PUBLIC FORUM WHINING CHIEFS.Re ``Parks' plea'' (April 17): OK, Bernie had his time in front of the City Council so he could cry because he has found out he is no longer wanted or needed. Now, when is he going to go away? If he had fired a street cop Street Cop is a Nintendo game, using the Power Pad, in which the character uses his billy club to apprehend criminals. The player has to step on the buttons corresponding to each of the cop's actions, such as moving, jumping and clubbing. , the cop would be gone. This is two whining chiefs in a row ... perhaps there should be amendments to the rules regarding the selection process for chief of police: No whining - when you're done, you're done. When you are not selected for renewal - go away. No financial ``deals'' a la Willie from Philly. No statistical juggling allowed to plead your case. And, sign a statement that morale is your problem. Does anyone have Mark Kroeker's number? - Dennis D. Hawthorne Canyon Country Wasting money again I was infuriated in·fu·ri·ate tr.v. in·fu·ri·at·ed, in·fu·ri·at·ing, in·fu·ri·ates To make furious; enrage. adj. Archaic Furious. by the news that the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. had already spent $1.2 million on a building that is empty and never been in use from the time it was rented. First Belmont and now this empty building. How much more money will be wasted by this organization before someone takes control of its actions? I made several calls to find out who monitors the expenditures of this group, only to find out that there are no overseers for their use of the money. Our children are the victims of this waste and lack of ability to handle funds wisely. Something must be done to curtail the inability of the LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) to make proper financial decisions and an overseer chosen to see that the money be used wisely for the purpose it was voted upon. - Ruth Scheck Sherman Oaks Not too late Palestinians kill innocent Israelis. The Israelis have occupied their land for 35 years. Who is right or wrong? All we see is killing from both sides. Leadership is what's lacking. Mahatma mahatma (məhăt`mə, –hät`–) [Sanskrit,=great-souled], honorific title used in India among Hindus for a person of superior holiness. Mohandas Gandhi is the best-known figure to whom the title was applied. Gandhi gained freedom and independence from England with years of nonviolent struggle and civil disobedience civil disobedience, refusal to obey a law or follow a policy believed to be unjust. Practitioners of civil disobediance basing their actions on moral right and usually employ the nonviolent technique of passive resistance in order to bring wider attention to the . His guiding lights were two Americans: Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau - they espoused nonviolent civil disobedience as an effective means of political change as did Martin Luther King Jr. and Vietnam War Vietnam War, conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam. protesters in America. Perhaps if nonviolent means were considered by either or both sides in this conflict, it could be resolved in time. Is it too late? No. The question is when will nonviolent pursuits begin, because the killing has failed. Let us pray for leadership. - James K. Fenwick 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. Israel has the right Mehran Kamrava conveniently claims that Yasser Arafat cannot stop suicide bombings and therefore implies that Israel ought to stop the retaliation to effectively end the cycle of violence (``Tanks won't bring Israel lasting peace,'' Opinion, April 12). This is an extremely one-sided view. If Israel does not retaliate against attacks on its civilians, the message sent is that terrorism is acceptable and merits no retribution. It has long been understood that perpetrators of crime deserve to be punished. Why, in this case, should murder go unpunished unpunished Adjective without suffering or resulting in a penalty: the guilty must not go unpunished, such crimes should not remain unpunished Adj. 1. ? Israel has the right - indeed, the responsibility - to defend itself and its citizens. - Aaron Levinson Interim regional director Anti-Defamation League Anti-Defamation League B’nai B’rith organization which fights anti-Semitism. [Am. Hist.: Wigoder, 33] See : Anti-Semitism Easy does it The Pentagon is now seriously considering a plan for this country to immediately involve itself in a massive military assault on Iraq. The thinking is that it ``would involve only a small mobile task force.'' This, in turn would trigger a massive revolt by all segments of Saddam Hussein's subjects, his army, and the Kurds to the north (currently protected by the U.S. air umbrella). The operation would be easy. Let's roll The catchphrase "let's roll" has been used extensively as a term to move and start an activity, attack, mission or project. For a period of time after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the phrase in the United States came to symbolize heroism and initiative in a tough situation. our time frame back to 1962 and the Cuban missile crisis Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, major cold war confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. After the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the USSR increased its support of Fidel Castro's Cuban regime, and in the summer of 1962, Nikita Khrushchev secretly decided to . Remember the assurances that our CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). gave the then newly elected president, 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 , that once our Cuban exiles stormed the shores of the Bay of Pigs The Bay of Pigs (Spanish: Bahía de Cochinos, also known as Playa Girón) is an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones on the south coast of Cuba. , Fidel Castro Noun 1. Fidel Castro - Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927) Castro, Fidel Castro Ruz and his supporters would collapse just like the witch in ``Wizard of Oz''? Now this country also has a new and inexperienced president. Is he familiar with the Bay of Pigs? I sincerely hope so. - Louis Robins Van Nuys 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 perspective Re ``Educational field trips'' (Public Forum, April 8): I'm so glad that the Daily News has printed David H. Wiggs' (general manager, Department of Water and Power) side of the story. I worked in the John Ferraro Building (then known as the General Office Building) for more than 27 years as an electrical draftsman. I and other draftsmen would sometimes work on a Saturday (at no salary) to get a job done for the rate payers of the city. I'll bet (City Controller) Laura Chick never heard that before. Incidentally, I never attended a ``party.'' - Tarleton X. Garton Glendale Police Commission Your April 12 editorial ``Opening up L.A.'' is grossly unfair and inaccurate. The city attorney never advised the Board of Police Commissioners to open up its interviews with Chief Bernard Parks and we at no time misled the public. The board asked the city attorney whether members could ask questions of the chief, in a public hearing, relative to ongoing investigations, both criminal and administrative, promotions and evaluations, that would name other members of the department. The city attorney responded that we could not as these other members, by state law, are entitled to privacy. This response led the board to make the decision to hold the job interview in private. Having a public hearing where the chief would make a presentation and the board would not be able to ask penetrating questions relative to personnel matters would amount to a one-sided presentation. If the Daily News wishes these matters to be heard in public, sponsor legislation to change the law. Don't print accusations against the board members, who are following the law to the letter. - Joseph A. Gunn Executive director Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners Hurtful remark As a sister of two Catholic priests, and a parishioner of a highly respected priest, I took offense to Louis Thompson's remark about notifying the public when a priest moves to the neighborhood (Public Forum, April 14). If the media publicized reports of sexual abuse by members of other professions, such as teachers or day care workers, would Thompson also wonder whether ``Megan's Law'' should include all members of those professions, or does his sarcasm extend only to Catholic priests? Remarks like this are hurtful to Catholics and to the many fine Catholic priests who do so much good in our parishes and in our communities. Please don't attack all priests because of the few who have fallen into sin. - Sheila Strain Simi Valley Happy with Cardenas Re ``No more Cardenas'' (Public Forum, April 15): How quickly they forget. As chairman of the budget committee, Assemblyman Tony Cardenas was instrumental in bringing hundreds of thousands of dollars back to 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. . When Mission College was at risk of losing tens of thousands of dollars because of bad management, Cardenas supported legislation to restore the funding. When Valley youths were at risk because diversion and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services didn't exist, Cardenas sponsored AB 1913 to provide critically needed programs. As a community leader and director of social service programs, I have often been impressed by Cardenas. He and his staff have always identified those in the community who are making a difference in quality-of-life issues and done everything to support them. - Dennis O'Sullivan Sherman Oaks True name The only appropriate name for the Valley if separated from Los Angeles would be ``Less Angeles.'' - Richard D. Guyer Van Nuys |
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