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No matter how bad, keep on singing

Remember William Hung from "American Idol"? He sang Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" so badly and jerked his hips so mechanically that he received fleeting fame.

Prop. 91 still needed to shield transit funds

How often have you looked over the list of propositions on the ballot and felt that what we really needed was one that lets you vote "yes" on "no"?

Measure S: L.A. services depend on funds

THOSE of us responsible for the safety and welfare of the residents and business community in Los Angeles are working hard to reduce crime in the city.

Measure S: Phone tax a needless rip-off

TO terrify uninformed Los Angeles voters into approving Measure S, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has sent his surrogates to explain to the press the horror and anarchy that will ensue unless the faux tax "cut" is adopted.

Prop. 92: Protect community colleges

AS financial storm clouds appear on the horizon, now is not the time to reduce funding for the state's most valuable economic asset, the California Community Colleges System.

Prop. 92: Initiative gets a failing grade

CALIFORNIA'S community colleges are critical to our state's economy and future. They do awesome work with limited resources.

Prop. 93: Time's ripe for term-limit reform

IN 1990, California voters passed one of the nation's first term-limits laws. As intended, it brought fresh faces and new ideas into the state Legislature.

Prop. 93: Employment insurance for deceptive pols

ALL the national focus will be on the presidential vote as results are tallied Tuesday in the earliest California primary ever.

Props. 94-97: Taxpayer jackpot

LAST year, Los Angeles recorded its fewest homicides in 37 years. Serious crime fell by nearly 5 percent, and the city marked a five-year historic decline in murder and mayhem.

Props. 94-97: Bad bet for California

NO doubt many voters are confused by the barrage of TV ads from the campaigns for and against Propositions 94, 95, 96 and 97 - the Gambling Deals on the Feb.