PUBLIC FORUM YOUNG AND DUMB.Re ``Canoga High protest turns into looting'' (March 6): When I was in high school, I was a blithering blith·er intr.v. blith·ered, blith·er·ing, blith·ers To blather. [Probably blend of blather and dither. , self-centered idiot, just like these foolish kids at Canoga High and elsewhere. My primary goal in life was to meet girls. What makes these kids think that anyone with half a brain should listen to or care what they say about something as serious as a war and foreign policy in general? The ``adult'' organizers should be ashamed for encouraging students to ditch classes. Please, teenagers, unless you are willing to put in some serious time studying history, shut up, sit down and learn to read, write and do math. Your freedom to act dumb and be young is protected by the very institutions you so ignorantly protest. - Alan Mudge Palmdale Student responds Re ``Canoga High protest turns into looting'' (March 6): All of us at Canoga are not hoodlums or vandals or thieves. Most of us are good people who care about our community and our world. That's why this march was organized. I am one of the four or five people who organized this march. Don't get me wrong, I'm not defending the actions that maybe 30 out of 500 kids took. I personally know a few of the kids involved, and I believe they deserve every action that is being taken against them. The other 470 of us were out there protesting for peace, and it disgusts me that, out of a 2 1/2-hour protest, those three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. are the three minutes that the community focuses on. Maybe you should start looking at the good in what we did and not the bad. - Kyle Sherman Junior Canoga Park High School Canoga Park High School is a public school located in Canoga Park in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California, USA, within the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is located right across the street from the Topanga Plaza shopping center. Some insight Re ``Principal deplores students' looting'' (March 7): This to me gives some insight (sympathy?), instead of the usual criticism, about what teachers face on a daily basis in trying to reach and teach such individuals. Children who have had a good upbringing - learning right from wrong way before their high school years - would not have behaved in such a manner. The principal of Canoga Park High should not be the one apologizing to the minimart owner. The teenagers themselves, along with their parents, should be apologizing and making restitution In the context of Criminal Law, state programs under which an offender is required, as a condition of his or her sentence, to repay money or donate services to the victim or society; with respect to maritime law, the restoration of articles lost by jettison, done when the . - Lorraine Migliore Northridge Students' best interests Re ``Undoing school reform'' (Editorial, March 6): The people who cared enough to vote have spoken. You claim that the new board members are beholden be·hold·en adj. Owing something, such as gratitude, to another; indebted. [Middle English biholden, past participle of biholden, to observe; see behold. to United Teachers 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. . Wouldn't those candidates who were backed by the Coalition for Kids have been beholden to Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. , Eli Broad Eli Broad (born June 6, 1933) a native of Detroit, Michigan is a Jewish American billionaire who lives in Los Angeles, California. His last name is pronounced as rhyming with road. Broad is well known for his philanthropy and extensive art collection. , etc.? Perhaps the public wants educators to take primary responsibility to improve and dispense education, with the encouragement of the parents. Hopefully, the board as a whole will emulate David Tokofsky and act in the best interest of all the students without bowing to pressures from vested outside parties pushing their own narrow agendas. - Paul Nathanson Northridge Elder-care homes Re ``Neighbors hope to shut down elder-care homes'' (March 9): What's wrong with the Woodland Hills residents? There are two elder-care homes within two blocks of me. Both are quiet and well-maintained, with rarely any traffic. When someone brought up this subject at a Neighborhood Watch meeting, the residents said, who cares? The day-care centers day-care center: see day nursery. in the area create more noise and traffic than the elder-care homes. Property values haven't dropped in my area, and I hardly think these seniors are going to be having loud, boisterous parties or friends who honk their car horns for all to hear. Bob Baker, be careful what you wish for Be Careful What You Wish For is a 2006 novel written by Alexandra Potter. It tells the story of thirty-year-old singleton Heather Hamilton who is constantly wishing for things. . Someday it may be you in an elder-care home. - Mary Lee
Mary Lee (née Walsh) (February 14, 1821 – September 18, 1909) was an Irish-Australian suffragist and social reformer in South Australia. Mary Walsh was born in Ireland. Craft Valley Glen Very suspicious Re ``Senator Boxer: Probe gas spike'' (Business, March 7): So, the big 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, refineries are at it again, with their usual phony, lame excuses for the increase in gas prices - like the availability is down, some refineries have sections closed for ``maintenance,'' etc, etc. Say, aren't we about due for the annual fake oil refinery fire? It usually happens about this time of year, so there is more to blame for higher gas prices. Who's turn is it this year? Somebody must have a leaking tank somewhere. OK, you want to blame it on war jitters jitters 'Butterflies' Psychology An episode of nervousness or anxiety that often precedes a public event; jitters is a type of performance anxiety which may affect actors in a stage production–stage fright or soloist musicians; it may respond to anxiolytics ? Then explain why is gas only higher here? It's $1.55 in Michigan, $1.49 in Ohio and $1.60 in Tennessee. Shouldn't prices be going up nationwide? Huh? Cat got your tongue? - 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 This is wrong Re ``Belmont no crime'' (March 5): This is the understatement of the year. What do you think it does to our taxpaying citizens to hear ``we find no crime'' and ``no one will be prosecuted'' time after time? Someone pays. We do, and because of the Belmont fiasco, the children have clearly paid. People know this is wrong, but nothing is done in the end. - Shirley Thielman Reseda Free expression thereof Re ``Court's 'under God' ban profoundly American'' (Their Opinion, March 3): The First Amendment says ``Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free expression thereof.'' I think we fail to give equal regard to the part that says ``or prohibiting the free expression thereof.'' I don't believe it was our Founding Fathers' intention to take respect for God and his laws from our land, but to restrain government from tyranny. - Eileen Guthrie Arleta At the trough Re ``All these little piggies stick together'' (Their Opinions, March 4): It certainly does show that politicians of all the parties are spending much more than the taxpayers can afford. Someone making $118,000 a year to sit on the Waste Management Board is undoubtedly a complete waste. The problem in the state of California is that there are too many boards, commissions, supervisors, superintendents, etc., with salaries that should be cut in half or even eliminated. - Tom Jebb Camarillo Armed by America Re ``Valid comparison'' (Your Opinion, March 5): Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein (born April 28, 1937, Tikrit, Iraq—died Dec. 30, 2006, Baghdad) President of Iraq (1979–2003). He joined the Ba'th Party in 1957. Following participation in a failed attempt to assassinate Iraqi Pres. was armed by Soviets? This man is confused. Saddam was an American puppet armed by the 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). to oppose Iran - the same way bin Laden was created by the CIA against the Russians in Afghanistan. It was America that sold Saddam chemical weapons. Of course party-guy George W. Bush doesn't know that. - Victoria Iannone West Hills Tearing us apart Although I am a conservative and not a pacifist, I am tired of this Iraq nonsense. We were certainly justified in launching a ground war in '91, but this current attempt is a farce, a sham False; without substance. A sham Pleading is one that is good in form but is so clearly false in fact that it does not raise any genuine issue. . This bum Bush is tearing apart this country and its allies. Gas exceeds $2 a gallon. Jobless rates are spiraling. The economy stinks. A major sell-off on Wall Street is killing American wealth. All for what? How can we pre-emptively attack Iraq and give food aid to North Korea (a real threat)? - Ron Nicoll Glendale And the results? I read with interest a letter by Max Ross (Your Opinion, March 3) regarding his support of the French in their opposition to the United States' possible war with Iraq. Actually, the Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty great symbolic structure in New York harbor. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 284] See : America Statue of Liberty perhaps the most famous monument to independence. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 284] See : Freedom was not given to America for free, as he thinks, and in fact we still owe the French money for it, which they are still trying to collect. Also, look at what ``Bring me your teeming teem 1 v. teemed, teem·ing, teems v.intr. 1. To be full of things; abound or swarm: A drop of water teems with microorganisms. 2. masses'' has wrought. - Doreen Solomon Woodland Hills |
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