Bureaucrats

Re "Initiative Isn't About Choice, but Money for Private Schools": Mr. (John F.) Dean's reference to "public funds" and "public dollars" demonstrates, sadly once again, that government officials (at all levels) do not realize that these monies belong to the citizens and not the bureaucrats. Thankfully, within the framework and under the protection of the Constitution, we the people can choose! LEE FERRY, Costa Mesa

Bickel's predicament is a splendid example of the evils of too much government. Who is he hurting by living at his camp in Last Chance Canyon? He is just the kind of creative, rugged individual who bureaucrats love to tyrannize. Now the BLM has the funds (misused taxes) to show him who is really in charge here. It's outrageous. FRANCES RUSSELL Burbank

Re "Cars: Potentially Dangerous, Registration Required; And Guns?," Jan. 16. Assemblyman Jack Scott, in his commentary, just further demonstrates how some of our bureaucrats seem to not understand how things really are or what to do. His proposal of a $25, five-year license and an annual registration fee of $20 per gun is just another example of gouging the law-abiding citizen to further fatten up the coffers for personal agendas. He cites the example of auto registration, which in itself is an outrageously high cost.

I applaud former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger's attempt (Opinion, Oct. 6) to recast the U.S.-Japan trade imbalance in terms of divergent cultural and political realities. However, after delving into Japanese factional politics, Kissinger throws up his hands in frustration and states that their political system is just too complex, too murky, too different for the United States to constructively deal with on trade issues. He reinforces this by suggesting that the United States specify "an overall total (of goods)

Myanmar's secretive military government began moving its ministries out of the capital in a long-awaited exercise that analysts said was driven by fears of a U.S. attack. Convoys of trucks laden with bedding, clothes and chairs headed out of Yangon for the provincial trading post of Pyinmana, 200 miles to the north.

Help! Fashion coordinator needed. I need a well-designed outfit blending purple and white with cardinal and gold. And, oh yes, a ticket to the Rose Bowl to show off your creation would be nice. BARRY COPILOW B.A. Northwestern '67 J.D. USC Law '73 The salary cap imposed by the NCAA on the USC football team has become quite a burden. Why doesn't USC just buy the NCAA and be done with these out-of-touch bureaucrats? JEFFREY D. LITTELL Irvine

I agree with "Bring 'Papa' Back for Ill Boy" (editorial, July 30). This is a case where both the letter and the spirit of the law can coincide to do the right thing. We need to put ourselves in the shoes of the desperate father who is separated from his ill child because of mere paper. If there is not a reunion of this family in the U.S., bureaucrats should have a heavy weight on their consciences. Gus Leano Anaheim