EDITORIAL OPEN THE VA GYM.LOUIS Caldera caldera: see crater. caldera Large, bowl-shaped volcanic depression that forms when the top of a volcanic cone collapses into the space left after magma is ejected during a violent volcanic eruption. The term is Spanish for “caldron. , Secretary of the Army, can commit the Army Corps of Engineers to helping solve the LAUSD's construction problems, but he can't get the Sepulveda VA hospital to reopen a lousy gym? A new, three-month study by the Army Corps of Engineers concludes that the gym building is structurally sound enough to be worth repairing and reopening for the benefit of veterans in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . And if he can't get the gym reopened, maybe Rep. Howard Berman Howard Lawrence "Howie" Berman (born April 15 1941) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983, representing the 28th District of California (map). , D- Mission Hills, or Rep. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, can - in an election year - get someone in the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs is a term of the business that deals with the relation between a government and its veteran communities, usually administered by the designated government agency. to listen. We bet they can. We bet Berman and McKeon, who are running for re- election in November, can kindly but forcefully request that the VA reopen a gym used by vets, including those who play on a wheelchair basketball Wheelchair basketball is a sport played primarily by people with disabilities. In some countries such as Canada, Australia and England, able-bodied athletes are allowed to compete alongside other athletes on mixed teams. team who want to compete against teams from other facilities in the Golden Age Games. No fancy swimming pool. No air conditioning. Not even locker rooms. They can do without all that. They just want the gym, which the Army Corps found was not damaged by the Northridge Earthquake and could be reopened, as columnist Dennis McCarthy has pointed out. It's a reasonable request. Maybe Vice President Al Gore - who's running for election and will be in California before the March 7 primary - would like to look like a hero and order Philip Thomas, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for the VA's Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, to reopen the gym. Of course, Thomas could just reopen it on his own, and become a hero. Nothing's stopping him. Absolutely nothing. |
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