PUBLIC FORUM.Up in smoke Re ``Woman's tobacco judgment upheld'' (March 22): Sixteen million dollars for ignoring all the warnings and publicity, smoking anyway and contracting cancer. Whatever happened to the idea of being responsible for one's own actions? - Don Gately Valencia Keep them separate Re ``Shame on America'' (Your Opinions, March 23): Jacalyn Williams, who writes that ``we wouldn't do this to a dog,'' is sorely mistaken. Every day at animal shelters around the nation, animals are put to sleep. If a horse breaks a leg, it is humanely destroyed. We all have our different views regarding Terri Schiavo Theresa Marie "Terri" Schiavo (December 3, 1963 – March 31, 2005), from St. Petersburg, Florida, United States was a woman who suffered brain damage and became dependent on a feeding tube. . But, if this tragedy occurred 100 years ago, would we even have had this discussion? We have found many ways to prolong life through medical advances, and yet there are those with religious views who oppose even blood transfusions. Religious views and medical advances are two different subjects. Let's keep them in proper context. - Kenneth Montsinger Reseda It's inhumane in·hu·mane adj. Lacking pity or compassion. in  hu·mane ly adv.
I am personally against starving dogs, cats and humans. Why should we waive the death penalty for 17-year-old murderers, yet starve to death someone who is not brain-dead but disabled? - Ray Vincent Chatsworth Not news Re ``Black leaders rail over shooting probe'' (March 23): The quote from the Rev. William J. Johnson, pastor of Calvary CME CME See: Chicago Mercantile Exchange CME See Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Church in Pasadena, calling the officer who shot young car thief and would-be escapee escapee A popular term for older relatives of those at risk for Huntington's disease, who didn't develop the disease. See Huntington's disease. Devin Brown Devin Brown (born December 30, 1978 in Salt Lake City, Utah[1]) is an American National Basketball Association player currently with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brown was raised in San Antonio, Texas. ``a murderer,'' is one of the most stupid things the Daily News has put in print. The news is one thing, but to print ignorant and activist rantings is just as ignorant. It only adds credibility to knee-jerk, false and emotional assessments of police conduct that cause the unknowing and undisciplined in some cases to riot. - Richard M. Holbrook Sylmar 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. answers It looks like the so-called leaders in South Los Angeles South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central Los Angeles, and is still sometimes called South Central. are starting in again about the shooting of that 13-year-old car thief who, when pulled over by the police for speeding, tried to use the stolen car as a ram to injure officers. Now, if these pastors are looking for answers, why don't they ask Devin Brown's mother why her son was joyriding at 4 a.m. with a buddy in a stolen car? - Benjamin Laufer Van Nuys We vote, too No one is asking me whom I will endorse of the two running for mayor of 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. . Why don't the candidates come to Pacoima or Mission Hills or even Panorama City? Apparently they don't like coming to the low-rent district. But we are citizens, too. We vote, and we want to know what they are going to do for us, not just the other side of the Valley where all the big money is. - Joe Pinoy Lozano Mission Hills Unions v. corporations Re ``Union dues may fuel fight against Arnold'' (March 20): It's very interesting that unions believe the money they spend lobbying and fighting for their interests is somehow different from the money corporations spend fighting for their interests. Unions are, in essence, composed of many individuals who look to their leaders to represent their interests. The same can be said of corporations. The difference, as far as I can detect, is that union dues are mandatory, while membership in corporations is voluntary. Contributions by corporations are regulated and open, while unions can spend however much they wish without oversight. Hmm, maybe someone should look into where all those millions in union dues end up. - Edith Hoffmann Northridge Permanent protest Re ``Protesters march on Hollywood'' (March 20): What would these protesters we see out in the streets in the major cities across the country do if there were no Iraq war Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars. Iraq War or Second Persian Gulf War Brief conflict in 2003 between Iraq and a combined force of troops largely from the U.S. and Great Britain; and a subsequent U.S. ? Their faces are very familiar. It appears they migrate from protest to protest. Many are left over from the 1960s, hardly able to hold up their signs. Professional protesting must be a lucrative business, especially here in the USA. It doesn't matter what the issue is, just as long as it is anti-establishment, anti-right wing. Whether the radical left is on the right side of the argument has nothing to do with anything. Just grab that sign, baby, and start protesting. - L.A. Calabro Northridge All distractions Every day, the news is more and more depressing. Of course, there is no real news - only Michael Jackson Noun 1. Michael Jackson - United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958) Michael Joe Jackson, Jackson , Robert Blake Robert Blake may be:
Scott Lee Peterson (born 24 October, 1972) is a former fertilizer salesman convicted of the murder of his wife Laci and unborn son Conner Peterson. , the latest kidnapped/murdered little white girl and the human vegetable being used as a political football. All brilliant distractions while Congress covers up how a fake journalist/man whore got into the White House press corps, pushes through evil legislation to kill what's left of the middle class and continues this sham of a war. Shame on the media for not doing their job and shame on all of us for not paying attention Noun 1. paying attention - paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" attentiveness, heed, regard ! - Ann Johnson Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Emperor George Legends say that Emperor Nero fiddled while Rome burned. What will future legends say about President George W. Bush? Here's one speculation: He flies around the country - at taxpayers' expense - preaching his messianic dream of ``saving'' Social Security and forcing the Muslim nations of the Middle East to become democratic when they seem to prefer authoritarian rule. He intensifies his preaching as American jobs go overseas, illegal immigrants flood across our borders, hooligans murder innocent people in our streets and, around the world, flames of hatred rage against us. What will historians say? Who knows? It depends on who writes the history. One thing is for sure: People who 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. history are forced to relive it. - Hal Geer Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. Cats and kids Re ``Big cats face danger, death from poisons'' (March 22): Why is Assemblywoman Fran Pavely working to back legislation for the mountain lions and, along with so many Assembly members, ignoring child-safety issues? Apparently our children's issues are not as profitable for politicians and often are ignored. - Terry Recchia Woodland Hills Time for a new drug Re ``Bonds may sit it out'' (March 23): Barry Bonds Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 in Riverside, California) is a left fielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds, the godson of Hall of Famer Willie Mays, and a distant cousin of Hall of Famer Reggie says he's tired. The answer to this problem is obvious. It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to change your drugs, Barry. Maybe a few uppers will cheer you. Or some cocaine from former baseballers like Steve Howe, Darryl Strawberry and others will make you feel like playing. Or perhaps simply some crackers and cheese for your whine. Bonds continues to set some incredibly dubious examples for our kids; yet he doesn't get why the public and media dislike him. Frankly, I hope he never sets foot on a baseball diamond again. Will the media continue to pursue him if he doesn't? I hope not. I've seen enough of his act. - Udo Freund Palmdale More than laptops Re ``Riding laptops to work'' (Their Opinions, March 23): Ted Balaker proposes the expansion of telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. as a partial solution to Los Angeles' traffic problems. Nothing wrong with expanding the concept, which will keep some cars out of the daily commute. However, Balaker tips his hand in the sentence, ``Instead of throwing more taxpayer money at failed transit projects, (mayoral candidates) should encourage businesses to embrace telecommuting.'' This is an anti-government-spending article. The truth of the matter is that we need to continue to build alternative transportation systems. Telecommuting is not possible for most working situations. Why not say that? Because the real purpose of the article is to form attitudes against government spending on basic infrastructure, to oppose taxes. Let's hope that more businesses expand telecommuting - and that we don't ignore the need for more and better public transportation and roadways. - Alan H. Simon Sherman Oaks |
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