PUBLIC FORUM HE DONE HER WRONG.Re ``Frey tells of intense courtship'' (Aug. 11): If there's anyone I feel sorry for at this moment it's Scott Peterson's ``mistress'' Amber Frey Amber Dawn Frey Hernandez (born February 10, 1975) is an American woman who came to national prominence as the girlfriend of, and later as a prosecution witness against, Scott Peterson during the well publicized investigation into the disappearance of his wife Laci Peterson in . Here is a healthy, attractive, single-parent woman who did what millions of other women do every day: look for someone to love who will love her in return. And, with a child to raise, possibly a little more vulnerable than some. Unfortunately, Frey hooks up with a lying Scott Peterson
Scott Lee Peterson (born 24 October, 1972) is a former fertilizer salesman convicted of the murder of his wife Laci and unborn son Conner Peterson. after making certain, by asking him, if he's single. As far as she could ascertain, she was his loving girlfriend, possibly heading for marriage. Continually referring to Frey as Peterson's ``mistress'' is erroneous; he is the one who was in an adulterous relationship. Now the guiltless guilt·less adj. Free of guilt; innocent. guilt  less·ly adv.guilt Frey will be branded with a big scarlet letter scarlet letter “A” for “adultery” sewn on Hester Prynne’s dress. [Am. Lit.: The Scarlet Letter] See : Adultery scarlet letter ``A'' forever after. - Phillip Barton Burbank Singling out Wal-Mart Re ``City measure would single out Wal-Mart'' (Aug. 11): The only reason the City Council wants to single out Wal-Mart is that they are nonunion nonunion /non·union/ (non-un´yun) failure of the ends of a fractured bone to unite. non·un·ion n. The failure of a fractured bone to heal normally. . If you are out of a job, wouldn't $10 an hour be better than nothing an hour? Lower costs for groceries? Who doesn't want that? Costco and Sam's Club Sam's Club is a membership-only warehouse club owned and operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. History The first Sam's Club opened in April 1983 in Midwest City, Oklahoma in the United States.[1] Sam's Club is named after Sam Walton. cost money to join, Wal-Mart doesn't. - Fran and Maurie Spratlin Northridge Not a NIMBY NIM·BY n. pl. NIM·BYs Slang One who objects to the establishment in one's neighborhood of projects, such as incinerators, prisons, or homeless shelters, that are believed to be dangerous, unsightly, or otherwise undesirable. MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. was claiming an Orange Line busway trip time of 25 minutes - that is now up to 40 minutes. Want to bet that it is longer? If the buses control the traffic signals as they cross our north-south streets, as per the number of buses projected by the MTA, it will have a bus crossing every 1 1/2 minutes. This will cause a massive delay in traffic. Of the 13 new stations, only four will have any parking available. How are people supposed to get to the station so that they can use the busway? The beautiful landscaped right-of-way. Until the citizens demanded it, the plan was to only have irrigated areas at the stations and the remainder of the right-of-way would be natural. In Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , this is called dirt. Finally, I am not NIMBY, as it is not near me and as I am retired, the delays that it will cause will not affect me. - Gene Hardy Gene Hardy is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. He performs on saxophone, violin, musical saw and theremin. Career Hardy's early music training began in Victoria, British Columbia—first on violin at age 9, then on saxophone a year later. Valley Glen Stop NIMBYs now Re ``Attack of the NIMBYs'' (Aug. 5): I agree 100 percent with the Daily News editorial on the Orange Line that the halt on its construction by NIMBYs is selfish. These people have thwarted efforts for rapid transit rapid transit, transportation system designed to allow passenger travel within or throughout an urban area, usually employing surface, elevated, or underground railway systems or some combination of these. in the Valley for too long. It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a for the rest of the Valley to get together and file an injunction against them so that the busway can be completed. The idea that Rapid buses would do a better job than the Orange Line is ludicrous. All one has to do is check the rush hour commute times of the Rapid buses which are currently operating on Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. and other East-West streets to see how much time is saved over a regular bus operating on these already clogged streets. The other major advantage of the Orange Line was that it terminated at the Red Line subway terminal. We need to stop the NIMBYs now. - Anthony Dolce dol·ce Music adv. & adj. In a gentle and sweet manner. Used chiefly as a direction. [From Italian, sweet, from Latin dulcis.] Adv. 1. Van Nuys It's a train In case no one clued COST spokeswoman Diana Lipari in, Southern Pacific freight trains previously traveled this route. Did her research produce evidence that buses are more ``dangerous'' than trains? It is possible that she does not know what train tracks look like. - Mindy Tennen Valley Village Project reeks I have objected to the busway from the beginning. Although I do not live in the Valley, I pay taxes in California and consider the busway to be the least cost-effective way of achieving the objectives for which it was designed. The addition of a rapid bus on East-West Boulevards, such as Victory, could accomplish the same ends at a tenth of the cost. The bus riders most in need of this service live north of the busway and will be denied easy access to it. This project reeks of pork-barrel politics. - Bill Robins Los Angeles Open primaries Re ``Political parties resort to fear on Prop. 62'' (Viewpoint, Aug. 8): This is a solution in search of a problem. Open primaries will essentially disenfranchise dis·en·fran·chise tr.v. dis·en·fran·chised, dis·en·fran·chis·ing, dis·en·fran·chis·es To disfranchise. dis those of us who take the time to form opinions and philosophies and align ourselves within parties, in favor of some ill- defined, amorphous mass who want to vote for the least objectionable candidate, supposedly with the goal of increasing voter turnout. That's a big supposition, to begin with, with nothing to back it up. Further, I'm not sure increasing the turnout of ill-informed voters who don't make the time or effort to learn about issues is such a great thing. The upcoming L.A. mayoral election is a good example of the probable outcome: five liberal Democrats running for the office, without a Republican in sight. No thanks. - Brian Baker Saugus Changing your mind So what's the big deal about Sen. John Kerry's ``flip-flopping?'' How many times has everyone reading this newspaper made a decision, only to realize later that it was a mistake and changed their mind? As an independent, I personally will take a flip-flopper any day over someone who makes a wrong decision and stubbornly sticks to it. - Jack Wollard Sunland Moral relativism The philosophized notion that right and wrong are not absolute values, but are personalized according to the individual and his or her circumstances or cultural orientation. It can be used positively to effect change in the law (e.g. Re ``Moral relativism at America's peril'' (Viewpoint, Aug. 8): I don't totally disagree with Richard, but if he thinks the alternative to ``morality from experience'' is for us to learn morality from moral instruction, or preaching, or words from on high, he needs to think about priests who abuse young boys, presidents we see attending church one day and being impeached or caught with mistresses the next, a cabinet member who espouses morality based on religious ethics yet is addicted to gambling, religious zealots Zealots (zĕl`əts), Jewish faction traced back to the revolt of the Maccabees (2d cent. B.C.). The name was first recorded by the Jewish historian Josephus as a designation for the Jewish resistance fighters of the war of A.D. 66–73. who kill in the name of their ``good book,'' the supposedly God-fearing oil and medical and other industry executives who have callously ripped us off and laughed all the way to the bank. Experience alone doesn't make us better, nor does religion, tradition, psychotherapy, drugs, incarceration Confinement in a jail or prison; imprisonment. Police officers and other law enforcement officers are authorized by federal, state, and local lawmakers to arrest and confine persons suspected of crimes. The judicial system is authorized to confine persons convicted of crimes. or anything else we've so far come across. Mankind has a problem with ``proper behavior.'' We don't all agree what it is. - Hal Rothberg Calabasas Swallowing the lies Re ``Heinz Kerry, Cheney may need bar of soap'' (Their Opinions, Aug. 10): Claims of bipartisanship are made by columnist David Grimes, however, if he discusses the national election in the same breath as he includes a sharp ``misrepresent mis·rep·re·sent tr.v. mis·rep·re·sent·ed, mis·rep·re·sent·ing, mis·rep·re·sents 1. To give an incorrect or misleading representation of. 2. details of his military career,'' he seems to be swallowing the lies from the Bushites who are buying air time to cast doubts on the life-saving heroism of Sen. John Kerry. I am a life-long Republican whose party has been unprecedentedly disgraced by disregard for the truth by a man who campaigned for election repeatedly inferring that he had more ``integrity.'' - John Thomson North Hollywood Arnold and education Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, in his latest move, is doing more to dismantle our system of education than one could even imagine. In his just-released California Performance Review, he is once again proposing drastic changes in our system of education that would delay the start of kindergarten for our youngest citizens. He is also advocating the repeal of SB 1419, which would threaten workers' rights, and give the governor almost complete control over education instead of the in-place elected officials. In-place labor agreements would be null and void, as would the prevailing wage laws if this succeeds. The privacy of student records could also be threatened. It appears to me that Schwarzenegger is trying to make this state another right to work state and get rid of the unions. - Carolyn Whitehead Canyon Country |
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