Letters to the Editor

By Alan Elmont. History is rife with cries for "unity" ... the unity of intolerance, the unity of prejudice and the unity of dictatorship. By contrast, the philosophical foundation of democracy is the concept that truth emerges from...

By Nancy Goldberg. As a sitting School Board member, I respond to the more practical qualities of my new colleagues. With such a full field of candidates, each of us will find the three individuals who best represent our values.

Readers Skye King and Michael Hamill write in to question Ms. Siever's understanding of the facts regarding other candidates for the Culver City Unified School District Board.

By Scott Malsin. Put our kids first on Nov. 5 by re-electing Kathy Paspalis to the School Board while also voting for Dr. Steve Levin and Sue Robins. Ms. Paspalis’s matchless work ethic and her training as an attorney are...

By Shea Cunningham. As a committed sustainability advocate, I strongly support Karlo Silbiger for School Board. Mr. Silbiger has been the most active and vocal supporter on the School Board for installing the new solar energy system. This system will bring in...

By Nestor Dordoni Are your readers aware of how swimming is taught in our schools in Culver City? Students are required to lie flat on a medicine ball in the gym and are supposed to simulate a breast stroke through the air! Sound ridiculous?

[Editor’s Note: The writer signed himself as “a concerned Pasadena City College employee” who asked that his name not be used.] Thank you for your article on the Pasadena City College situation. The Board of Trustees has decided to completely ignore Shared Governance at the college. It is allowing (President Dr. Mark) Rocha to let that disregard seep down through the administration to other committees and activities.

By Crystal Alexander. Culver City residents, today was Walk to School Day. Nov. 5 will be walk to your polling place day. For those voting by mail, you likely received your ballot this week. My 21-year-old son did, in Evanston, IL, and he will be voting this school board election. How about you?

By Alan Elmont. The past five years have seen disastrous budget cuts, School Board member Karlo Silbiger, a candidate for re-election, advised during last week’s forum co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the PTA Council. Why then did he, and Board colleagues Nancy Goldberg and Prof. Patricia Siever vote to...

By Jeff Cooper. Four years ago after sitting down with School Board candidate Kathy Paspalis, I decided to endorse her, based on goals and objectives that she was focused on. Four years later, I am proud to...