Gov. Bush

* A very brief news item inside the paper (Nov. 4) reported that Gov. George W. Bush supports the teaching of creationism in public schools. When the leading Republican presidential candidate advocates such a dangerous and unconstitutional policy, front-page coverage is warranted. Our children need the best science education available to enable them to participate in society as informed citizens and to compete successfully in the technological arena in the next century. To teach them pseudoscience based on religious belief is not in their or the nation’s best interests.

Bush’s stand on this issue raises serious questions about his competence to govern effectively and his understanding of our Constitution.

SYLVAN GOLLIN

Claremont

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* Bush reportedly feels that the public schools should be able to teach creationism as science. Perhaps he would agree that physics should also teach the scientific truths of a prophet’s parting of the sea. Maybe we should allow biology to teach the instantaneous creation of wine and fish. Medical school should be teaching the ability of some to rise spontaneously from the dead.

I’m sure there are hundreds of other scientific advancements that we can find in the Bible. Is this the way Bush and his supporters are going to “save public education”?

MIKE FIKSTAD

Newbury Park

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* I saw the interview of Bush on the TV and he got one out of four correct answers (“Bush Bats .250 in Pop Quiz of Hot Spot Who’s-Whos,” Nov. 5). That is 25%, which in my book is pretty good. Up to now we’ve been getting nothing--that’s zero--out of our relations with foreign governments, and this is a great improvement. Keep up the good work, Georgie.

CHARLES “REX” MYLES

Huntington Beach

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* As to Bush’s assurances that he’s “plenty smart” (Nov. 8), the American people would be “plenty smart” not to put him in the White House.

PAMELA J. PHILLIPS

Norwalk