PUBLIC FORUM GREAT CITY.I am a native Angeleno, having been born 50 years ago at the original Queen of Angels Hospital in downtown L.A. In L.A. In is a compilation of studio recording by Various Artists. It was originally released in 1979 as an LP by Rhino Records. Track listing Side One The Kats the 1980s, I lived elsewhere - San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. and four years in Washington, D.C. When I returned to L.A. in 1989, I settled 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. . I have to wonder if the folks behind the secession movement have any connection to our city's history and the rich fabric of our people. I for one would like to know more about these people who want to tear us apart. In the past 50 years, our city has grown in population and stature to become one of the great cities of the world. The Valley has benefited enormously from this growth and continues to be an integral part of the City of Angels. I encourage all native Angelenos to join the fight in keeping our city united. - Mario P. Rochin Studio City Taxation Re ``Shadow work force expanding'' (May 6): It wasn't all that long ago when the working citizens of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. were the American free-enterprise economy. Those were years prior to World War II when government tax collection agencies would not dare to have taxed an individual's labor. It began gradually enough with the Social Security ``safety net,'' but has now expanded to federal income tax, state income tax, etc. The problem is not the American free-enterprise economy but corrupt government tax collection agencies that would love to devise ways to steal even more from an individual's productivity. During much of our nation's history, an individual's productivity was rewarded. In socialist nations, an individual's productivity is penalized pe·nal·ize tr.v. pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es 1. To subject to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or official regulation. See Synonyms at punish. 2. . Which style of economy is the American worker currently subjected to? Let the evidence speak for itself. - Celeste Celeste is a woman's first name. Celeste may also refer to: in Music
Northridge Theory and reality Re ``Ruining our economy'' (Public Forum, May 12): Economics 101 at any university in this country will teach the theory of supply and demand. This theory will explain not only the price of potatoes, but also the cost of labor. The larger the potato crop, the cheaper the potatoes. The larger the labor pool, the cheaper the labor. The borders are opened in service to the business community. Open borders increase the labor pool, in turn, and keep the cost of labor down. As a citizen, you vote for the politician that you believe has your best interest in mind. In reality, that same politician really works for the individuals who write checks and contribute to his campaign chest. Each of America's citizens must abandon the teaching of his seventh-grade civics civics, branch of learning that treats of the relationship between citizens and their society and state, originally called civil government. With the large immigration into the United States in the latter half of the 19th cent. class. That was theory, not reality. - Morris Pichon Lake View Terrace Weiss responds You jumped the gun in the May 9 article ``$1.7 billion tax drain,'' describing a vote two weeks ago as preliminary and as a ``flip-flop'' for me. For the record, the City Council did not vote on this project two weeks ago. We voted on amendments to the Central Business District plan. Last week, we voted on the new City Center Redevelopment Project. My vote against this downtown plan wasn't a flip-flop because my no vote on Wednesday was the first vote taken on the project. There was no flip to flop from. In fact, because the first vote was not unanimous, we will vote on this project this week. I will not be flip-flopping then either. - Jack Weiss Jack Weiss, is a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 5th district. Weiss was elected in 2001 and reelected in 2005. The 5th district includes parts of the Westside and the San Fernando Valley. Councilman 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. Religious effort I agree with George Noonan's comment (Public Forum, May 10) that ``Hitler, Stalin and Pol Pot Pol Pot, 1925–98, Cambodian political leader, originally named Saloth Sar. Paris-educated, and a Khmer Communist leader from 1960, he led Khmer Rouge guerrillas against the government of Lon Nol after 1970. were responsible for more death in the few years that they had power than all the so-called faith-based organizations together, for the past 2,000 years.'' That's true. But considering how happy the Spanish Inquisition Spanish Inquisition harsh tribunal established in 1478 to dispose of heretics, Protestants, and Jews. [Eur. Hist.: Collier’s, X, 259] See : Persecution was to burn alive whole families of a different faith and how joyfully our Crusaders chopped everyone to pieces on their way down to Jerusalem, we can only shudder at the thought of what would have happened if the Inquisition and the Crusaders had at their disposal the killing power that Hitler and his friends had. - Dante F. Rochetti West Hills Time and place There is no point to National Prayer Day. Every day is prayer or unprayer day in this country. This is our right. Every organized or nonorganized religion has its own time and place for prayer. So why in a country that has separation of church and state
- Kevin Zolt Sherman Oaks Christian principles Re George Noonan, Public Forum, May 10: How can you say that America was not built on faith and that the president is betraying his office by asking for public prayer? America was built on Christian principles. George Washington, Patrick Henry, John Adams and many other of the Founding Fathers were professing Christians. My gosh, Ben Franklin, who was a professing atheist, recommended that group prayer preside at every meeting during the time they were constructing our Constitution. Were they, too, betraying the office they were about to create? Or maybe were they acting in a fashion that would better a new country? By the way, the separation of church and state was created so that the government would stay out of the churches' business, not the other way around. - Catherine Lloyd Northridge Rue the day Do you see, as I do, a parallel between us not getting Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein (born April 28, 1937, Tikrit, Iraq—died Dec. 30, 2006, Baghdad) President of Iraq (1979–2003). He joined the Ba'th Party in 1957. Following participation in a failed attempt to assassinate Iraqi Pres. in the Gulf War and the Israelis not getting Yasser Arafat when they had him surrounded in his compound? We now rue the day when we let that opportunity slip through our hands, and the Israelis will as well. - Herb Wiener Encino Not their house 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 , in his May 9 Public Forum letter, alludes to having spent time in the Mideast during World War II. He states he visited or lived in Palestine. May I suggest to Smith to check his information because he is historically incorrect. There never was nor currently is a country known as Palestine. The region he probably is referring to belonged to the Palestinians' fellow Arabs, the Jordanians and the Egyptians. So when Smith makes the analogy of ``someone comes into your house'' we can see how erroneous this concept is since the house in question never belonged to this group of people he calls the Palestinians. Where Smith concludes that Israel is the ``terrorist,'' I find this morally outrageous. There is no justification for suicide bombings. Intentional killing of innocent civilians is morally reprehensible rep·re·hen·si·ble adj. Deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy. See Synonyms at blameworthy. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin repreh . - Dolly Greene Northridge European criticism Notice how critical Europe has been toward the Israelis' incursions into the Palestinian territories This article is about the Palestinian territories as a geopolitical phenomenon. For more on their geography, demographics and general history, see West Bank and Gaza Strip. The Palestinian territories to hunt down militants? But when given the opportunity to roll up their sleeves and get involved by helping to solve the current stalemate over the Church of the Nativity The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem (Arabic, كنيسة المهد) is one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world. , they (primarily Italy) also hesitate to accept the Palestinians with open arms. When it comes to the Palestinian militants, can it be the Europeans have more in common with Israel than they care to admit? - Stephen Wagner Castaic Atlas' burden Re James Glass' May 13 Public Forum letter stating what various people may say as to what Atlas stood on as he supported the Earth, perhaps my books on mythology aren't correct, but I have always read that Atlas did not support the Earth, he supported the sky. - Juanita J. ``Anita'' Work Sylmar |
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