Two points on Nichols
I have served as an arbitrator for 12 years. As an arbitrator, one
listens to both sides of a problem and must come to a decision
regardless of the feelings of the participants. The hearing may last
a few days or more than a week. There may be lawyers representing the
parties. Many hours and thousands of words are thrown out by both
sides. Yet one must sift through all this and find the key points and
make a decision.
So far as Newport Beach Councilman Dick Nichols is concerned, only
two things stand out:
1. A line from the Daily Pilot editorial (“It’s time for Dick
Nichols to go,” June 22): “Just before last fall’s election, Nichols,
then a candidate, was criticized by at least one local business
leader for pointing out in a televised council meeting that a
motorist involved in a traffic altercation was a ‘Mexican.’”
2. A quote from a letter in the June 22 “Readers Respond”: “For
who now in his constituency -- other than a few cranks like himself
-- or in the council chambers would take him seriously? Who would
listen to his proposals or consider his opinions? With whom could he
arrange political alliances and conduct the people’s business?
How will you decide?
LOU VON DYL
Newport Beach
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