The 'Dictatorship of Mediocrity' By Jack Miles, \o7 Miles, Times book editor on leave until October, 1991, is president of the National Book Critics Circle. \f7
Charles Woolery a Hero to Blacks \o7 EDITOR'S NOTE: The following letter refers to Charles Woolery, the lone juror who voted against acquittal of former Long Beach Police Officers Mark Dickey and Mark Ramsey, who faced charges stemming from a confrontation with activist Don Jackson after a traffic stop. A Long Beach Municipal Court judge dismissed the charges in May after a jury became deadlocked. \f7
PLATFORM : God in Government \o7 Recently, an Islamic clergyman offered the opening prayer at a daily session of Congress--a first. Fullerton Councilman A.B. (BUCK) CATLIN commented on the changing face of religion in America and the need to allow different voices to be heard. He told The Times:\f7
Association's Move-In Fees Discriminatory By Jan Hickenbottom, \o7 Hickenbottom is president of the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI). \f7
State of Emergency Covers Algeria By Larry Habegger and James O'Reilly, \o7 Habegger and O'Reilly are free-lance writers living in Northern California. \f7