Bottom line, this situation is not acceptable.
There are times of the day when I do not feel safe driving by the intersection in front of the Minx, but then, it is getting unsafe to drive anywhere in Glendale. And God help you if you are a pedestrian.
I have lived in this lovely city for more than 20 years, and it worries me that the quality of life here is under constant siege. I feel it is time to say “enough.”
Our wonderful police department can’t take on all these troubles by themselves. We as a citizenry must stand up. Is there anyone out there with me on this?
We must not grant a conditional-use permit to operate as a nightclub to management who might as well be spitting in the face of our laws.
MARIANNE WOOD
Glendale
Contract negotiations should be televised
It’s been said that the best teachers create a fusion of their heads and their hearts in the classroom. From my experience, outstanding teachers demonstrate to their students that they care with genuine concern and have a passion for creating the conditions for their students’ success.
To me, student success is about engendering the skills of curiosity and problem solving. Because the constant in our world is change, the specific skills they acquire may be superseded many times in their lifetime. But if today’s students are unafraid to explore and carry with them problem-solving skills, they will adapt and thrive.
Educators like Howard Gardner at Harvard and Mike Rose at UCLA tell us plenty about the variability in the strengths, abilities and capacities of individual students and the commonalities of teaching success that can help these young minds reach their full potential.
