PUBLIC FORUM SEND US A CANDIDATE.Re ``Firefighters endorse Hahn re-election'' (March 31): According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Daily News, the Firefighters Union president, Pat McOsker, said the union's endorsement of Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California for a second term had no connection to Hahn's support for the 9 percent raise approved by the City Council in January. ``We appreciate Jim Hahn's support of the contract, but this is not about the contract. This is about service improvements.'' I remind you that when a union head says that some union action - strike, endorsement, support, etc. - is not about the money, it is always about the money. Oh, Lord, please find some liberal candidate to run against Jimmy, so I can vote for him. The Republicans or Libertarians in this city don't stand a chance, and Hahn is surely not worth voting for. - Max C. Yost Northridge Quid pro quo [Latin, What for what or Something for something.] The mutual consideration that passes between two parties to a contractual agreement, thereby rendering the agreement valid and binding. In your March 31 article you tell us that the L.A. City Fire Department workers have endorsed Major James Hahn. What does that mean to the rest of us? Oh, I get it now. The city has just given firefighters a 9 percent raise. - Kenneth Johnson
Kenneth Johnson (born 26 October 1942) is an American screenwriter, producer and director best known as the creator of the series V and The Incredible Hulk. Tujunga Controlling gas costs Re ``State suffers pump pains'' (April 1): The so-called experts are saying that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), multinational organization (est. 1960, formally constituted 1961) that coordinates petroleum policies and economic aid among oil-producing nations. or OPEC OPEC: see Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. OPEC in full Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Multinational organization established in 1960 to coordinate the petroleum production and export policies of its is cutting oil production, and fuel prices are going through the roof. Phooey phoo·ey interj. Used to express disgust, disbelief, or contempt. phooey interj Informal an exclamation of scorn or contempt [probably variant of phew] ! Time for some good old American ingenuity and resolve. Time to cut consumption. Pick at least two days of the week for alternate means of travel or abstention ABSTENTION, French law. This is the tacit renunciation by an heir of a succession Merl. Rep. h.t. from vehicle travel. Do it for just 30 days. Stand back and watch the gas prices go down as fast as they went up. For a real thrill, extend this practice to 60 days. - Jim Emanuel Burbank Gas and car prices Re ``State suffers pump pain'' (April 1): When I was a kid in the 1960s, my father bought a full-size Pontiac for about $2,500. A comparable car today costs about $25,000. That's 10 times as much. He filled the car with gas for 32 cents a gallon. Does that mean the price of gas should be $3.20 today? - William S. Tracy Burbank Not afraid of dark Re ``Cardenas proposes using DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection funds to light streets'' (March 31): Those leaders who purport to know what is best for our community are in the dark about streetlights. As residents of a high-crime enclave in central Van Nuys, we assure you that dark streets do not frighten us. Rather, what worries us are our neighborhood narco-entrepreneurs who conduct their business in broad daylight, brazenly, on the boulevard. Boutique narcos and organized criminals, as well as their associates, advocates and apologists, control our good community. More streetlights and millions of more dollars dedicated to visual enhancements are mere cosmetic remedies for a serious dysfunctional condition in Van Nuys. We do not fear the dark. What a pity that our leaders fear the truth. - Maria Scherzer Van Nuys Government regulations Re ``Teens' job prospects bleakest in decades'' (March 26): No one in the article mentioned what I feel are the major factors in the lack of jobs for teens: state and federal government regulations, whether through the artificial raising of the bottom entry-level pay rate - minimum wage or ``living'' wage - or through labor regulations and restrictions on employers. When I worked at the Hollywood Bowl The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheatre at 2301 North Highland Avenue in Hollywood, California, USA, that is used primarily for music performances. The "bowl" in this context is the natural cavity in the earth into which the amphitheater is built, rather than the shape of the in the '70s, almost all of the ushers were either teachers or teenagers looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a summer job. In the early '90s the bowl operators got hit with fines for labor violations - mainly for having teens under 16 working more than three hours a day or working past 9 p.m. For the bowl operators, it was much easier to stop hiring anyone under 18, or at least it discouraged hiring anyone under 18. - Keith Gurian Granada Hills Partial pollution solution Re ``Nonstop pollution solution'' (March 27): I hope the Bureau of Automotive Repair, in its latest quest to reduce air pollution and monitor tailpipe tail·pipe n. The pipe through which exhaust gases from an engine are discharged. Also called exhaust pipe. tailpipe Noun a pipe from which exhaust gases are discharged, esp. emissions, will also take notice of various commercial vehicles - i.e., trucks, school buses, etc. Often I, and I'm sure many others, have seen excessive black exhaust pouring from these types of vehicles. The ``selective'' persecution, however, appears to be upon the drivers who depend on their personal vehicles for numerous life-sustaining necessities. Haven't these drivers already been put through enough pollution-compliance procedures? Apparently not. - Celeste Celeste is a woman's first name. Celeste may also refer to: in Music
Northridge True Catholics Re ``A question of faith'' (March 28): I object to the article's insinuations that Catholicism lacks moral teaching and ethics. True Catholics see the contradiction in going to Mass, then indulging in pot and beer with a gang. Furthermore, the Catholic Church does help people develop a personal relationship with God. We should not change our centuries-old tradition of liturgy focused on the Blessed Trinity to satisfy people who prefer emotionalism and spectacle. The liturgy is relevant; it uplifts and instructs. People who need other counseling or assistance can always contact a priest or other minister after Mass. - Valerie Giggie Lancaster What's new Re ``A question of faith'' (March 28): I find your choice of a front-page article inappropriate. Whether Henry Avalos went to church and found God is not front-page news. Many people find and lose him every day. - Ronald B. Adler Chatsworth Wit twit The biographical blurb blurb n. A brief publicity notice, as on a book jacket. [Coined by Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), American humorist.] blurb v. at the end of his column in Wednesday's paper (``One in the highest office needs sense of humor'') indicates Steve Young is an award-winning TV writer. I'm wondering what the awards were for; they certainly couldn't have been for humor or comedy. One needs wit to write effective political satire. Unfortunately, Young seems to be only half-equipped. - Brian Baker Saugus Lip service I have to laugh every time I read or hear Chief Bill Bratton or Councilman Dennis Zine tell us how they want to make our streets safer. About 14 years ago, our neighborhood started a Neighborhood Watch program, in part to get something done about an unsafe driver, then 16 years old, in our neighborhood. Fourteen years later, this person is still speeding up and down our street. Several of us have been up and down the ladder of officialdom several times, only to receive nothing but lip service. It is just a matter of time till something tragic happens, but no one seems to care. Yes, Zine and Bratton, we would like safer streets in our neighborhood, too, but we can't get anyone to do anything about our neighbor. - Jane McKinsey Canoga Park A republic To all the ignoramuses who continue to falsely claim that Bush ``stole'' the election: Forget total national popular vote. This country is a republic, not a democracy. Harry S. Truman For other persons named Harry Truman, see Harry Truman (disambiguation). Harry S. Truman (May 8 1884 – December 26 1972) was the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953); as vice president, he succeeded to the office upon the death of Franklin D. got 49.5 percent of the total popular vote - and won. John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in received 49.7 percent in 1960 - and won. Nixon received 43.4 percent - and won. In 1992, Clinton received 43 percent - and won. In 1996, Clinton received 49 percent - and won. In 2000, George W. Bush received 47.8 percent - and won. Bush got more of the popular vote than Clinton did in 1996. Neither the Electoral College electoral college, in U.S. government, the body of electors that chooses the president and vice president. The Constitution, in Article 2, Section 1, provides: "Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, nor the political-campaigns system relates to total popular vote. - Preston Ritter rit·ter n. pl. ritter A knight. [German, from Middle High German riter, from Middle Dutch ridder, from r Canyon Country |
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