THANK YOU, READERS.KEEPING with our tradition, the Daily News aqain would like to acknowledge and thank our readers who felt strongly enough about events and issues to write us. You have made Your Opinions, our letters to the editor column, one of the liveliest and most contentious parts of the paper. During the past year we tried to publish a cross section of the opinions representing what our readers were saying. At the same time, we attempted to give space to individuals who were addressing offbeat off·beat n. Music An unaccented beat in a measure. adj. Slang Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional: offbeat humor. and unusual subjects and issues. The number of published letter writers remained about the same this year as in 2003, approximately 2,200. You may have noticed that we allow considerable leeway lee·way n. 1. The drift of a ship or an aircraft to leeward of the course being steered. 2. A margin of freedom or variation, as of activity, time, or expenditure; latitude. See Synonyms at room. to our letter writers, more than most publications. We believe that lighter reins make for a freer flow of speech and the expression of ideas. A byproduct by·prod·uct or by-prod·uct n. 1. Something produced in the making of something else. 2. A secondary result; a side effect. Noun 1. of that license is a harsher tone in some letters, but most of you like the freedom. It was a good year for letter writers. Gray Davis had been newly tossed out of office when the year started and there was a market strike in progress. Our readers rebuked city officials for a litany of derelictions, including spotty street sweeping, nonflush public toilets and creation of the Office of Immigrants Affairs. LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Chief William Bratton got blasted for reacting to his officers using flashlights as clubs by offering to redesign flashlights. Other favorite topics included the Orange Line busway construction, proposed driver's licenses for illegal immigrants and, of course, illegal immigration "Illegal alien" and "Illegal aliens" redirect here. For other uses, see Illegal aliens (disambiguation). Illegal immigration refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. itself. By far the hottest topic of the year was the presidential election and its many detours - Michael Moore's ``Fahrenheit 9/11,'' the Swift Boat Swift Boat is another term for a Fast Patrol Craft. Swift Boat Veterans For Truth is the original name of the Swift Vets and POWs for Truth. Swiftboating Veterans ads, Iraq, George W. Bush's shortcomings A shortcoming is a character flaw. Shortcomings may also be:
Now, as the year winds down, we'd like to thank our letter writers for caring enough to speak out about what you cared about most. Throughout the year we kept a record of the contributors to Your Opinions, and today we begin publishing your names. We will continue publishing them through the end of the week, along with the year's best cartoons from View From the Valley by Patrick O'Connor Patrick J. O'Connor is a long-serving alderman in Chicago's City Council. O'Connor represents the 40th Ward on the North Side. Like the majority of the members of the City Council, he is a member of the Democratic Party. . Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year - and don't forget to write. CAPTION(S): 3 drawing, box Drawing: (1) To our letter writers... (2 -- 3) no caption (View From the Valley political cartoons) Patrick O'Connor/Staff Artist Box: no caption (Names of letter writers) |
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