PUBLIC FORUM AIR SHOW TRAGEDIES.How many more worthy men and women will perish needlessly in air show demonstrations before we step back and reassess the real value to society of these high-risk displays? Air show tragedies are nothing new, nor are they shocking or surprising. Entire television programs have been broadcast about them. This is an era when we are already losing on average 50 military aircraft per year (most with fatalities) during training, maneuvers, etc. Is there not some way to present air shows while at the same time eliminating, as Point Mugu spokeswoman Sarah Burford calls it, the ``slim margin of error?'' - Scott Miller Scott Miller may refer to:
Northridge Cross-purposes Re ``President's budget will strain California'' (April 21): Sheriff Lee Baca Leroy David Baca (b. May 27 1942, East Los Angeles, California) is the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California. After graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School (Los Angeles) in 1960, Baca worked his way through East Los Angeles College before starting with the L.A. wants to stop President Bush from cutting off federal money that covers the tremendous costs to states of illegal immigration "Illegal alien" and "Illegal aliens" redirect here. For other uses, see Illegal aliens (disambiguation). Illegal immigration refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. . Incredibly, at the very same time, Baca is working with Gov. Gray Davis to come up with a plan to give illegal aliens California driver's licenses and identification cards. This says to me Baca wants to facilitate illegal immigration and harbor illegal aliens. Baca is clearly undermining federal efforts to enforce the immigration laws immigration laws npl → leyes fpl de inmigración immigration laws npl → lois fpl sur l'immigration immigration laws npl in the interior or in the workplace, yet moaning about how much money he needs to pay for the illegals in his county jail. - Larry Brown Larry Brown may refer to:
Riverside Not my dream Re ``City of dreams'' (Editorial, April 21): You state how the secession movement had simple origins, coming from ordinary people, and complain of the insiders downtown. Your incessant touting of the cause has fanned flames, and I find nothing ``simple'' in it. I don't believe there is anything egalitarian in your motives, or the motives of the rest of the leadership of the movement. In your vision of the future sixth-largest city, where are you going to find the space for that affordable housing you imply is around the corner in the new city? How are you going to rid the community of gangs, or gain high-paying jobs and solve all the other complaints you let fly on a daily basis? Secession may be your dream, but it's not mine. - Prentiss Moore Sherman Oaks I'm for that If 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. secedes from Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , will it mean we have fewer motorcycle cops lurking behind parked cars, skulking in bushes or lying in wait in driveways in order to protect, serve and save us from ourselves by giving out hordes of tickets? If the answer is yes ... secession has my vote. - Eileen O'Neill West Hills Civil, honest, reasonable If the angels in heaven are as squabbly, spoiled and split up as those in the greater Los Angeles area The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. There are two "official" definitions—the Los Angeles metropolitan area consisting only of the Los Angeles and Orange , then the heavens should come crashing down on us pretty soon. What happened to united we stand? Our whole society seems to be popping at the seams. Why are we trying to split up the angels rather than putting our efforts in rectifying what all the squabbling is about? If angels can't lead the way, who else can we trust? A good start? How about being civil, honest and reasonable with and to one another. Incidentally, the Los Angeles Daily News The Daily News of Los Angeles, also known as the Los Angeles Daily News, is the second largest circulating daily newspaper of Los Angeles, California. It is published by the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, which owns eight other Southern California newspapers would have to change your name, too. - Urbain Lausier Pacoima Try this The original name of the Mission San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. was ``San Fernando el Rey El Rey, which means "The King" in the Spanish language, may refer to:
Ferdinand III, 1199–1252, Spanish king of Castile (1217–52) and León (1230–52), son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of Castile. was an esteemed king of Spain who achieved sainthood in 1671. San Fernando el Rey would avoid the confusion with the city of San Fernando. I like the sound of the city of San Fernando el Rey. We should remember that the official name of Los Angeles is El Pueblo El Pueblo (The People) was a Spanish daily newspaper, the central organ of the Syndicalist Party during the 1930s. de Nuestra Senora la Reina La Reina (Spanish: "The queen") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It consistently ranks in the top five communes with the best quality of life in the Metropolitan Region. de Los Angeles de Porciuncula. - John Goy Studio City Greuel's vote In your April 19 editorial, you accused me of being one of a ``silent seven'' of council members bent on deciding the fate of Bernard Parks behind closed doors. In fact, the opposite is true. I voted to discuss Chief Parks' appointment in open session - not behind closed doors, as you misstated in your editorial. I firmly support his right to state his case in public and to receive a fair, honest and open hearing. - Wendy Greuel Councilwoman Los Angeles It's a trap Joseph Honig got it right on the money (``Banks make it easier to go broke with plastic'' Viewpoint, April 21). I'm glad someone finally linked credit cards to gambling and credit pushers to casinos. Advertising from moneylenders is aimed at seducing - or creating - credit junkies. ``Have yourself a little taste of the good stuff now,'' they say. ``You can pay me later.'' What a trap. - Gil Dawson Los Angeles Simplistic sim·plism n. The tendency to oversimplify an issue or a problem by ignoring complexities or complications. [French simplisme, from simple, simple, from Old French; see simple thinking Our president has lost his way in the fight against terrorism. His simplistic ``Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists'' and his identification of terrorist ``groups like Hamas, Hezbollah'' have now made him look foolish. All of this is obvious to those following events in the Middle East. The failure of Colin Powell's recent trip highlights the fact that the U.S. does not have a consistent and coherent policy regarding terrorism or what to do about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. I anticipate that the president's lack of leadership will lead to more terror and killing everywhere including the United States. - Don Evans Canoga Park Bush Doctrine An outcome of the tragic events of 9-11 that has far-reaching ramifications ramifications npl → Auswirkungen pl is the declaration of what has become known as the Bush Doctrine. Its message is that ``anyone or any state that harbors terrorists is a terrorist.'' It is a logical approach, however we must be careful in its application. The long-range consequence of adhering to the doctrine in the strict sense is the danger of establishing perpetual warfare. There must be a meaningful clarification of the doctrine's intent and implementation. It is time for the American people to think intelligently with a clear vision of how best to achieve peace. We must avoid the tried and failed methods of the past. As a major player in global affairs, America has the responsibility to get it straight. - Jim Caputo Valley Village If it was here Regarding the comment by Matt Richards in his April 4 Public Forum letter, ``The Palestinians are fighting with the only weapons they have.'' I suppose he would also approve of Native American Indians strapping bombs to themselves and killing innocent women and children in our restaurants and marketplaces. - John Caprarelli Saugus We're against it Judy Ross writes to complain about the opponents of the Ahmanson project (Public Forum, April 14). It is easy for her, living in Simi Valley. How is she going to be affected in the way those of us in the West Valley will be? We are not against development or housing, but a developer intends to carve up our beautiful mountains and open spaces and to haul off (Naut.) to sail closer to the wind, in order to get farther away from anything; hence, to withdraw; to draw back. See also: Haul enough dirt to fill the Rose Bowl 15 times - making tons of pollution for months, destroying the Malibu watershed, adding thousands of additional trips on the already overcrowded o·ver·crowd v. o·ver·crowd·ed, o·ver·crowd·ing, o·ver·crowds v.tr. To cause to be excessively crowded: a system of consolidation that only overcrowded the classrooms. 101 Freeway corridor and refusing to get an up-to-date environmental impact report - you bet we are against this ``Belmont'' of a housing development. - Susan Cashman West Hills |
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