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Of course the media were biased against Bush and Perot--they quoted them. ALAN GILBERT Hollywood

"Who … should I close with?" - Detroit Tigers Manager Jim Leyland, in the wake of Jose Valverde's third blown save within a month. "'I had him in fantasy once and he killed me so ... five games?' - how I assume someone from MLB decided on Hinske's suspension. " - Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon McCarthy, on Twitter, after peace-loving teammate Eric Hinske was suspended five games for his role in the Dodgers-Diamondbacks brawl. "When you start talking about blowing it up, you're basically saying you're going to start from scratch.

Iran: An Op-Ed article Thursday quoted Defense Secretary Robert Gates as saying Iran was "boxed in." Those words should not have been in quotes.

— Indiana Pacers Coach Frank Vogel stressed Monday he meant no disrespect to the Miami Heat in his postgame comments Saturday night and took to South Florida radio to clear the air. After the Pacers eliminated the New York Knicks in Saturday's Game 6 of that Eastern Conference semifinal series, Vogel said: "This is not about getting back at Miami. You're in the final four, you're competing for a championship, you're competing for a championship. And they're just the next team that's in our way. And that's how we're approaching it. " Vogel said Monday he was not minimizing the Heat's accomplishments as defending NBA champions, with the teams to open the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals Wednesday at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Regarding "Bloggers Talk About the 'Bubble,' " July 16: I wonder why no one quoted in the article happens to own a home? Sue Collins Hermosa Beach

I enjoyed Mark Vanhoenacker's article on Monument Valley ["Majestic Sleepover," March 29]. Unfortunately, I have to disagree with his assessment of Goulding's Lodge as a tourist trap. My stay at Goulding's last spring cost me less than the spring rate quoted in the article. The accommodations exceeded expectations, and the view from the room was exquisite. Jose Sernaque Torrance

One of the problems with the conventional analysis of retailing is that it tends to follow the same ruts in the road, and fails to identify new roads when it encounters them. This is one reason why we take issue with some of the conclusions found in "Fedco Is Getting a Make-Over, but Analysts Say It's Not Enough" [July 4]. Fedco is not a publicly traded company, and we do not routinely share information about our business with equity analysts as a consequence. This may be why the analysts quoted in the article are not familiar with the progress our company has made.

The article on the aging and infirm in California's prisons was disturbing on two levels ("Dying on Our Dime," by Sandra Kobrin, June 26). It's more expensive to house and provide medical care for aging, ill prisoners than it is to keep healthy inmates behind bars. But as the article noted, "Californians overwhelmingly supported the three-strikes law." Californians want criminals who repeat their heinous crimes locked up for good. Period. So why do some California lawmakers seem to be trying to find ways to circumvent this?

At Olympic High, Santa Monica's alternative school for students who have struggled in traditional programs, inappropriate behavior is not uncommon. But what a veteran English teacher saw on the computer screen of a student named John Zawahri stopped him cold. The solitary teen who regularly ditched class was surfing the Internet for assault weapons, the teacher recalled Monday. Alarmed, he sent Zawahri to the principal's office. Within days, the police were involved and Zawahri was admitted to UCLA's psychiatric ward.

"I think he's too old for rehab assignments. " - Colorado Rockies Manager Walt Weiss on first baseman Todd Helton, 39, expected to be activated from the disabled list Sunday "The only positive is we're not playing in 30-degree temperatures where it has a chance to snow again. " - Kansas City Royals Manager Ned Yost on postponing Friday's game before it started, one day after the Royals dodged rain, snow and slush for four innings before calling off that day's game "Bad barbecue makes me want to fight somebody.

"It wasn't because of my 'advanced' age that my ankle broke. " - New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter , 38 and out until at least the All-Star break, scoffing at the question of whether he ponders his baseball mortality. - "I thought David Ortiz's choice of words was outstanding. " - Commissioner Bud Selig , on Ortiz's "This is our [bleeping] city" oratory before the Red Sox played their first home game after the Boston Marathon bombings. - "I was engaged in discussions in the world about pictures, as in paintings, not pitchers, guys who can or can't paint the strike zone.

"He said, 'C'mon, hit me a home run, I love you.' I said, 'I love you too, I'll hit you one.'" - Cincinnati Reds third baseman Todd Frazier , after fulfilling a promise to Teddy Kremer , a 30-year-old man with Down syndrome, who was serving as the Reds' batboy during a game with the Miami Marlins. --- "Chase has a lot of common sense. He knows he can't. ... Even though the last two months [of 2012], he pretty much did just that. " - San Diego Padres Manager Bud Black , on whether third baseman Chase Headley - just off the disabled list - might be inclined to try to carry the team's offense.