobby to hear what others are doing.
Sandra Koch
Carson City
Time to raise wages in Nevada
In Arianna Huffington's book, "Thrive", she goes on to say, "When Thomas Jefferson expressed our right to the pursuit of happiness, he was not simply referring to the right to pursue personal, momentary pleasure fueled by a culture of material goods. The happiness he was referring to was the right to build our life within a strong and vibrant community."
Communities thrive when opportunity affords all. Thriving means when a family in need of a home, can afford to buy or at least, rent one. Too many folks are suffering hardships and losing their residences, to never ending rent increases, property speculators, investors and the like. Increasing homelessness in a community, is not a community thriving.
For 40-plus years minimum wage in this state has lagged. I made the same minimum wage back in the early 1980s that Nevada was paying a few years ago. Nevada is no longer a "depend on your tips" economy. Nevada's state government has failed it's strong blue-collar workforce for far too long. Folks here should be making between $30 and $40 dollars an hour in Nevada now to keep in balance with the wealthy companies that have come to Nevada
and created this housing shortage which in turn has caused skyrocketing rental rates. Have some mercy. People need to have their basic needs met first. We all need clean air, water, food, and some place to call home.
Ann Burke
Carson City
