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Published on 04/21/1999 All articles from this issue

Letters to the Editor

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Alternative needed for school boundaries

The "toothpaste" approach to revising school boundaries described in the March 24 edition of the Town Crier has the potential to "squeeze" more than 75 students right out of their neighborhood school.

These students, who live in the immediate vicinity of Almond School on streets such as South Avalon, Azalea, Galli, Merritt and Camellia, may have to drive to Springer and Covington schools instead of walking to Almond.

Sending my children's neighborhood friends to three different elementary schools is inconsistent with Los Altos' legacy of building strong neighborhoods.

I would encourage the boundary committee to choose an alternative that will emphasize neighborhood schools and keep our neighborhoods together.

Tom BlaisdellLos Altos

A stand for total independence of Kosovo

And now America is once again awash in a sea of ambivalence. Torn by our universal distaste for war and the desire to deter a vicious enemy, we feel confused - somewhere in between - so to speak.

This is not unique. It happens every time we reach that point in history where we place our own sons in harm's way. So as the reality sets in, we have to make some serious decisions.

This is no time to talk of tax cuts, for example, especially when our government openly admits we are running out of cruise missiles, among other weapons.

We should also remember it took us a long time to recognize the stupidity of the "guns and butter" policies of the Johnson administration during the Vietnam War. With the economy running in high gear at the moment, let us opt for a pay-as- you-go policy on this one.

As for an objective, let us agree to see an end to the persecution and destruction of Kosovo's Albanians. It took three years to stop Milosevic's ethnic cleansing in Bosnia. Now that we have finally moved in Kosovo, let's not lose our resolve.

As a final goal, let us stand for the total independence of Kosovo, regardless of history. As for our own domestic policy, let us curb our voracious hunger for what should be classified military information. I'd rather not have Milosevic aware of it. We don't have to show our cards in every hand. And, finally, in the spirit of our old west, why not offer $1 million in gold and guaranteed asylum for Milosevic - dead or alive? After all, that represents just the cost of one cruise missile.

Dave Marin

Los Altos