Worth of NFL

How much is a football stadium really worth? Is a football stadium worth five or six elementary schools? Is it worth five or six middle schools? Or is it even worth five or six high schools fully equipped with up-to-date equipment?

Really, is an NFL franchise as valuable to any community as a multitude of well-paid, well-trained, dedicated teachers and educators? Is an NFL franchise as valuable to any community as thousands of well-educated young men and women--the products of these schools and the fruitful labor of those dedicated educators?

Really, let the mayor, the City Council and whoever else decides where the taxpayers’ money ought to go take an honest look at what their priorities ought to be and not squander our resources on another NFL losing proposition!

FRANK CREAN

Los Angeles