PUBLIC FORUM.Be thankful Why the front-page headlines about a ``City Hall sex scandal''? Every day, taxpayers are getting screwed by our government and there's never any mention about it. Granted, there is a difference; the services rendered by our government are certainly not as gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. as those received by former Deputy Mayor Troy Edwards Troy Edwards (born April 7, 1977 in Shreveport, Louisiana), is a professional American football player who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (13th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft. A 5'10", 195 lbs. , and it only cost $130. Will Rogers had it right when he reminded us to ``Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.'' -- Robert L. Rosebrock Brentwood If he knew Re ``Foley's messages being examined'' (Oct. 2): If Speaker of the House Dennis Hastart knew about Rep. Mark Foley's e-mails to the House pages and did not report it to the proper authorities for investigation (and I don't mean the House Ethics Committee ethics committee A multidisciplinary hospital body composed of a broad spectrum of personnel–eg, physicians, nurses, social workers, priests, and others, which addresses the moral and ethical issues within the hospital. See DNR, Institutional review board. ), then shouldn't the speaker be charged with obstructing justice? -- Jean Strauber Encino Dirty politics Re ``Foley's messages being examined'' (Oct. 2): While Rep. Mark Foley's actions are obviously reprehensible rep·re·hen·si·ble adj. Deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy. See Synonyms at blameworthy. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin repreh , to say the least, it is also reprehensible for whoever sat on this information for three years while kids continued to be endangered by this predator. Why take so long to come forward and why does this information show up in the media instead of with the appropriate authorities? Take a look at the timing. Who benefits? The Democrats. This shows two things: They obviously don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. about kids getting hurt by predators when there is a House of Representatives seat to possibly gain. Since they can't compete with the Republicans on issues, they have to stoop to Verb 1. stoop to - make concessions to patronise, patronize, condescend - treat condescendingly dirty politics to hopefully win elections. -- Dana Franck Glendale Hotter, colder ... Re ``The answer? Yes'' (Your Opinions, Oct. 3): All scientists agree that Earth goes through hot and cold cycles. It has been hotter than it is presently and it has been colder. Most agree that we are in a warming cycle, but not everyone agrees that man is the primary cause this time. The data can also be interpreted that the temperature rises, then the carbon dioxide content carbon dioxide content CO2 content Arterial blood gases A measure of the relative blood concentration of CO2, measured using pH electrodes, by enzymes, or based on changes in pH Ref range < age 2–18-28 mmol/L; > 2 yrs–venous increases. Millions of years ago, before man was around, the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere was 20 times higher than it is now. There is no fossil evidence of species extinction during that period. If the government can convince people that they can stop this global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. by imposing more taxes or fees, they will impose them, but it will accomplish little more than providing jobs for bureaucrats. -- Leonard McGinnis Granada Hills Banning Harry Re ``Mom battles Harry Potter'' (Oct. 4): Why is everyone so down on Harry Potter? My God, you'd think that J.K. Rowlings rewrote ``Mein Kampf'' for our generation. It's a fantasy book, people. Get a grip on reality. Learn to be tolerant, not vindictive. Remember (Ray) Bradbury's ``Fahrenheit 451''? All these close-minded nutbars think fantasy books are the keys to brainwashing brainwashing Systematic effort to destroy an individual's former loyalties and beliefs and to substitute loyalty to a new ideology or power. It has been used by religious cults as well as by radical political groups. . So call me a zombie A computer that has been covertly taken over in order to perform some nefarious task. It is estimated that millions of PCs around the world have been compromised and, under the control of a third party, routinely transmit messages unbeknownst to the user. with a creative mind that can appreciate literature, unlike the religious zealots Zealots (zĕl`əts), Jewish faction traced back to the revolt of the Maccabees (2d cent. B.C.). The name was first recorded by the Jewish historian Josephus as a designation for the Jewish resistance fighters of the war of A.D. 66–73. who like to force-feed propaganda down our throats, and have burrs on their butts every time a kid picks up a book and reads. I'm a Methodist, and God's kid, who has a creative mind, and likes using it. -- John C. Weaver Palmdale Bush and traffic Re ``Fundraiser lures president to L.A.'' (Oct. 4): President Bush ties up rush-hour traffic just to go to yet another fundraiser. It just proves that Bush and the Republicans don't care about anybody except their rich corporate pals. -- Mike Kirwan Venice Bratton for governor Wednesday morning, I saw them interview Chief Bratton regarding school safety, who stated that we have too many guns and our government needs to work on the issues here in the USA rather than the rest of the world. I totally agree. We want freedoms, yet we lock our schools; we have homeless people all around, yet we are spending our resources in other countries; we have unemployment, and we outsource our jobs overseas and allow illegals to work here and send their money back to their country and not pay taxes. (They are good workers; what happened to our youths who used to work those jobs? Are the jobs below them?) Our troops are sent overseas for way too long and we need them here. The National Guard is to guard our nation, not another one. -- Betty Jenkins Chatsworth Air travel progress? In 1950, I flew on my first transcontinental flight Transcontinental flight is travelling by air from the Atlantic Ocean coast to the Pacific Ocean coast, or in the reverse. The first transcontinental flight was made by Calbraith Perry Rodgers to win the prize offered by publisher William Randolph Hearst. on board a propeller- driven Lockheed Constellation The Lockheed Constellation, affectionately known as the “Connie”, was a four-engine propeller-driven airliner built by Lockheed between 1943 and 1958 at its Burbank, California, USA, facility. , making one stop for fuel. I have just returned on the same flight out of 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 , same distance, nonstop, coach. With the current delays due to security, parking space shortage and horrendous auto traffic at both ends, coupled with the inefficiency of modern-day airlines, i.e., average baggage handling and flight delays, the door-to-door time period for transcontinental travel has changed very little. Back in 1950, we were served box lunches by pretty stewardesses who worshipped us passengers like gods. After a 50-year experience with hot meals, we have progressed back to box lunches, served by sloppy-looking stewards and stewardesses with attitude problems. Worse yet, they now charge us five bucks for the box lunches. -- Gus Keolanui Woodland Hills Coming calamities Despite Al Gore's ``Inconvenient Truth,'' with dire warnings of a global warming which threatens all mankind, Republican Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma delivered a speech on the Senate floor last week challenging journalists to report accurately on global warming. The skeptical Inhofe explained that some scientific studies have recently shown that the Antarctic is actually getting colder and the ice is growing. Further, a leading member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian: Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к, predicted long-term global cooling
Global cooling in general can refer to a cooling of the Earth. may be on the horizon due to a projected decrease in the sun's output. Apparently scientific studies can be found to support either theory. If you really want to ponder an ``inconvenient truth,'' consider the coming calamities prophesied in the Bible's book of Revelation, Chapters 15 and 16. -- Gary Curtis Van Nuys Time to remember Valley residents should know that Councilman Tony Cardenas Tony Cardenas served in the California State Assembly. In the Assembly, he had the powerful position of chair of the Budget Committee. He is now a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 6th district, which includes parts of the San Fernando Valley. refuses to this very day to involve his office in the support of efforts to reduce Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. noise, curfew violations, air pollution and FAA-designated route violations. He simply will not enter into discussions with residents of his 6th District regarding this matter, and for many months now, e-mails to his office from residents of the community have gone unanswered with phone calls never returned. He has tuned out all complaints regarding the airport operation so as not to offend his airport business interests. No longer can we allow these interests to supersede To obliterate, replace, make void, or useless. Supersede means to take the place of, as by reason of superior worth or right. A recently enacted statute that repeals an older law is said to supersede the prior legislation. those of the residents. -- William P. Mouzis Lake Balboa Coincidence? Do you see what I see? Of course. An election coming up and gas prices going down. It's the same old story. And it happens over and over. The Republicans are in a frenzy. They see their control in Congress fading ... so what can they do about it? Give the public lower gas prices, and when the election is over -- the shaft. Up go the prices. Don't bet that gas prices will stay low. Chances are you'll see a $4 price by January 2007. -- Earl D. Horwitz North Hills |
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