December 11, 2006 3:04 PM
No peace for Snippy's UFO-famous bones
Pity Snippy. Her owner says she exited this life after being attacked by space aliens. And now her bones - wired together and mounted on a platform - are at the center of a custody battle, reports Deborah Frazier.
Snippy spent a brief time on eBay with a $50,000 price tag but now her remains are in limbo.
Attorneys for the heirs of Snippy's last owner, Carl Helfin, lawyers for the descendants of Snippy's original owner, Nellie Lewis, and legal counsel for the Alamosa Chamber of Commerce where Snippy once resided, all claim the mare's remains.Snippy was the first reported case of animal mutilation by space aliens. All flesh between Snippy's nose and withers was removed, along with her brain.
At the time, Lewis said the boots she walked in to where Snippy was found were radioactive.
Author/UFO investigator Chris O'Brien says "Snippy was the grand lady of the mutilations. I would hate to see someone from Japan come up with the $50,000 to take Snippy away."
Deborah Goodman, director of the Alamosa Chamber of Commerce, which covets Snippy's remains, says: "She's our icon. The valley is not what you call normal. We have a prominent UFO history. Snippy represents that history better than anything."
December 11, 2006
4:29 PM
Anonymous writes:
Carrie McCandless, Another "highly educated" liberal!
December 11, 2006
5:58 PM
just sayin' writes:
Laterno's father ran for President as the nominee from the American CONSERVATIVE Party. He also had an affair with a student. More Family Values from the right wing conservatives.
December 14, 2006
11:48 AM
John Symank writes:
The immigrants from Mexico who come to the US are looking for a better life and want to work. They are not criminals! They way we treat them is both embarrassing and illogical. They most often do work that Americans are unwilling to do and for a cheaper wage. They are an important contributor to our economy.
If the US had a workable guest worker like simply a larger quota on the H2B (temporary workers) program or a better long term resident program, and a better policy for permanent residents, it would put the illegal immigration problem mostly to rest. It would save thousands of dollars now being spend by ICE and other agencies that are basically ineffective at enforcing the laws as they are now. It would allow companies and industries that NEED the labor force a more available and stable work force. The taxes then collected (as in most cases they are now anyway) would add to the US treasury and not cost it. Ask a landscaper or someone in the construction trade, or the meat packing industry or a farmer just how much they rely on the hard work of the immigrants. Those are committing serious crime like identity theft and felonies should be charged and or deported. But that is a small minority of the Mexican works in the US. Those who are providing fraudulent documents and stealing SSN’s are the real criminals and I’d bet most of those are US citizens, how many of these people get arrested?
Let take a real look at what is good for the country. lets show some compassion for children and families, and lets stop being bigots and dispensing hatered!