PUBLIC FORUM : DUMP THE CITY.At last the editorial writers have removed their kid gloves kid gloves Noun, pl handle someone with kid gloves to treat someone with great tact in order not to upset them kid gloves npl to treat sb with kid gloves → and are giving readers some substance in editorials instead of the usual politically correct politically correct Politically sensitive adjective Referring to language reflecting awareness and sensitivity to another person's physical, mental, cultural, or other disadvantages or deviations from a norm; a person is not mentally retarded, but fluff. The Sunshine Valley Canyon landfill project is a disgrace. This again proves that this City Council is not only ethically sick, it is terminal. On with 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. secession study, then secede from this dinosaur of an incompetently governed city. Let's dump the ``overpaid o·ver·pay v. o·ver·paid , o·ver·pay·ing, o·ver·pays v.tr. 1. To pay (a party) too much. 2. To pay an amount in excess of (a sum due). v.intr. To pay too much. and overindulged'' council members, particularly Cindy Miscikowski Cindy Miscikowski represented the 11th District on the Los Angeles City Council for two full terms from 1997 through 2005. Previously, she was an aide to Councilman Marvin Braude and the Executive Director of the Skitball Cultural Center in its beginning stages. , before they dump more of their trash onto our Valley. - Sonya Jason Woodland Hills Victory over communism When is a victory a farce? The 10th annual celebration of the fall of Berlin Wall once more gave politicians an opportunity to wave the victory flag, swell their chests and claim victory over communism. At the Berlin celebration on Nov. 8, George Bush and Helmut Kohl Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (born April 3, 1930) is a German conservative politician and statesman. He was Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 (West Germany between 1982 and 1990) and the chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1973-1998. said, repeatedly, they had been afraid Mikhail Gorbachev would not be able to restrain Soviet hard-liners from ordering Warsaw Pact Warsaw Pact or Warsaw Treaty Organization Military alliance of the Soviet Union, Albania (until 1968), Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania, formed in 1955 in response to West Germany's entry into NATO. troops to crush the revolution (an East-German uprising). Gorbachev said, ``There was a lot of talk in the (Soviet) Ministry of Defense - disputes among the generals. . . .'' Many in Moscow insisted that East Germany East Germany: see Germany. should remain a separate state. He managed to convince Soviet leaders to let Germans decide the fate of East Germany in a free election. He said, ``We made it possible for the Germans to decide for themselves.'' Does this sound like a Bush victory over communism? - Fred Coble co·ble n. 1. Nautical A small flatbottom fishing boat with a lugsail on a raking mast. 2. Scots A kind of flatbottom rowboat. North Hills Veterans Day cleanup In response to Wayne Johnson's letter of Nov. 15 about not seeing flags on Veterans Day: He should have gone to the San Fernando Mission, where the workers were taking the flowers and flags off the graves on Veterans Day because it was cleanup day. - Peter Mares Van Nuys Everybody wins Re sellers paying the buyers' closing costs Closing Costs The numerous expenses (over and above the price of the property) that buyers and sellers normally incur to complete a real estate transaction. Costs incurred include loan origination fee, discount points, appraisal fee, title search, title insurance, survey, taxes, (``Real estate prices,'' Public Forum, Nov. 18): I have been a Realtor for twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. and this is nothing new. This normally happens when the buyer is a first-time buyer and doesn't have the down payment plus the closing costs which can, with a 3 percent down-payment program, exceed the down payment. Yes, when the seller is asked to pay the buyer's closing costs that amount is tacked onto the purchase price of the property. In fairness to the seller, the commission should then be calculated on the net effective price, i.e., total purchase price minus the tacked-on closing costs. The seller sells his house quicker than by waiting for an offer without the tacked-on closing costs. So if it costs the seller a few dollars to sell a vacant house that is not generating any income, how does the seller lose? Now the benefits to the buyer. How long would it take a young couple to save $4,000 after taxes, federal, state and Social Security, so they could pay the closing costs? By the time they saved that much money the price of the home has increased more than that amount. - Peter G Glowaski Northridge Preventable tragedy I am a parent of two university students, and I shudder whenever a tragic story emerges from some college campus or college-related activity such as the Texas A&M bonfire tragedy. It seems to be a terrible waste of valuable resources to cut down hundreds of mature trees just for a bonfire every year. Texas does not have much forest left, so where do these trees come from? How do local building agencies allow a 40-foot unsupported structure to be erected in the first place? Here in Los Angeles, such a structure would not be allowed under current Building and Safety Department regulations. My deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the victims of this terrible and preventable incident. - Sol Taylor Sherman Oaks Shallow end of the pool Are the people who are running for president really the best in a country of 300 million? If so, something has happened to the gene pool. - Ray Holm Thousand Oaks |
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