EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW.A roundup of some of our more important editorials this past week Smoldering smol·der also smoul·der intr.v. smol·dered, smol·der·ing, smol·ders 1. To burn with little smoke and no flame. 2. scandal The resignation of Leland Wong from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. Commission is the most blatant sign yet that the decades-old insider culture of City Hall is collapsing of its own sloth sloth (slōth, slôth), arboreal mammal found in Central and South America distantly related to armadillos and anteaters. Sloths live in tropical forests, where they sleep, eat, and travel through the trees suspended upside down, clinging to . Democratic wimps The most important message to emerge from the California State Democratic Convention was what was missing - a strong vision. The modern Democratic Party seems to stand for nothing but getting elected. Evading Chick City Controller Laura Chick has done yeoman's work identifying waste and abuse in City Hall. In fact, she's probably done too good a job, which is why the the old boys downtown are doing their best to ignore her. Patriot games When L.A. leaders denounce de·nounce tr.v. de·nounced, de·nounc·ing, de·nounc·es 1. To condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible. See Synonyms at criticize. 2. To accuse formally. 3. the USA Patriot Act USA PATRIOT Act [Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorists], 2001, U.S. - without offering a reasonable alternative - they promote a destructive passivity. They pooh- pooh a danger they know to be real, all for politics. |
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