Smart Aleck

The question Feb. 22: The county health department is now giving out A, B, C grades to eateries. What other local institutions do you think the government should grade?

Every institution should be graded by the government with an A, B or C. Except of course the school system, where a D is “good enough.”

Brian Simler, Bakersfield

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The DMV offices. That way we’ll know if we’ll fail the test before we get there.

Emmanuel Rustia, Chino Hills

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Government should grade barber shops, so we can see which ones are a cut above.

Marc Kessler, Los Angeles

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Hair salons! A quick glance at the front page of Life & Style and one can see that most would flunk. Then The Times could run pages and pages of salon closures.

Randall Bruce, Los Angeles

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They should grade HMOs, awarding no skulls and crossbones for the best.

Walter E. Hopmans, Santa Barbara

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Car dealers. They get A’s for bait and switch, dishonesty, sleaziness and untrustworthiness and Fs for everything else. But, hey, if you want a car, you gotta love ‘em!

Sharon Karp, Los Angeles

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Television stations should be graded on broadcasting ability. Television media should stop making Princess Diana a 1950s Betsy McCall paper--doll replica of femininity.

Marcia Lynn Austin, Sierra Madre