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Let Cody pay

Letter to the Editor - From the March 02, 2009 issue of High Country News by Chuck Lawson

Your story, "Political guns," says: "The park bosses hope to make the Sylvan Pass mission safer by buying three new over-snow vehicles for rescues, ambulance and crew transport. They also want to install more concrete reinforcement for the howitzer position and a hut where rangers can huddle for warmth. But such safety measures could cost as much as $4 million, and it's not clear where the money will come from" (HCN, 2/02/09).

How about the good citizens of Cody, Wyo.? That only comes out to $445 per citizen, a reasonable surcharge for keeping the park open, no?

But that makes too much sense; this is the West, of course, where legions of rugged individualists and proud libertarians petition the government to throw good money after bad to guarantee their economic prosperity.

Chuck Lawson

Have Dick pay

Posted by Adam Guilfpord at Mar 11, 2009 01:23 PM
Have Dick Cheney pay the $4 mill, he can afford it.....now that he is no longer VP, he can pony up for these little perks for his friends up in Cody, rather than expect us to foot the bill, we are to busy fixing the mess that he made of the rest of our beloved USA

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