Letters Letters (November 19, 2004)

Remember women vets

Editor,

Your coverage of the Veterans Day parade with the Rosie the Riveter ladies of WW2 was commendable. They deserve a lot of credit. What amazed me was that there was almost no mention of women who were in military service during those years. During World War II, I enlisted in the Navy WAVES after graduating from college and was involved in flight training at Naval Air Stations in Pensacola. During the Korean War, I re-enlisted and was stationed at NAS Los Alamitos near Long Beach. There are still some of us around; it would be nice if we also got some recognition. We remain active and involved after living full lives. Pauline CoeSmoketree Commons Editor's note: Every year we cover some aspect of the military and war efforts for Veterans Day. Last year we featured Sarah Simmons, who served in the Army from 1945-70. We do try to recognize all our veterans. Trashy election

Editor,

I'm not talking about who won or who came up short, which could be another letter. We are talking about real trash here, the huge amount of paper and metal contained in election signs that went into garbage cans. It is certain that Pleasanton Garbage Service personnel put in some additional heroic hours sorting this stuff.

A yard sign is, or should be, self-explanatory. Those of us who display them are proud to support are candidates with one or two.

This time it morphed into, let's put them everywhere. Where a few around a retail market seemed sufficient in the past, this time not so. At Genes and Albertson's I counted at last 50 signs inside and around each property. Many signs blocked an opponent's sign. Are we really a city of character? If I were these landowners, I would be very upset with the visual clutter on my property.

Who started this I'm not sure. First, maybe the two College Board trustees, who possibly did not know there were sign rules in effect. Shortly thereafter, the mayoral prospects, then council aspirants who didn't want to be left behind. The fact remains that more is not better, it is trash.

The big question is for the city administrators. Why did this happen? We supposedly have sign regulations and an enforcement department to ensure compliance, both of which completely failed. If we have election sign regulations, what are they, and why were they not enforced? This kind of mess is not acceptable. Gerry BrunkenPaseo Del Cajon SAT facts

Editor,

Kudos to Pleasanton Weekly and PUSD Director of Assessment James Gulek for helping get the word out on the New SAT in the Oct. 29 article "SAT Changing." As a college advisor and SAT prep instructor, I am writing to clarify the claim that "while in the transition period, colleges will accept scores from either test." Actually, although the class of 2006 and later has the option of taking the current SAT, many colleges will refuse to accept these results - among them all University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) campuses. Outside of UCs and CSUs, students should contact individual schools to learn testing requirements. Eva HoltzFounder, PrepPoint Education Assemblyman thanks

Editor,

Thank you to all of my friends and supporters who gave their time and resources to help me win re-election Nov. 2. Our margin of victory was 55 percent to 45 percent, even better than our showing in 2002. Republicans held their seats in the Assembly and State Senate. I am excited to head back to Sacramento to represent you, wherever you may live!

Inge and I thank you for your support during the campaign. We will be taking a well-deserved vacation with our children and look forward to seeing you soon. Guy HoustonState assembly

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