City should name park after Reagan I...

City should name park after Reagan

I would like to propose that the Orange County Board of

Supervisors name the linear park north of Pacific Coast Highway along

Seapoint Avenue in honor of Ronald Reagan, 40th president of the

United States and 33rd governor of California.

There is already a five-acre park named for Harriett M. Wieder in

Huntington Beach at Lynn Street. Naming a second park for the same

person is not done anywhere else in our city.

If you agree, please contact your county supervisor and let them

know you support “Ronald Reagan Regional Park.”

MATTHEW HARPER

Huntington Beach

* EDITOR’S NOTE: Matthew Harper is a board member of the

Huntington Beach Union High School District.

Review of ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ on the money My compliments to Jim Erwin for his review of the documentary film

“Fahrenheit 9/11.” I had just seen it the day before and found it to

be a powerful film, only sorry that I had not taken a notebook along

to help me remember some of the points that were made. The long and

accurate review was a great help. The two hours flew by as I laughed,

cried, snorted in derision and sometimes covered my eyes to avoid

seeing the horrors. I urge everyone to see this wonderfully crafted

documentary.

LOIS VACKAR

Huntington Beach

Downtown should be closed: quit stalling

Our City Council, our members of City Council, have voted against

closing Main Street. My wife and I went down there two weeks ago to

have dinner. Never again. The sidewalks are filthy, the people are

everywhere, you cannot have a meal without being surrounded by

smokers and noise and traffic: It’s a disaster. To let a few of the

Downtown businesses overrule the majority of people who want Downtown

closed is a complete disgrace.

ART FERGUSON

Huntington Beach

I think it’s a mistake not to close Main Street to vehicle

traffic. It would be more beneficial for the merchants for walking

personnel who take their time rather than just driving through. I

think the merchants are making a big mistake.

STEVE PEREGRAN

Huntington Beach

I think the Downtown idea would be marvelous if they did it

correctly. Not to spend money with people analyzing and all that. Get

off the dust and do something right for Downtown for the people who

have been living here forever, and stop spending it on gigantic junk.

JANE PETERSON

Huntington Beach

New voting machines are a waste of money

I think the electronic voting machines are a nightmare

(“Electronic voting will be back at the polls,” June 17). I think

they’re a tremendous waste of money, and I don’t get it.

NORMA JOHNSON

Huntington Beach

I feel the voting machines are bad (“Electronic voting will be

back at the polls,” June 17). I am very unhappy to see them in

November. I think they’re an invitation to fraud, so very easy for

people to mess up on. They’re a very bad idea, an expense that never

should have been made by the appropriate authorities. They’re

compounding their error by bringing them back.

BARRY GRIFFEN

Huntington Beach

Glad students want to keep ‘Under God’

I’m very happy to see the students are supporting our pledge as is

(“Students support pledge as is,” June 17). I’m happy that our

justice system has come to the realization that our country was

founded on our belief in God and to be able to worship our Lord Jesus

Christ, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and I certainly am happy to see

that something is happening here. The judges giving out all this

crazy stuff lately should have their heads examined. They certainly

need to be taken off the governing positions in our government.

ALTHA CARTER

Huntington Beach

‘Under God’ should stay in the pledge

I think we should always keep “Under God” in our Pledge of

Allegiance (“Students support pledge as is,” June 17). I think that

the liberals are trying to take God out of our schools, our

government, our country, and God cannot bless a country here if he is

so disregarded. I think we should keep God in the Pledge of

Allegiance.

PATRICIA AVALOS

Huntington Beach

I support leaving the “Under God” phrase in the Pledge of

Allegiance (“Students support pledge as is,” June 17). Most Americans

believe in God and God’s been involved in American history. I think

it’s proper for it to be there.

CHRIS FOSTER

Huntington Beach

Sale of mesa is great news for city

We read with delight the news that the Wildlife Conservation Board

and the developer Hearthside Homes have come to an agreement to

purchase 103 acres of the lower part of the Bolsa Chica Mesa for $65

million. This is a most significant step toward the vision of the

Bolsa Chica Land Trust of preserving all of the Bolsa Chica. We look

forward to continuing our work to save other privately held lands at

Bolsa Chica.

FLOSSIE HORGAN

Huntington Beach

Antics not appropriate for Fourth of July

I did not see their antics as I was a participant in our 100th

Fourth of July Parade, but friends of mine from out of town asked me

what those people with ridiculous looking bird outfits were doing

carrying signs saying “We Won.”

I guessed it must have been some of the Amigos de Bolsa Chica

members celebrating the state purchase of the lower portion of the

Bolsa Chica oil fields. Someone voiced the opinion that they thought

the parade was a celebration of the birth of our great nation. I did

not go on to explain any further to confuse my friends. It did annoy

me that these people that made birds out of themselves during a

Fourth of July parade to make a self-centered political statement

could have used better judgment. After all, the land purchased is

state land and certainly should not become another burden for our

city to maintain. I ask the readers: What were those people really

celebrating?

BOB POLKOW

Huntington Beach