NCL strikes back

The Nevada Conservation League is seeking donations for its “Defeat Senator [John] Lee!” campaign as a response to Lee’s statement, “The Nevada Conservation League’s endorsement doesn’t matter to me.”

According to a press release, NCL stated, “We don’t know if Senator Lee really believes that NCL’s endorsement doesn’t matter. But we do know that when the chips are down, he’s shown that he thinks our natural treasures, and the people fighting to preserve them, don’t matter. What does matter? Well, in 2011, John Lee gambled the future of Lake Tahoe because he believed that a few developers had it too tough.” The statement is referring to Lee’s support of senate bill 271 (“Political science, May 3).

The Nevada Conservation League is endorsing Senate district 1 candidate Patricia Spearman.