This district is not serious about using its resources to educate children. It's a make-work, make-money agency for adults. We need to scrap the whole system in favor of one that mimics the best private schools, those with small enrollments and little to no bureaucracy that are run by and accountable to parent boards.
Angelo Sgro, Philadelphia, agsgro@comcast.net
Good luck with expanding empire
Good luck to Jose Garces (" 'Iron Chef' Garces expanding empire to new A.C. casino," Thursday). My personal experience suggests that the farther geographically a restaurant gets from its leader, the greater the inconsistency. My experience with casino restaurants connected to nationally recognized chefs has been particularly negative: Average food, inconsistent service, and utterly ridiculous prices. From my perspective, the only one to pull it off well so far is Tom Colicchio with his variations on Craft.
John W. Jones, Solebury Township
Plan B one of safest drugs available
The hormone contained in Plan B is possibly one of the safest drugs we have available, and there is evidence to prove it ("Limits remain on Plan B," Thursday). Unlike many drugs available over the counter, such as Tylenol, which can cause liver failure and death, there has never been a single reported case of death or overdose on Plan B. In fact, there is not a single woman or teen I have ever seen who could not take Plan B, unless of course she couldn't get it.
As an obstetrician/gynecologist, I provide an array of women's health services, I have delivered babies to 13-year-olds and terminated pregnancies in 16-year-olds. Plan B did not cause them, but in fact could have helped to prevent them in the first place. As one of my colleagues said, Plan B "is like a fire extinguisher; once you get it, you don't start making more fires."
Sara Pentlicky, M.D., Philadelphia
No need for infantile candidates
