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In Wednesday's Letters to the Editor

In a refreshing departure, Wednesday's letters eschew election news for fresher fare. 

david cogdill, california budget, republicans, lakewood, pay to learn, mexico, drug enforcement, lawsuits, supreme court, griffith park, opinion l.a., letters Three readers respond to state Senate Republican leader David Cogdill (R-Modesto) and his Op-Ed about the ongoing budget brouhaha.  Cogdill says his party is not obstructionist.  Others aren't so sure.  Writes Werner Wassileff, of San Diego:

Cogdill's Op-Ed article is written in newspeak, but even I, an ongoing ESL student, can provide a translation that is easy to understand for the common folk.

"[Freeing] school districts from burdensome mandates" means cutting more funding from schools.  "Providing workers with flexible workweeks" means turning full-time jobs with benefits into part-time jobs without...

Perhaps obstructionism isn't the Republicans' problem, but obfuscation is.

A scholar's take on the early history of Lakewood, Calif., the tragic murder of a good Mexican cop, and paying kids to learn, too.

*Photo of Sen. David Cogdill from Robert Durell of the Los Angeles Times.

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