No criminal charges surprising in infant death...

No criminal charges surprising in infant death

No one is going to prosecute the UC Irvine professor for the

actions that resulted in the death of his child (“Professor not

charged in son’s death,” Saturday)?

I am absolutely amazed that forgetting a 10-month-old in the back

of a hot car is not a crime. I wouldn’t leave my dog in the car. How

can this man not be charged with child endangerment at least? It’s

impossible. Is it because he is a UCI professor? If he were a

laborer, would he not be charged?

This is just impossible. I can’t believe it. I am ashamed of our

Orange County prosecutors.

PATTY LILLEGRAVEN

Balboa Island

Are we talking about the same Ronald Reagan?

This is in response to the fawning comment about former president

and governor Ronald Reagan from the two men in Laguna Beach. Surely,

we are thinking of two different Reagans.

Are they referring to the Reagan who made it politically correct

to not only show callous and indifference, but contempt, for the

hardships of those less fortunate? The Reagan, who as governor,

turned helpless, mentally retarded Californians out onto the cruel

streets?

The same Reagan who not only stubbornly refused to mention AIDS

until it became an epidemic, but then only in passing?

The same man who dismissed trees as irrelevant and had the most

destructive, anti-environmental stance until George W. Bush was

president?

The same man whose ill-advised, foolish economic policies came

within inches of bankrupting the nation?

The same president who lied to the world about Iran-Contra and

surrounded himself with quasi-felons, perjurers and batty

astrologists?

Do a little research, gentlemen, and chose your heroes more

carefully.

WALLACE WOOD

Costa Mesa

Blight is in the eye of the beholder

I would like those on the Costa Mesa City Council -- Mayor Gary

Monahan and members Chris Steel, Allan Mansoor, Libby Cowan and Mike

Scheafer -- to know that Van Ausdlen Trust owns property and a

business on Placentia Avenue. I object to any plan that would result

in labeling that property, in the 1600 block of the street, as

blighted and thus being recorded on the title, making it eligible for

eminent domain.

My property is not blighted, and my property title is not to be

clouded.

ANN VAN AUSDELN

Costa Mesa