Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

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This is the Old Presque Isle Lighthouse, which was built in 1840. I climbed it in 1978, 1981, 1982, 1987, 2010, and 2015, for a great view of Lake Huron. Click to enlarge.

Here are the latest rankings. I can't believe Utah got seven first-place votes. My Arizona Wildcats (3-2) were crushed by Stanford yesterday. It looks like another mediocre season for the Wildcats, though a bowl game is still possible. As for the rankings, Clemson at #6 is under-ranked. TCU at #2 is over-ranked.

We had a nice lunch at this restaurant today. I had a Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad with Homemade Onion Rings. Remember: I'm a demi-vegetarian, not a vegetarian. I eat chicken, fish, eggs, and cheese, but no red meat (beef, pork, lamb, venison, &c). If God turns out to be a chicken, I'm in trouble.

To the editor:

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck reacts to increasing violent crime by stating that Los Angeles is not Dodge City. (“19 shootings, a call for help,” Sept. 30)

He is correct. Dodge City had Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson. They rode horses, not in ridiculous little electric cars, which Mayor Eric Garcetti wants the Police Department to use downtown.

They wore adult clothes, not shorts, as bicycle cops do.

They were seen as authority figures who deserved respect, not “community guardians” who evoked a shrug. 

They were backed up by city officials who wanted safe streets, not undermined by a Police Commission that wants a warm and fuzzy Police Department.

Dodge City? I wish.

Daniel Stolar, Los Angeles

This man is as dumb as a stump. The point of the new Texas law is to keep those of us who use college classrooms safe. Right now, we're sitting ducks. Compare the following two situations:

• Now: Anyone can (physically) bring a gun into the classroom, but the only people who do so are, by definition, criminals, since it's illegal.
• After the new law takes effect: Anyone can (physically) bring a gun into the classroom, but some of the people who do so are law-abiding citizens.

Why would you feel safer in the first situation, unless you're retarded?

Congratulations to the Texas Rangers, who won today to clinch the American League West Division title. This is the Rangers' third title since 2010. A year ago, incredibly, the Rangers finished last in the five-team division. Last to first in one year is impressive. This year's team is cohesive and gritty. Our new manager, Jeff Banister, should be the Manager of the Year for turning the team around. Adrian Beltre didn't put up gaudy numbers, but he led this team every step of the way, both offensively and defensively. He is the American League Most Valuable Player, as far as I'm concerned. Up next is the American League Division Series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Go Rangers!

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