Pardon

Does it take a village to pardon and pillage? MERL EDELMAN West Hollywood

The Chieftains, far from being pub musicians, are the greatest, bar none. Pardon the pun. KATHLEEN O'DONNELL HUNT West Covina

Let's save a lot of time and money. Have George Bush pardon Reagan right now. GEORGE KIRGO Los Angeles

We have a solution to Pete Rose's eligibility for the Hall of Fame. How about a Presidential pardon by Bill Clinton? JOEL and DONNA COLBERT Long Beach

Pardon me! Ex-President Bush pardons ex-President Reagan with the Medal of Freedom. Meanwhile, they both condemn the American public to a life sentence of $4 trillion, with no possibility of parole. What price freedom? STEVEN ROYSE Santa Ana

I don't think the City Council will like the following proposal regarding the King and Reginald Denny cases because it's too simple. Give each of them $1 million and pay their lawyers for time spent. Pardon the officers involved in the King case and the men who nearly beat Denny to death. HERB DRAKE, Redondo Beach