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Opinion from page 5 Jake Delhomme, who racked up a miser- Deserved or not. able six turnovers in the Arizona playoff Critically, Obama’s projections relative that the Federal Government is an unchal- to job growth, economic recovery, and debt lenged and unchallengeable monopoly. In growth have been incredibly inaccurate. the words of Nobel Prize winning economist Penguin from page 7 There can be no comfort in reliance on his Milton Friedman, “Concentrated power is not judgment. rendered harmless by the good intentions of We may disagree on Obama’s motivations those who create it.” wasn’t really in it. I was hoping to coach that I am a lib-loving Kennedy-ite, yearning for pursuing these goals, but the facts are In a free market, when a competitor errs, baseball, which I had done as a walk-on at for the return of “Camelot,” well, you can beyond dispute. Let’s for discussion purposes, he pays a severe price in the marketplace. But Mira Costa High for five years, and teach keep thinking whatever you want. ascribe the highest motives to Obama’s ac- when a monopolistic government errs, it is a little History or English. Actually was of- And yeah, I was around when Kennedy tions. The danger then, lies in the question of free to continue its disastrous course. George fered, mid-semester, a gig with Serra High basically escaped scot-free after he was what a less noble successor may do with such Washington himself warned that “Govern- in Gardena. Out of the blue. Think that the involved in, some say caused, the death power. History has shown us repeatedly that ment is not reason. It is not eloquence…It students have may run roughshod over a of young Mary Jo Kopechne in the Chap- it is unwise to surrender individual freedoms is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant well-meaning teacher, so they were looking paquiddick drowning of 1969. My view is involving such broad and deep aspects of our and fearful master.” I hope you and I have for someone, anyone. Now! that Kennedy, son of privilege, should have society to any monopoly, bearing in mind found common ground. • Shockingly, I chickened out, returning to been locked up for a while. do whatever it was I was doing at the time. Maybe for a good while. Sent to the big The road not taken... Too late to look into house. But, guess what, today as in ‘69, the Frankly from page 6 being a teacher now? Lots of layoffs during golden rule seems to apply. He who has this recession, but somewhere down the line, the gold, bootlegger’s gold at that, rules. answer that she gave me. Cuz that didn’t apply being a steroid cheat. the hiring will commence, right? Get over it. when Mom misplaced something. Someone Dodger manager Joe Torre has expressed But back to the Kennedy clan. CNN basi- All right, I am sure that many, many had to have taken it, moved it. That is what some mild concern. “Right now, he is a little cally stopped covering whatever else passed important things occurred last week in the she always said. And Mom knows best, so out of whack,” Torre said. Course, Ramirez for news after TK passed. As they should political arena. Which can all be addressed help me Robert Young! could bounce back with a two-homer, five- have. And you readers out there who think down the road. Goodbye, Mr. Kennedy... • Anyway, lost something recently, or so RBI game, and all would again be rosy in I thought, and guess what? Found it right Mannywood. To be continued... where I left it. Mom always knows best, folks. And in Halo-land down South, the Angels Speaking of losing it, whassup with Manny made a nice acquisition of a starting pitcher, School Board from page 3 Ramirez? He seems to be a little “off” as one who has already beaten the dreaded Boston your Dodgers enter the final throes of the Red Sox twice this season. In Fenway Park. regular season. Sure, the Blue Crew should Lefty Scott Kazmir was acquired from the which have been roundly criticized by edu- parent participation in schools. All parents, be able to stave off the pesky Rockies and Tampa Bay Rays for three prospects. Kazmir cators throughout the country for imposing she said, should seriously consider joining Giants with or without jolts from the bat of will slide into the starting rotation after John unrealistic expectations on individual schools. their local parent-teacher-student associations, Man-Ram, but can they beat the Phillies or Lackey and Jered Weaver, and could be a “Our state testing scores are flat, yet the because the groups “benefit your child, sup- the Cardinals in the first round of the NL key player in October when the Angels will federal system shows an additional 500 ports the school….it supports the district and playoffs with a neutered Ramirez at the plate? again be pitted against the BoSox. schools are failing,” complained Randy Dorn, efficiently effects change in the schools. It His act on defense and apparent indifference Finally, Sister Laura complained that she the schools chief in Washington state, in a helps all children.” to playing left field energetically, is starting was not the winner of the Rockhead Award recent article published by the Othello Out- Funk also said she hoped the state depart- to wear thin on many Dodger fans. Ramirez at the conclusion of our recent camping trip. look newspaper “What is failing is No Child ment of education would reconsider, and was lambasted recently in the local papers She claims it was awarded, very late the final Left Behind. The law is completely unfair. ease, its policies against on-campus filming. by the “Letters to the Editor” crowd, who night of the excursion, to some Hawaiian While we know there is certainly room for Yantz reported district enrollment appears seemed ready to give up on the outfielder who member of the Plotnik clan. Okay, Laura. improvement in our schools, it’s a statistical “strong.” On the other hand, he said, the they were nominating for sainthood earlier. There you go. Anything to keep the peace guarantee in this law that all of our schools district won’t have an exact student count Even after he had been fingered, twice, for in the family. • will soon be in federal improvement status. until the school session starts and his enroll- That’s unrealistic.” ment staff can weed through all the records Dr. Geoff Yantz, El Segundo’s superinten- requests from other districts where former Eagles from page 7 dent, mirrored the concerns of Dorn. “The students have moved. On top of that, he said, way the test in formulated,” he said, it‘s there are “hundreds and hundreds” of permit starters Grant Palmer and Brice Savage, as It should be an interesting year for the going to be a fundamental problem when requests from out-of area students wanting well as newcomers Hunter Hovland and Eagles, who were one of only five South the community is not meeting the growth to attend El Segundo classes. Max Mendoza. Bay teams to win 10 or more games in targets. “My concern,” added Funk, “is once Yantz assured the board that he and his With Quinones, you get a sure-handed 2008. The offense looks to be good enough these federal changes are fully in place, we advisors are already developing a strategy receiver who runs great routes much like to put up points like it did a year ago, but won’t see any progress.” “A lot of folks are to deal with what the so-called Swine Flu, Post did for the past three years. Hovland it all depends on the linemen and how their concerned about this,” said Hickey, who sug- or H1N1 virus, which health officials expect gives his quarterback another tall target much lack of experience plays into the mix. The gested that if future evaluations factor in the will sweep the country soon. like Schaffhauser did. Meanwhile, Palmer, Eagles aren’t deep at any one position, but “rigor” of California’s testing process, the The board unanimously accepted the gifts of Savage and Mendoza have the speed to get because the JV team has been eliminated they assessments might not be as stark as people several community members, including: Juri outside to stretch the field. will have capable, if inexperienced, players think. Hickey also noted that although El Se- F. Dell, who donated $400.00 for preschool The tight ends for the Eagles aren’t your to fill in if need be. gundo’s evaluation process includes standard use; Jiehui Wang, who donated $500.00 to typical big blocking athletes who are slow. The Eagles play a scrimmage against Bay tests like the STAR, it also assesses other the high school; and the Chevron Corpora- No, the Eagles have at least two tight ends League power Peninsula on Saturday morning areas of performance when determining a tion, which donated $2,500 to the middle who will see plenty of passes coming their at 10 a.m. and then open up the season at student’s general progress. school, high school, Richmond School and way. According to offensive coordinator West Torrance next Friday night, September Later in the meeting, Wilkin all educators Center Street School respectively. Shevlin, the Eagles could have the best tight 11, at 7 p.m. should carefully watch the operations issue In her individual report, Coles asked her end in the area. Junior Nigel Nootbaar wasn’t Eagle News and Notes playing out in the L.A. Unified School District. fellow board members, along with all others utilized much last year, but still averaged Billy Traber had a brief stint with the She reported to the other board members that in te district, to remember Lynn Bryant, a over 13 yards per catch which was second Boston Red Sox as a reliever before being she had recently led a tour 1959 graduates teacher at Richmond Street Kinder, who died to Schaffhauser’s 18.3 yards per catch last sent back down to their Triple-A affiliate through El Segundo High School. They, July 27 after a long battle with cancer. Bry- year. Nootbaar has good enough size for Pawtucket. Traber has been thrust into a in turn, gave her an original set of student ant taught kindergarten in the district for 13 blocking purposes, but where he’ll succeed starting role for Pawtucket where he has a newspapers from that year, which, among years. She reportedly had no qualms about is when Bundy is throwing passes his way. 2-4 record with a 5.44 ERA. Coming out other things, covered ways to maintain good sharing her interests and hobbies with her “He has ridiculous speed and great hands of the bullpen seemed to be where he has posture, the latest school clean-up contests classes, especially if she thought the shar- and he’s tough to take down,” said Shevlin. had more success with his 5-3 record and an and dating tips --- specifically, how and why ing would be beneficial. Bryant apparently The other tight end who could see consider- eye-popping 1.74 ERA in 31 games. a guy needed to coordinate the colors of his led her students through yoga exercises to able action is Michael Rae. He too has good Robi Estrada (Class of 2006) has struggled date’s dress with those he planned to wear expel their energy. size, blocks well and has better than average a bit offensively and has seen his batting to a dance. “Quite interesting,” said Wilkin. One observer attended the board meeting. speed for someone on the line. Rae should average dip to .230. But the second baseman Funk, fresh from a leadership training on the No one addressed the board during the public be another great option for Bundy to get the for the Bowling Green Hot Rods is still one campus of U.C. Davis, extolled the virtues of comment period. • ball to this year. of the team’s better defensive players. •