Capturing children in the best light possible...

Capturing children in

the best light possible

In a story that ran in Tuesday’s Daily Pilot, “State of

education,” photographer Kent Treptow brilliantly captured the total

absorption and lack of self-consciousness that cauterizes children

immersed in the learning process.

The body positions and lighting of the two children are

outstanding.

NANCY FARMER

Costa Mesa

Four Seasons Hotel

is a community pillar

Your In Business story Monday “Swiss mister comes back to the

beach,” describing the Four Seasons Hotel Newport Beach as an

outstanding asset for the community, is right on.

Both of my daughters were married there, we held our 50th

anniversary party there, have attended numerous social and charitable

events at the hotel, and have enjoyed dining in the Pavilion

restaurant.

I well recall the battle about 20 years ago when the Irvine Co.

wanted to build a hotel in Newport Center -- the anti-growth crowd

strongly opposed it with all of the usual anti-hotel rhetoric:

traffic, prostitutes, minority workers and every other trumped-up

excuse.

In those days, approval required only Planning Commission and City

Council votes, which were not easy to get, but at least could be

accomplished.

If a community-wide vote were required during all of the

anti-growth shouting, we would never have had this lovely addition to

our community.

MARTIN A. BROWER

Corona del Mar

Grade-changing editorial

deserving of high marks

Regarding Sunday’s editorial concerning grade changing at Corona

del Mar High School, “What value is there in cheating?” I agree with

student Amber Peck’s assessment of the cheaters: “why not study

instead ... and then you don’t have to worry about being caught,” and

the Pilot’s assessments: “those who cheat the system do a double

disservice. They hurt themselves by failing to see right from wrong

... they create an unfair playing field ... those who cheat are only

fooling themselves ... it is not long before they are discovered and

when they are, it results in a scarlet letter that is almost

impossible to remove.”

These are very refreshing opinions, much better than just passing

it off as an attempt by the cheaters to just “create a better life

for themselves” through cheating.

Maybe someday your paper will think the same of the millions who

cheat our immigration system by cutting in line ahead of those who

file immigration papers, wait their turn and come here legally.

JIM FISLER

Costa Mesa