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# Q-Line asks readers about local concerns beyond war and school budgets
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/031003-story/
- Published: 2003-03-10T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:46:01.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Santa Monica, #archive-import

With the news dominated by the looming war with Iraq and severe budget problems affecting local Santa Monica schools, other important issues inevitably become lost in the shuffle.

So, this week, Q-Line wants to know: What issues here in Santa Monica — other than war and school district budget woes — are you concerned about?

Call (310) 285-8106 with your response before Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll print it in Friday’s paper. Please limit your comments to a minute or less; it might help to think first about the wording of your response.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 10, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/031003.pdf?ref=smdp.com)