PUBLIC FORUM TO INFINITY ...SpaceShipOne, and the team that created it, may very well be known by future historians as the pivotal point that turned our species away from a path of self-destruction to one that takes us to the stars. - Ron Haley Kagel Canyon Economic contributions Re ``Latinos call for boycotts'' (Oct. 6): These proposed boycotts call on all immigrants to engage in economic sanctions Economic sanctions are economic penalties applied by one country (or group of countries) on another for a variety of reasons. Economic sanctions include, but are not limited to, tariffs, trade barriers, import duties, and import or export quotas. . Yet the issue isn't all immigrants but illegal immigrants. Still, I would like to ask those who participate to also boycott or pay for the services they receive, such as free breakfast and lunch for each student at $2.35 per day; food stamps - hundreds of dollars per month; medical services - thousands of dollars worth, especially at county emergency rooms used for the common cold or flu. Only then will we have a true assessment of the ``huge economic contribution by immigrants.'' - Terri Croswhite Sylmar Here's what else Re ``Needless tragedies'' (Your Opinions, Oct. 5): LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Capt. Greg Meyer Greg Meyer is best known for his accomplishments in distance running. Most notably, he is the last American male to win the Boston Marathon. Education He attended Touro Law School for only two semesters. says, ``I'm not sure what else we can do'' other than ``make continuous attempts to educate adults and teenagers of the dangers of street racing.'' Well, captain, what you missed is the blatant, deadly need for local, legal places to race. But instead of such a ``common-sense'' solution to this problem, many of the legal race tracks have been forced to close, furthering this deadly issue. So until there are some additional local, legal places for the thousands of otherwise law-abiding citizens to race, don't expect this practice to stop. - Dave Petterson Sherman Oaks The other side When you read the reports on Samarra and see the pictures of victorious troops, remember that on Iraqi television there are heartbreaking pictures of a dead child being dug out of the rubble of war. - Donald Brown Donald E. Brown is an American professor of anthropology (emeritus). He worked at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is best known for his theoretical work regarding the existence, characteristics and relevance of universals of human nature. Studio City No on O L.A. Chief Legislative Analyst Ron Deaton strikes again! This overpaid o·ver·pay v. o·ver·paid , o·ver·pay·ing, o·ver·pays v.tr. 1. To pay (a party) too much. 2. To pay an amount in excess of (a sum due). v.intr. To pay too much. political official wants us to tax our homes $35 a year for the next 24 years to pay for waterway clean-up. He has ``analyzed'' that the city of L.A. has no money to do this (duh), so he and City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo Rockard John "Rocky" Delgadillo (born July 15 1960) is the current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California. Career
How about we take the extra cost of printing and mailing the ``extra'' unneeded pamphlets these bimbos sent out in seven languages along with a couple years of Deaton's bloated salary, and pay for the cleanup? Vote no on Proposition O. - Jim Rowe Jim Rowe (born 1978) was the 2006 Republican nominee for State Senator in Illinois' 39th against Democratic incumbent Don Harmon but received less than 30% of the vote against Harmon in 2006. On May 15, 2007 he annouced he would challange incumbent Senator Dick Durbin in 2008. Chatsworth Bring back Prop. 187 Still another hospital is in the process of closing. All arrows of information from the state, newspapers, etc., point to the overwhelming use of our public medical services by illegal aliens. They are the benefactors, while the taxpayers pay, and pay, and lose the opportunity to use a convenient emergency hospital. As a taxpaying citizen, I would not want to be rejected, or not have medical emergency help, because of the millions of illegal immigrants in our state. I suggest we taxpaying citizens write and complain to the governor, and ask for Proposition 187, or whatever system it takes, to control our budget and permit legal citizens access to our emergency hospitals and other services. - Charles Dusheck Chatsworth No, we need Bush Re ``We need Kerry'' (Your Opinions, Oct. 6): As a business owner since George W. Bush has been in office, I have seen an expansion of business in California. Meanwhile, America has experienced no further attacks here because Bush is engaging and killing terrorists in Iraq by luring them in from other countries. During World War II, the German generals knew that the war was lost. In a last-ditch effort, they launched the Battle of the Bulge Battle of the Bulge, popular name in World War II for the German counterattack in the Ardennes, Dec., 1944–Jan., 1945. It is also known as the Battle of the Ardennes. On Dec. , hoping the high casualty rate would sway public opinion to force 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. into negotiating for something less than unconditional surrender. I would not be surprised if the terrorist attacks in Iraq continue to escalate even higher in the next few weeks before the election. A famous Italian philosopher and statesman once wrote that it is better to be feared than loved. In this battle against worldwide terrorism, we can't afford to trade our security and sovereignty for French or German affections as John Kerry would have us do. - Eric Dresser Burbank What Kerry could say I read individuals state that they cannot vote for Sen. John Kerry because he, after returning from Vietnam, was an anti-war protester. Well, hooray. He gets my vote if for no other reason but that view. I only wish he'd say more as to just what he'd do if elected president with regard to Iraq. What if he said he would send all troops home his first week in office, telling Iraq that dear Bush and the American people have given billions to them, so farewell. Would that sink him or carry him into the White House? I bet every parent, every wife or husband of those who are already in Iraq, and those who may be going, would surely vote for him. - Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Bertucelli Sherman Oaks Bremer's vital remarks Re ``Kerry seizes Bremer report'' (Oct. 6): L. Paul Bremer's remarks about the lack of troops and the subsequent looting after Iraq's liberation are particularly important. As an Army Reservist re·serv·ist n. A member of a military reserve. reservist Noun a member of a nation's military reserve Noun 1. who served in Iraq and focused on reconstruction, the lack of troops to guard schools, hospitals and nuclear sites was destructive to Iraqi civil society. What has gone largely unreported is the fact that the looting did fit well into the goals of certain policy advisers within the Department of Defense. They saw the looting as an opportunity to accelerate the privatization privatization: see nationalization. privatization Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned of Iraq in order to create a potential gold mine for large corporations in complete violation of Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. and Hague conventions. These skewed skewed curve of a usually unimodal distribution with one tail drawn out more than the other and the median will lie above or below the mean. skewed Epidemiology adjective Referring to an asymmetrical distribution of a population or of data agendas have not only failed miserably, they have endangered my fellow American soldiers. It's time our civilian leadership stepped up to support the troops by listening to the troops, not think tanks and contractors. - Omar Masry Newbury Park Like New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Re ``Miller didn't have permit'' (Oct. 2): The LAPD's anti-terrorism czar (but not a police officer), John Miller, would have boarded a plane at LAX with a concealed pistol had it not been detected. Miller said it was just a mistake. Police Chief William Bratton, who says he won't tolerate corruption, laughed it off, saying it was just a clerical error an error made in copying or writing. See also: Clerical because Miller's permit to carry that weapon hadn't been issued yet. He plans no disciplinary action against Miller. Anybody else would be in custody trying to arrange bail and calling to find an attorney to defend against serious state and federal charges. Not Miller, the chief's crony, who surrendered the pistol, boarded the plane and flew away. I guess Los Angeles and New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. aren't so different after all. - John R. Schlank Granada Hills New justice? Am I crazy, or is something grievously out of whack with a legal system that sends Martha Stewart to prison and sends O.J. Simpson out into society? Perhaps the word ``justice'' has a new meaning. - Carl Arrechea Chatsworth |
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