Navy League Letters
[ The following are excerpts from a sampling of letters that were sent to the Santa Barbara News-Press, around 8/18/2005, about the Navy League Hookwink. ]
The recent news concerning the visit of the USS Ronald Reagan is just plain shameful. To think that this community would react with anything less than open arms to the wonderful people, mostly young people, who serve upon this ship, is impossible to comprehend...
-- Mike Sullivan, Solvang
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Regarding the Navy League's withholding of Dr. Laura's offer to pay the $30,000 waterfront tax: I am a strong supporter of the Navy, the USS Ronald Reagan visit and waterfront activities in general. I also believe that the Navy League acted unethically if it did not advise the City Council of Dr. Laura's offer.
Let's face it: The City Council is entitled to know all of the facts concerning any decision that they make on Santa Barbara voters' (and taxpayers') behalf. If the council does not have all of the facts, then it cannot make an informed decision.
... the league's actions show disrespect for the City Council and government process. If I were on the council, I would be very careful the next time that the league, supposedly made up of establishment Santa Barbara citizens, approaches them for any type of assistance.
-- Rick Reeves, Santa Barbara
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... As a member of the Santa Barbara community I am incredibly embarrassed by the attitude displayed by Mayor Marty Blum and Councilman Das Williams toward the Santa Barbara Navy League and its handling of the waterfront service fee issue.
Thanks to the Navy League and generous supporters like Dr. Laura Schlessinger, some 4,000 sailors who have courageously offered to defend the daily freedoms we so enjoy will be disembarking on our fair city. My only hope is that the private citizens of Santa Barbara will show more respect and appreciation to our guests than these elected officials have during this debate.
-- Erin Willms, Santa Barbara
LETTERS TO THE NEWS-PRESS, 8/18/2005
The recent news concerning the visit of the USS Ronald Reagan is just plain shameful. To think that this community would react with anything less than open arms to the wonderful people, mostly young people, who serve upon this ship, is impossible to comprehend...
-- Mike Sullivan, Solvang
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Regarding the Navy League's withholding of Dr. Laura's offer to pay the $30,000 waterfront tax: I am a strong supporter of the Navy, the USS Ronald Reagan visit and waterfront activities in general. I also believe that the Navy League acted unethically if it did not advise the City Council of Dr. Laura's offer.
Let's face it: The City Council is entitled to know all of the facts concerning any decision that they make on Santa Barbara voters' (and taxpayers') behalf. If the council does not have all of the facts, then it cannot make an informed decision.
... the league's actions show disrespect for the City Council and government process. If I were on the council, I would be very careful the next time that the league, supposedly made up of establishment Santa Barbara citizens, approaches them for any type of assistance.
-- Rick Reeves, Santa Barbara
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... As a member of the Santa Barbara community I am incredibly embarrassed by the attitude displayed by Mayor Marty Blum and Councilman Das Williams toward the Santa Barbara Navy League and its handling of the waterfront service fee issue.
Thanks to the Navy League and generous supporters like Dr. Laura Schlessinger, some 4,000 sailors who have courageously offered to defend the daily freedoms we so enjoy will be disembarking on our fair city. My only hope is that the private citizens of Santa Barbara will show more respect and appreciation to our guests than these elected officials have during this debate.
-- Erin Willms, Santa Barbara
LETTERS TO THE NEWS-PRESS, 8/18/2005
Posted by Malcolm on
9/01/2005
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