PUBLIC FORUM.Sticky fingers sticky fingers pl.n. Informal A tendency to steal. stick  y-fin ? Re: "Trial of ex-PR execs starts" (April 4): If the 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 firm of Fleishman-Hillard were to create a Customer Hall of Fame, I wonder how many of our dedicated city employees would be listed. I also would be interested if the scandal might filter out those involved with sticky fingers, other than the principals already designated for legal attention. Maybe the 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 (Department of Waste & Pretense) subsidized choir could give a concert to raise funds for the legal defense of those involved in this humiliating hu·mil·i·ate tr.v. hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing, hu·mil·i·ates To lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of. See Synonyms at degrade. fiasco. - Hal Singer Hal Singer (b. Harold Joseph Singer, 8 October 1919, Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American R&B and jazz bandleader and saxophonist. He studied violin as a child, but as a teenager switched to clarinet and then tenor saxophone, which became his instrument of choice. Granada Hills Welfare programs Re: "$12 billion for L.A.'s homeless?" (April 6): Very interesting article. One could almost replace the word homeless person An individual who lacks housing, including one whose primary residence during the night is a supervised public or private facility that provides temporary living accommodations; an individual who is a resident in transitional housing; or an individual who has as a primary residence a with "undocumented worker" and come up with almost the same results. And, of course, no one appeared to mention that this overbloated, political feel-good, taxpayer funded program, like our other welfare programs in the past, just might draw another one or two persons from other states. - Don Segien Canoga Park Taking care of me Re: "$12 billion for L.A.'s homeless?" (April 6): Well, after reading that article, I'm considering quitting my job, defaulting on all of my bills, taking whatever money I have and heading for the streets so someone else can take care of me. Sounds like a pretty sweet deal, because running my own business and being responsible for my own life is hard. Yup, I left home when I was in my early 20s and with blood, sweat and tears worked my way forward to where I am today. Little did I know that I was wasting my time and that there was an entire state, and all of its taxpayers, just waiting there to take care of me. Hmmm ... What should I teach my daughter? - Mark Ditko Sylmar Broken oaths Re: "Libby said Bush OK'd leaks" (April 7): The president and vice president of the United States Noun 1. Vice President of the United States - the vice president of the United States who presides over the United States Senate V.P., vice president - an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain of America declassified de·clas·si·fy tr.v. de·clas·si·fied, de·clas·si·fy·ing, de·clas·si·fies To remove official security classification from (a document). de·clas and distributed sensitive intelligence for the sole purpose of causing personal damage to a single American citizen. If this isn't abuse of power, what is? These two individuals have broken their oath - pledged while laying their hands on the Bible - to uphold the Constitution. There can be no alternative for Congress but to eject them from their office. Let's hope our representatives have the fortitude to do their sworn duty. - Sharon Graham Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. Bush's legacy Re: "Libby said Bush OK'd leaks" (April 7): Lies, lies, lies. Five years of them so far, one right after the other. The old saw really applies to Bush: How can you tell when he's lying? ... His lips are moving. I regret not having invested in asbestos pants when I had the chance. Bush (and the rest of his cronies) must buy them by the truckload. - Eddie Johnson Panorama City Taking responsibility As humans, we all make mistakes. I have always felt that a real man would own up to mistakes made and learn how not to repeat them in future decisions. Now our nation has to deal with the departure of an apparently crooked Tom DeLay, who blames liberal Democrats for his downfall. Never mind the possibility of legal evidence of wrongdoing wrong·do·er n. One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically. wrong do and lack of political ethics. This reminds me of the role Republicans and Ken Starr played in trying to bring down then-President Bill Clinton for his affair with a White House intern. Do you blame those involved or do you blame the witch hunt? If one does no wrong, then one most likely will not be the subject of legal action or public scrutiny. With DeLay's departure from Congress, I say good riddance to bad rubbish. - Kyle Laurent Newhall Looking within Re: "Ideology too often triumphs over fact" (Their Opinions, April 6): One of the leading ideologues of our day, Thomas Sowell, a mouthpiece for the right wing in America, has the temerity te·mer·i·ty n. Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness. [Middle English temerite, from Old French, from Latin temerit to decry de·cry tr.v. de·cried, de·cry·ing, de·cries 1. To condemn openly. 2. To depreciate (currency, for example) by official proclamation or by rumor. "ideology." For someone who defends this administration's war and the handling of it makes my stomach turn. Who defends every move the administration makes, whether on global warming or environmental pollution? Who feels that a minimum wage is an insult to his conservative side? I do wish to quote him though: "People who have made up their minds and don't want to be confused with the facts are a danger to society." A self-description if I ever heard one. - Albert Cohen Sherman Oaks Katie Couric Re: "It's the night shift for Katie Couric on rival network" (April 6): It's a sad commentary on our times when a venerable news organization such as CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. chooses for its nightly anchor a "TV personality" instead of a journalist. Katie Couric is certainly bright and engaging, but does she compare with an Edward R. Murrow Noun 1. Edward R. Murrow - United States broadcast journalist remembered for his reports from London during World War II (1908-1965) Edward Roscoe Murrow, Murrow , a Walter Cronkite or a Dan Rather? Do you see her taking on a McCarthy, being considered a possible presidential candidate or reporting from an active war zone? Do you prefer your brain surgery performed by an ugly surgeon or a handsome actor? - Hal Rothberg Calabasas Successive waves Re: "A chance to build on rallies" (Their Opinions, April 5): It is ironic that the authors chose to mention poverty in their opinion, because illegal immigrants are responsible for the lack of decent wages in the jobs they perform. Until the border is sealed and only legal immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. is allowed, every immigrant performing "jobs that citizens won't do" who becomes a citizen will lose his or her job - because a new wave of illegal immigrants will take that job, for a lower wage. Civil rights? Illegal immigrants may have civil rights in their home country, but not here. Citizens have civil rights. - John S. Green Northridge Last considered Re: "A chance to build on rallies" (Their Opinions, April 5): So Gilda L. Ochoa and Enrique C. Ochoa want a cross-racial/-ethnic alliance to make a just nation for all. A good idea, except for one thing: For as long as I remember, these alliances' concerns leave out one group - poor whites - who according to the 2002 Census are 67.9 percent of this nation's poor. Now there is a chance that these will include this group in their alliance. However, that chance is slim to none at all. Oh, and slim just left town. - Brandon Brooks Sherman Oaks History of gas Gasoline through the ages: Roosevelt ..... 10 cents a gallon. Truman ........ 12 cents a gallon. Kennedy ....... 27 cents a gallon. Carter .............90 cents a gallon. Clinton .... $1.29 a gallon. Bush .........$3.50 a gallon. And not a word said. - Art Sands Tarzana Utility bill charges The city of Los Angeles
The Department of Water and Power bills are for two months' service. Breaking it down, minus the sewer charge and taxes, we are supplied water and electricity for about $5 a month more than the gas company charges for its services. More than one-third of our total DWP bill is for L.A municipal services. - Ruth Lockwood Granada Hills Be proud, but ... Re: "American first" (Your Opinions, April 2): We all should be proud of our heritage, but we should remember we are American first. I am an American of Irish descent; I am not an Irish-American. - Bill Reedy reed·y adj. reed·i·er, reed·i·est 1. Full of reeds. 2. Made of reeds. 3. Resembling a reed, especially in being thin or fragile: Burbank |
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