PUBLIC FORUM CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE.The shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. at Stephenson's Ranch was an anomaly, but illustrated the sort of thing we can find anywhere, including in the comparatively safe confines of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, . The shooter lived in a dream world, obsessed ob·sess v. ob·sessed, ob·sess·ing, ob·sess·es v.tr. To preoccupy the mind of excessively. v.intr. with weapons and stories of being a federal marshal. That dream world became a nightmare for his neighbors and the end for Hagop ``Jake'' Kuredjian as we watched a scene reminiscent of the Synbionese Liberation Army shootout of 20-odd years ago. The fire became our judge and jury as the flames pronounced the final verdict for James Beck
Stanley James Beck (21 February 1929 – 6 August 1973) was an English actor best remembered for his role as Private Joe Walker, the cockney . The community lost a great friend and the Sheriff's Department a prime example of what a deputy should be. We cannot prevent the acts of people who are intent on killing and who are willing to die. We can only learn from such actions and take solace in the bravery of that deputy whose name will not be lost to the residents of the county of 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. . - Leigh Datzker Woodland Hills The other side Every day I read about the terrible things going on in Palestine and know that if it was in any other country, the United Nations would be in there to calm things down and try to stop the bloodshed. But as long as Washington and London are being urged to keep out of it and we're giving tanks, aircraft, and other weapons to one of these opponents, nothing will be done until we have a war on our hands, and Israelis, Palestinian, American and British soldiers are slain. That's what it will come down to. At the moment, to enrage en·rage tr.v. en·raged, en·rag·ing, en·rag·es To put into a rage; infuriate. [Middle English *enragen, from Old French enrager : en-, causative pref. the Palestinians who have lived in this country for over a thousand years and were still there when I was there, the Israelis are still building high-rise apartments on Palestinian land on the hills overlooking the Jordan River Jordan River River, Middle East. It rises on the Syria-Lebanon border, flows through Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee), and then receives its main tributary, the Yarmuk River. . There are two sides to every question. - Stanley Smith Stanley Smith (born September 29 1949) is a retired NASCAR driver and dirt-track racer from Chelsea, North Carolina. At the 1993 DieHard 500 at Talladega, Smith nearly died from a basilar skull fracture in a massive crash -- the same type of injury that later killed Dale Arleta Hire my kids I would like to know what prompted Gov. Gray Davis to hire Caddie and Chad Condit, other than his friendship with their father. I highly recommend that Davis hire my daughter and son to replace Caddie Condit and Chad Condit. Even though they have no political ties to Davis, I know that they are just as well or better qualified to fill those vacancies. Or, does the governor just hire his friends' children? - Iris Etheridge Valencia A penny saved Regarding ``Could pennies be cashing out,'' (Aug. 28), I say no. When I find pennies on the street, I pick them up and put them in my piggy bank, which is part of a program we Elks call ``The Purple Pig.'' Each member has a Purple Pig at home, and when it's full, it's brought to the Elks Lodge and donated to charity. Each year our piggy bank program raises between $3 million and $5 million, much of it in pennies, which benefits handicapped and needy children. And that's just Hawaii and California. Lodges all over the country have similar programs. No, sir, pennies are not obsolete nor are they worthless. In fact, they do a lot of good, and the kids need all they can get. - Ed Thilesen Los Angeles Making money Yes, the 1-cent coin may be on its way out, however, as long as the U.S. Mint reports a 20 percent seigniorage seigniorage Charge over and above the expenses of coinage that is deducted from the bullion brought to a mint to be coined. From early times, coinage was the prerogative of kings, who prescribed the amount they were to receive as seigniorage. (profit) on minting cents, they will do so well into the future. Since the actual coin gets little respect nowadays, it will eventually fade from use as the did the half-cent in 1857 and the large cent the same year. As president and founder of The Society of Lincoln Cent Collectors, I see no special reason for minting the cent beyond the next few decades at the most. Many countries have dropped the 1-cent denomination (pfennig, centime CENTIME. The name of a French money; the one hundredth part of a franc. , centavo cen·ta·vo n. pl. cen·ta·vos See Table at currency. [Spanish, hundredth, from Latin centum, hundred; see dek , sen, kopeck, etc.) in the 20th century and surely Canada, the United States and the few remaining countries with 1-cent coins will drop them this century. - Sol Taylor Sherman Oaks Destroying the middle The elitism e·lit·ism or é·lit·ism n. 1. The belief that certain persons or members of certain classes or groups deserve favored treatment by virtue of their perceived superiority, as in intellect, social status, or financial resources. and callousness George W. Bush revealed at the Waldorf Astoria when he jokingly referred to the highest 1 percent of income earners as his base is taking form. First there was the one-time tax rebate of a pittance pit·tance n. 1. A meager monetary allowance, wage, or remuneration. 2. A very small amount: not a pittance of remorse. of $300 to $600 for lower earners that disguised an annual $34,000 tax reduction for the highest. Now he has prepared the nation for raiding the Social Security fund instead of increasing taxes to offset the recession he predicted before coming into office. The elimination of the American middle class The American middle class is an ambiguously defined social class in the United States.[1][2] While concept remains largely ambiguous in popular opinion and common language use,[3][4] through the upward redistribution of revenue begun with Ronald Reagan is being fully realized while, paradoxically, Bush is suggesting the answer to Mexico's problems is to create one. So much for compassionate conservatism! - Ashley Melline Woodland Hills Supposing Let us suppose we deport de·port tr.v. de·port·ed, de·port·ing, de·ports 1. To expel from a country. See Synonyms at banish. 2. To behave or conduct (oneself) in a given manner; comport. one illegal alien and replace his/her job with a welfare recipient. Let us suppose we deport two illegal aliens and replace their jobs with two welfare recipients. Let us suppose we deport millions of illegal aliens and replace their jobs with our millions of welfare recipients. Imagine the billions of welfare monies we would save and not have the burden and ominous division with our legal citizens. Let us suppose we deported one illegal alien student (and family) and have an empty classroom seat. Let us suppose we deport thousands of illegal alien students. How many classrooms would we not have to build? - Charles Dusheck Chatsworth Broke the law Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Woodland Hills, tried to explain ``favor amnesty for current legal immigrants'' in the Aug. 29 Public Forum. In typical political double talk, he said ``... legalization LEGALIZATION. The act of making lawful. 2. By legalization, is also understood the act by which a judge or competent officer authenticates a record, or other matter, in order that the same may be lawfully read in evidence. Vide Authentication. for some of those in this country in violation of our laws.'' ``In violation of our laws'' means they broke the law. Period. Illegal law breakers. These are the ones you are still favoring. Illegal is illegal. What part of illegal don't you understand? Especially for a representative. - Frank Barron Van Nuys Right of way The photograph that accompanied ``Big Brother is watching,'' (Viewpoint, Sept. 2) was frightening. Not the fact that a vehicle was caught on camera, but that a pedestrian was crossing an active intersection completely unaware that a truck was driving through. One day he may be hit and perhaps killed, and the driver of the vehicle that kills him will be charged with vehicular homicide. Thousands of pedestrians are killed in the United States because our laws state that they have the right of way. I worked with a woman from England and she told me that there the cars have the right of way and that their pedestrian fatality rate fa·tal·i·ty rate n. See death rate. fatality rate see case fatality rate. is a fraction of ours. Of course, it's not 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 to suggest that pedestrians be somewhat responsible for their own safety. - Billy Sottile Lancaster Reasonable goal Supreme Court or no Supreme Court, Californians should recognize that student diversity has become a fallen banner in the last five years. As indicated by U.S. News and World Report figures, colleges with high student diversity rankings have consistently low alumni giving rates, as opposed to effective alumni-bonding factories that offer their students plenty of intercollegiate sports participation opportunities: field hockey, badminton, heel-and-toe walking, etc. Even more important, average-level scholar athletes become above-average alumni contributors. Hence many schools offer scholar athletes, including community college transfers, an admissions preference of almost 50 percent (equivalent to 100 SAT points). Average-level achievement in both sports and school work - isn't this a reasonable goal for all of our students, minority and nonminority? - Robert Oliphant Executive Director Californians for Community College Equity |
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