No reason to attack Trinity Broadcasting I...

No reason to attack Trinity Broadcasting

I have no ties with Trinity Broadcasting and have never set foot

on their property, but Cathy Larson’s letter to the Daily Pilot sent

a chill down my spine (“Trinity should move out of the neighborhood,”

Feb. 11). Her baseless and offensive comments reflect a prejudice

which needs to be exposed.

I have friends who live quite close to the Trinity building, and

they emphatically state that claims of excessive noise from the

facility are greatly exaggerated. The weakness of the criticism was

revealed by outrage that Trinity did not turn off its Christmas

lights during an energy crisis a few years ago. That is hardly

evidence for an eviction.

Larson suggests our community should force Trinity to move “so

that we may have the privilege of enjoying the benefits of a

legitimate business.” By that, I suppose, she means one that is not

tax-exempt, but Larson’s ill-chosen words leave readers wondering if

Trinity is operating illegally.

Hopefully, others are as appalled as I am by Larson’s far-reaching

effort to malign Trinity Broadcasting and especially for her blatant

attempt to encourage others to join her in trying to strip them of

protected freedoms and constitutional rights.

CLAUDIA DOWNS

Newport Beach

Column hit home run in explaining war

“The Bell Curve” column on Feb. 13 was read with interest (“Never

such a feeling of disconnect”).

My feelings of ambivalence, uncertainty and ill at ease were

significantly clarified and put into perspective by Bell’s column.

My wife and daughter and I want to express our thanks for Bell’s

“straightening out the curves” regarding the argument for war.

Thanks and congratulations for what in baseball terms may, to

some, look like a foul ball, but to our family was a “home run.”

CHUCK MCCANN

Corona del Mar

A simple plan to improve Newport

Holly Smith has very thoughtfully done the job of the Newport

Beach City Council with her wise and prudent observations regarding

the “West Newport Problem.” “Striving to be part of finer city,”

Tuesday). I’m sure all Newport residents know of a few likely

addresses to start with.

Implementation of such a plan would be a tremendous boon to us all

(and certainly, in the long run, to the property owners, too). I’m

only afraid it’s simply too logical and straightforward for the

politicians.

PAULA HUNTER

Newport Beach