Water, Money and Golf in the Desert

Regarding “Desert Connections,” Aug. 20, about the development of Coyote Springs in Nevada:

It’s fairly obvious that someone at The Times went after Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) eager to find a scandal in the story.

You may dislike the system of campaign donations, which probably is responsible for the fact that you couldn’t find a Republican or Democrat who didn’t want this development to take place.

It’s not clear to me whether this development will be a burden on the environment. But it’s clear that Reid is a straight shooter who plays the game according to the rules.

You looked for scandal and came up with bupkes. Like the story your paper ran about the large donations to Phil Angelides by one developer, it’s interesting to know but proves nothing.

Jim Hassinger

Glendale

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I read with great disgust about plans for the development of 43,000 acres of Nevada wilderness into a mega-city complete with 16 golf courses. Just what the world needs, 16 more golf courses in the middle of a desert.

It’s time the developers and Sen. Reid grow a conscience and make an effort to be good stewards of what precious little natural resources we have left.

Elizabeth Johnson

Thousand Oaks

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Politics, money, influence peddling and what can only be explained as legalized corruption -- hasn’t it always been this way in the Wild West?

One only has to recall the recent Times articles on Nevada’s judges to get a notion of “law” in that state.

Ron Romanosky

Tustin