PUBLIC FORUM STATE OF THE CAMPAIGN.Re ``Bush: Terror fight not over'' (Jan. 21): I listened to Dubya's State of the Union speech and missed the part about halting the weapons of mass destruction Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or in Iraq. Now that we haven't found any, the major premise major premise n. The premise containing the major term in a syllogism. Noun 1. major premise - the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) major premiss is a public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most shift to fighting terrorism. That PR shift isn't going to bring back our dead, though. Let's see Let's See was a Canadian television series broadcast on CBC Television between September 6, 1952 to July 4, 1953. The segment, which had a running time of 15 minutes, was a puppet show with a character named Uncle Chichimus (voice of John Conway), which presented each . ... We have a humongous deficit and we are allocating money to jail rehab programs and faith-based initiatives which may allow our tax dollars to find their way in front of the altar. So the `04 social agenda is based on religious heterosexual abstinence. I guess that sews up the nun vote. - Leigh Datzker Woodland Hills United Democrats
Re ``Kerry wins in Iowa scramble'' (Jan. 20): The unmistakable message from the Iowa caucuses seems to be that the Democratic Party voters are opposed to the debacle in Iraq, opposed to raising taxes for low- and medium-income taxpayers and are not at all worried about NAFTA NAFTA in full North American Free Trade Agreement Trade pact signed by Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 1992, which took effect in 1994. Inspired by the success of the European Community in reducing trade barriers among its members, NAFTA created the world's . It's looking more and more like a united Democratic Party getting ready for the election in November. - Robert Matano Redlands Colonize col·o·nize v. col·o·nized, col·o·niz·ing, col·o·niz·es v.tr. 1. To form or establish a colony or colonies in. 2. To migrate to and settle in; occupy as a colony. 3. the moon Re ``Bring back the penal colonies'' (Viewpoint, Jan. 18): Joseph Honig makes some good points in his editorial advocating a return to the practice of penal colonies, but his history is all wrong. Virginia was never a penal colony - that was Georgia. And it wasn't until after His Majesty's government lost the ability to send undesirables to Georgia that they began sending potential gallows-birds to Botany Bay Botany Bay, inlet, New South Wales, SE Australia, just S of Sydney. It was visited in 1770 by James Cook, who proclaimed British sovereignty over the east coast of Australia. The site of the landing is marked by a monument on Inscription Point. in Australia. But if we really want to get the shut of the dregs dregs Noun, pl 1. solid particles that settle at the bottom of some liquids 2. the dregs the worst or most despised elements: the dregs of colonial society [Old Norse dregg of our criminal class, then we shouldn't think about spoiling a perfectly good tropical atoll atoll: see coral reefs. atoll Coral reef enclosing a lagoon. Atolls consist of ribbons of reef that may not be circular but that are closed shapes, sometimes miles across, around a lagoon that may be 160 ft (50 m) deep or more. . President Bush wants to resume space exploration. We have a ready- made venue for any future penal colonies we might want to establish. - James E. Parten Van Nuys Coddling In cooking, to coddle food is to heat it in water kept just below the boiling point. The eggs added to a Caesar salad should ideally be coddled. However, coddled eggs are not fully cooked and still present a salmonella risk. convicts Re ``Bring back the penal colonies'' (Viewpoint, Jan. 18): Just when I thought all the sensible people had left California I sat down to read Joseph Honig's piece on resurrecting penal colonies for repeat criminals. I install and maintain inmate telephone systems for this country's largest phone company, and I have to tell you that we receive more American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. complaints because ``Bubba'' can't call home, or that his mother was overcharged for the collect call than any other complaint in my 21 years of employment. I am disgusted that my best friend can barely afford to raise her two 8-month-old children in a two-parent household, but these guests of the state I see every day can raise hell when it's too hot, too cold, the TV is broken, the phones don't work or they don't have privacy in the showers. - Anna Wilson Canyon Country Israeli wall Re ``Doesn't encircle'' (Your Opinions, Jan. 19): The idea that walls make good neighbors or protect the inner core of a city, state or country by filtering out probable disruptive elements to its stability is not new: Think China, Troy or the fortified fortified (fôrt  ´fīd),adj containing additives more potent than the principal ingredient. towns of medieval France, to mention a few. It would seem that the duration of the effectiveness of walls as protective devices follows the law of diminishing returns law of diminishing returns n. The tendency for a continuing application of effort or skill toward a particular project or goal to decline in effectiveness after a certain level of result has been achieved. Noun 1. . It is most likely that the wall currently being constructed in Jerusalem to protect the Israelis from terrorists will follow suit after what may well be perceived as an auspicious beginning. - Stephen Pettine Canoga Park Insidious drawing The lowest form of communication is inappropriate, insidious drawing of moral equivalents. Dana Summers' Jan. 20 cartoon (accompanying the ``Hypocrisy won't solve Mideast fuss'' column) is a heinous example of this. The Berlin Wall was built by a totalitarian, ultra-Stalinist society to keep its residents from fleeing to freedom. The wall Israel is constructing is being built by a democratic society to keep terrorists from entering to murder innocent people. How could one possibly draw any kind of moral equivalent between the Berlin Wall and the wall Israel is building? - Rabbi Louis J. Feldman Van Nuys Nothing but peddlers Re ``Lobbyists form association'' (Jan. 8): I read with interest that now ``lobbyists'' have formed an association to represent their interests before city councils and other agencies. I almost fell over laughing. So far as I am concerned, all lobbyists should be totally banned from all political arenas - period. They are nothing but peddlers who are paid ridiculous amounts of money to influence, or more accurately, bribe the various politicians to do what the lobbyists' employers are trying to get them to do. Just think, this might even force those public servants to come down out of their ivory towers and actually get in touch with the people who pay their outrageous salaries, and find out how the voters really feel about the various issues that directly impact them. - Graydon Wayne Canyon Country President's motives The president's moves and motives are predictable and transparent: ``Send men to moon, Mars'' (Jan. 9) translates to politics and profiteering prof·it·eer n. One who makes excessive profits on goods in short supply. intr.v. prof·it·eered, prof·it·eer·ing, prof·it·eers To make excessive profits on goods in short supply. . I'm thinking his name for the Mars' landing site would be ``Rovesville'' and for the moon base ``Haliburton Hamlet.'' Reigniting the flame of President Kennedy's space race is wonderful, but not now and not at the trillion dollars of expense we could more vitally use here on Earth. Hopefully, the president's successors will put the majestic vision of space exploration into better perspective. - Hal Rothberg Calabasas Who is greedy? Who is the greedy one, CEOs or would it be the consumer? We complain about the high unemployment in this country. We use the excuse of big corporations sending work offshore. How about too many undocumented aliens working for a lower salary, thus taking a job away from American workers? Prices increase and salaries lag behind. I am just as much to blame as the guy next door. Why, because I read the paper every day 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. bargains? We all want a better price for our purchases and our greed forces us to buy foreign-made goods because they are the right price. It's a vicious circle A Vicious Circle (1996) is a novel by Amanda Craig which dissects and satirizes contemporary British society. In particular, it describes the world of publishing -- its aspiring young authors, busy agents and opportunist literary critics. . Before you complain, take a look around your house and see how many items are made in the USA. Now, who are the greedy ones? - David Ayling Sherman Oaks Pete Rose saga Here's my take on the Pete Rose mess. First, based on fantastic stats, determination, guts and guile, I think he should be inducted into the Hall of Fame. After all, he did something Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial, Ted Williams and many other ``greats'' failed to do. Also, he wasn't a natural athlete; he was self-taught. Many people don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. that. Second, the ban should continue on his affiliation with baseball in any way. He lied to us for 14 years. If he wants something to do with baseball, let him buy a ticket like the rest of us. - Larry Gaukel Saugus Truth and consequences I had to laugh when I read Pam Taguinot's Jan. 20 letter regarding Pete Rose and her desire to see him inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. She apparently has a hard time understanding that Rose did something that has been deemed illegal by baseball for many decades. Perhaps she should do some research and look up the background of the ``Bet on baseball, banned for life'' rule. Or perhaps she thinks that ``banned for life'' means ``but we'll bend the rules if you come clean 14 years later.'' Yes, we all make mistakes but Pete Rose knew full well the consequences of his actions. - Amy Salisbury Lancaster |
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