<table> </table> <strong><span class="subhead">Praise for P&amp;L District dress code</span></strong></p><p>I have seen plenty of trendily yet tastefully dressed young people of all races at the Power &amp; Light District, and have witnessed very few problems. This is not a coincidence. It is all thanks to the enforcement of age and dress codes by the Cordish Co. (6/20, A-1, &#8220;A dressing-down over dress code; As complaints mount, council members want answers from Cordish Co., which denies bias&#8221;).</p><p>Cordish is not trying to keep people of any particular color out, but only making an attempt to keep the bad apples of every background out.</p><p>Face it: Bad apples tend to dress poorly. If sloppy and often offensive dress (such as pants falling down and exposing underwear) is considered a vital part of the urban culture, then perhaps the people within that culture need to re-examine what they value. Young whites are not exempt from this new trend in bad taste, either.</p><p>With that being said, go ahead and rescind the dress code. I promise that I will write an &#8220;I told you so&#8221; letter after the first shooting or stabbing that will come soon enough. Perhaps as early as this summer. Then we can all watch downtown go deserted again together.</p><p><p align="right"><strong>Dennis M. Whalen</strong></p> <p align="right"><em>Kansas City</em></p> For me the solution is simple: If you don&#8217;t like the rules at the Power &amp; Light District, then don&#8217;t go. I was impressed by the response from the two young men from Tennessee in <em>The Star&#8217;s </em>article who went back to their hotel room to change once they realized they were not in compliance with the dress code. They said, &#8220;If they&#8217;ve got rules, that&#8217;s fine.&#8221; Their mother brought them up right.</p><p>So, this brings me to my question for everyone who is so upset about the district&#8217;s policy. How hard is it to turn your hat around and buy a pair of pants that fits?</p><p><p align="right"><strong>Prudence Rexroat</strong></p> <p align="right"><em>Overland Park</em></p> Cordish Co. is to be commended for instituting a dress code that will save the Power &amp; Light District from a fate worse than Bannister Mall.</p><p><p align="right"><strong>Ben Nicks</strong></p> <p align="right"><em>Shawnee</em></p> All of the guys complaining about the dress code down at the Power &amp; Light District are simply looking at things too negatively.</p><p>Sure, you might have to dress like a square to get in the door, but at least once you&#8217;re inside you&#8217;ll get to see plenty of women dressed like prostitutes!</p><p><p align="right"><strong>Michael Keizer</strong></p> <p align="right"><em>Independence</em></p> <strong><span class="subhead">Political discrimination</span></strong></p><p>I&#8217;m considered a Democrat and a Republican, so I receive correspondence from both parties. It might be because I vote for the person, not the party. There is discrimination, but who is being discriminated might surprise you.</p><p>I am told that if I&#8217;m black I must vote for Barack Obama, or I&#8217;m a traitor.</p><p>If I&#8217;m white I must vote for Obama, or I&#8217;m racist.</p><p>If I&#8217;m old I must vote for youth, because I&#8217;m too old to make a decision anymore.</p><p>If I&#8217;m a woman I am a supporter and follower, not a leader.</p><p>If I&#8217;m a veteran (I am a disabled vet) of WWII or Korea, my benefits need to be cut because I&#8217;ve lived too long.</p><p>If I&#8217;m retired, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to put a windfall tax on my retirement.</p><p>If I&#8217;m on Social Security, the fund will run out because the government needs the money for other things.</p><p>If I&#8217;m rich, I&#8217;m not entitled to keep my money because it&#8217;s needed to help those who can&#8217;t work or choose not to.</p><p>If I vote for John McCain, he will die in office because he&#8217;s too old.</p><p>Who is being discriminated against? I rest my case.