LETTERS NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition

Regarding your editorial "English Spoken Here; No Need To Make It Official," {Viewpoints, July 29}: I am shocked that you feel it is ludicrous and unnecessary to make English an official language. It is unfortunate that there should be a need to make English official. It has been the offic...

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Main Authors Beechhurst, Andrea Nicholas, Ted D. Gluckman. Franklin Square, Donald E. Wagner. St. James, Edward Hart. Smithtown, Randall McNally. Shirley. Editor's Note: The writer is a vendor in the Splish Splash concessions department, Daniel A. Salmon. Glen Cove
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LanguageEnglish
Published Long Island, N.Y Newsday LLC 12.08.1996
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Summary:Regarding your editorial "English Spoken Here; No Need To Make It Official," {Viewpoints, July 29}: I am shocked that you feel it is ludicrous and unnecessary to make English an official language. It is unfortunate that there should be a need to make English official. It has been the official language, we are in America, after all. Does any other country need legislation to make its language official? If we were to live in any other country, would we be able to impose our demands, preferences and customs on them? Would they accommodate our needs at the expense of their hungry and needy and burden their already overburdened taxpayers or attempt to shop or eat in an establishment in their own country where they cannot be understood or are not welcome? I have heard for months now that if I don't want my children hearing the likes of Howard Stern I can turn off my radio. I have heard for months now that if I don't want my kids watching the likes of violent TV shows on the air I can turn off my TV. What could have motivated you to publish a picture of an accused drug lord in Cape Town, South Africa? He'd been shot in the head and then set on fire by vigilantes {"Vigilante Violence," Aug. 6}. The New York Public Service Commission is now proposing a Long Island Lighting Co. rate reduction of 5.2 percent {"Heat on LILCO," Aug. 3}. Why isn't it proposing a 10-percent reduction? LILCO is sitting on at least $104 million of Nassau and Suffolk ratepayers' money. It received received $20 million from Suffolk for over-assessments at Port Jefferson and another $81 million for over-assessments at Shoreham. At 6-percent interest, LILCO has earned $3 million more to date. Let LILCO keep the $104 million but give the ratepayers at least a 10-percent rate reduction now.