Should be houndedThank you so much for your editorial in the Valley edition of The Sunday Times. The low approval ratings of our Legislature and governor are not publicly pronounced frequently enough.  

Kudos to writersBravo to the writers in the Oct. 24 Times Readers' Forum.The opinion pieces on CalPERS by Eric Larsen, Selma King, and Rob Feckner were right on.  

A 28-year-old lady entered a water-drinking contest on her own free will and died of "water intoxication." The plaintiff's lawyers asked for economic and non-economic damages in a range of $34 million to $43 million.  

I can hardly believe the kind of things written about the "reform" of the Delta water situation. Does anyone ever get to the real problem that not enough water flows through the Delta for the fish who live there and for all those who have claims on it?  

In reference to Stephanie Mann's letter to the Times on Oct. 31 about the gang rape in Richmond, she is right on the money.  

If you keep pills in your car(s) for emergencies, now is the time to replace them.  

The Bay Bridge sways on purpose. This question is suitable for engineers, but I remember learning in grade school that the suspension bridge section is built to sway 20 feet horizontally at roadbed level in a strong, gusty, 90 degree crosswind.  

"Bribe warlords" is a suggestion of Bob Armstrong (Times Oct. 4).  

President Obama, has made strong and principled statements, and I believe him.  

Times columnist Dan Borenstein envisions a single payer system as the solution to our health care problems. Actually, single payer and the so-called "public option" are very bad ideas.  

I am seeing and hearing a lot of reports about people, particularly children, being killed and injured on cross walks.  

Years ago I accepted the "option" to have a publicly-operated agency (Medicare) pay for my health care.  

Is government-run health care such a great idea? Just ask a retiree!  

In response to the editor's article "Blow to bad labor bill," it is important that we take the time to see where the support and money is coming from to defeat this bill.  

I will say this much for President Obama. He is a much, much faster worker than G. W. Bush every was by a large margin.  

I was appalled the other day when I tried to make an appointment with a doctor and was told she was not taking Medicare patients.  

If it is true that 43,000 people die yearly because they do not have health care, why is it not to be implemented until 2013? Would it have anything to do with the national elections in 2012?  

Health costsGovernment regulation of health care is one of the primary reasons for high health care costs today. The Wall Street Journal reports that health care competition can be accomplished and costs can be reduced by 20 percent to 30 percent by simply allowing health insurers to sell across  

A sad caseIt is sad that the California Supreme Court has acted to force the city of Pleasanton to either kill Oak Grove or submit it to a citywide vote.  

Not a coupAs a former resident of Guatemala, I traveled frequently to Honduras and I have contacts in the capital city, Tegucigalpa.It amazes me how the Obama administration has labeled as a "coup" the legal action the Honduran government took.  

School disasterI find it very upsetting that West Contra Costa school district spokesman Marin Trujillo would have the audacity to proclaim the Richmond High homecoming dance a success.  

Pass Measure GI support Measure G (an extension of the existing $189 parcel tax for the Acalanes Union High School District) and ask all voters to cast their vote in favor of protecting our future.  

Lamorinda and Walnut Creek highly value public education.  

It is time for the "regular" citizens of this great country to way in on the National Heath Care debate.  

I have subscribed to this newspaper for over 30 years. I contemplated a week ago to stop my paper but still enjoyed the local news, comics, advice columns, etc.  

I guess the "Times" didn't get the word, but there was a large gathering of citizens at Civic Park in Walnut Creek on the evening of Oct. 28.  

Ellen Dale's Oct. 17 commentary claims that the efforts of a group of Orindans to save money on emergency services is going to force the county to take over these services and the taxes currently allocated to them. Then the county would reduce these services and use the savings elsewhere in the county.  

Measure G would provide some stability in funding which our high school district needs. The Acalanes Union High School District has already suffered budget cuts of $6 million dollars due to state budget cuts.  

Your recent editorial supporting John Garamendi for the 10th Congressional District over David Harmer was a disappointment to me.  

How can you recommend John Garamendi for any elected office? He is just another tax-and-spend professional politician who will run for any office he thinks he can win.