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A brand new label may
go well with Berkeley

Re: “Berkeley is newest metropolis to face scrutiny for moniker” (Web page A1, Could 10).

The dilemma going through Berkeley residents concerning the historical past of their namesake, Bishop George Berkeley, being a slave proprietor, can simply be solved by including solely 2 letters, “se,” to its title: “Beserkeley.”

It’s acquainted to only about everybody. On-line, I discovered an e-plaque commemorating 1199 Spruce St., contributed by Bob Levin in 2012, describing the historical past of Beserkley Information between 1973 and 1982. As luck would have it the file firm appears to be lacking the “e” between “ok” and “l,” so it’d keep away from any copyright protections for utilizing the title “Beserkeley.”

I believe it’s a becoming tribute.

Kirk Essler
Richmond

Debt argument deserves
correct framing

Inaccurate and/or imprecise labeling of a problem is deceptive and sometimes ends in misunderstanding, because it appears to have had on this debt restrict debate.

When most individuals hear “elevating the debt restrict” they equate it to elevating a bank card restrict in an effort to enable extra spending to happen. Nonetheless, with regards to the nation’s debt the proverbial credit score restrict has already been raised for the reason that spending has already occurred.

This debate can be extra precisely framed as “honoring U.S. debt obligations.”

Barry Gardin
Hayward

Congress has energy
to wash up excessive courtroom

Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said, “The credibility of the [Supreme] Court docket with regards to its future selections is at stake.”

Au contraire, senator. The credibility of the Supreme Court docket has been absent for a few years. Their prior inaccurate selections are compounded by the presence of ideological hacks camouflaged as reasoned jurists.

Their present “choice” of circumstances skews closely towards ideology, not regulation.

As an alternative of lamenting the state of affairs, why not enhance it? Seat 15 judges, however randomly choose 9 to listen to every case. Time period restrict judges to 18 years most. You, senator, in addition to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, are ready to do one thing: Why are you not?

R. Cote
Castro Valley

Seeming corruption
will get anticipated response

Conservatives have referred to as all of the brouhaha surrounding Justice Clarence Thomas a “manufactured scandal.” It was manufactured by donor Harlan Crow’s many megagifts and Justice Thomas’ resolution to not disclose them.

The Democrats have merely reacted to a really robust look of corruption as they need to have.

Brian Kaapcke
Fremont

Psychological sickness wants
well timed remedy

Re: “Psychiatric detentions received’t assist psychological well being” (Web page A7, Could 4).

The general public is mostly not conscious of why it’s crucial to deal with severe psychological sicknesses, like schizophrenia, early on due to the harm that happens to the mind throughout repeated psychotic episodes.

The purpose is to forestall additional harm, as defined by Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia College, in his ebook, “Illness of the Thoughts — Schizophrenia and the Path to Prevention” (Scribner 2022): “Well timed, efficient remedy can produce remission of signs … but when the sickness goes untreated, or when victims expertise repeated relapses, their psychological colleges begin to deteriorate till they’re unable to operate usually.”

Elfrieda Shukert
San Francisco