Mailbag - March 14, 2002
Newport Harbor cheer wannabes have talent
After seeing the cheerleaders for Rick Dee’s KIIS-FM (102.7)
Deestroyers perform at Dana Terry’s KIIS-FM sponsored Super Bowl party,
I’m convinced that there was some underhanded business going on at the
high school tryouts (“A Super Sunday,” Feb. 4).
Those girls are beautiful and extremely talented athletes. It’s
Newport Harbor High’s loss not to have them on the cheerleading squad.
MIKE NEWTON
Newport Beach
Yellowstone too precious for snowmobile exploits
This is in response to the Travel Tales (“Snowmobiling through
Yellowstone Park,” Feb. 24).
Your happy contributors actually seemed to be pleased and proud of
their recent snowmobile exploits in Yellowstone. They blithely relate
logging up to 160 miles a day on their infernal machines.
All of the time that they were slashing up the snow, they were
polluting the air, stressing wildlife already on seasonal tightropes of
survival and destroying the sublime experience of that national shrine
for anyone within hearing of the penetrating, extremely loud screaming of
their engines. Way to go, what fun.
Why a selfish, antisocial minority of snowmobile drivers is allowed to
create such havoc and inflict such punishment on fellow humans and
helpless wildlife alike is beyond me. Why go all the way to Yellowstone
National Park to pollute the air and make loud noises? Why destroy the
profound silence, which is an integral part of the winter grandeur of
Yellowstone?
I have been in Yellowstone in winter. I have experienced the
snowmobiles. One day, I had had enough and shook my head and pointed to
my ears, at which several circled us, revving their engines and one
screamed, “That loud enough?” as they left laughing. Nice folks.
WALLACE W. WOOD
Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa doesn’t need another law
It would be hard put to disagree more with your recent editorial
regarding the proposed eviction ordinance (“City took the right steps in
gang ordinance,” March 7). I regard it as foolish and completely
unnecessary.
This ordinance, if passed, would summarily ignore the wisdom and
farsightedness of the property owner. Most of these landlords spent years
in acquiring income property, and the bulk of rental property in Costa
Mesa is well-maintained and obviously cared for.
Do the Daily Pilot and our City Council truly believe they are better
qualified to manage this property than its rightful owners? I heartily
disagree.
Additionally, I may be under a misapprehension, but I thought most of
the felony violators of drug laws spent some time in incarceration. What
landlord in his/her right mind would keep a property vacant for the
duration of the felon’s sentence? Consequently, I think this is an
unnecessary ordinance. Further, just because another community has and
uses such an ordinance is not a proper justification for doing it here.
I empathize with law enforcement. The present drug laws are difficult
to enforce; but, rather than add more laws, maybe we should think about
getting rid of non-victim crimes altogether.
Now, this is not a good law. This is another nail in the coffin of
individual freedom and hard-won liberty that is being pounded in by our
local demagogues.
SAMUEL HORTON
Costa Mesa
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