Letters, Nov. 13, 1995

THE GROWING SAGEBRUSH REBELLION

"The war on federal management of public lands in the West is a war on all Americans. These lands are everyone's priceless birthright." TOM KUEKES, Carbondale, Colorado

HOLY COW! NOW I'VE HEARD EVERYthing--whining on the range by socialist cowboys who want more subsidies and no interference, thank you [COVER STORIES, Oct. 23]. Gimme a break! These ranchers get dirt-cheap grazing on public land. They get assistance on water tanks, fences and brush control, and they get help from the Agriculture Department. And then they scream about how much they hate Big Government. Sorry, folks, but it's time...

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