Letters: Fremont cricket field critics fear the unknown
Submit your letter to the editor via this form Read more Letters to the Editor Cricket field critics fear the unknown Re Neighbors up in arms over cricket field plans Page B Nov It was shocking to read that a meager neighbors are opposed to having a cricket field in the proposed Palm Avenue District Park in Fremont The main fear is that flying cricket balls could injure a child or elderly person or damage homes or cars Do baseballs ever fly out of the field and cause personal injury Balls flying over to the street or neighborhood will be rare and can easily be prevented in the design and construction of the stadium It is more likely the fear of the unknown People here are not familiar with cricket Both baseball and cricket trace their origins back to medieval European bat-and-ball games and are more like cousins Cricket fields all over the world are in the middle of cities and residential neighborhoods and they are safe It is fun to play and or watch cricket so let us go for it Subru Bhat Union City Coal project is bad for Oakland s vitality Re Coal project costs mounting Page A Nov The New York Times article about Phil Tagami s proposed Oakland coal terminal is very misleading The article says a state judge ruled in that the city had to uphold its deal with Tagami However that ruling only provided Tagami with in damages The disappointed coal developers located a judge in Kentucky whose suggestion of hundreds of millions in damages was rejected by Kentucky s district court on November The article quotes Tagami as denying that the project makes a difference in the world But several mile-long trains every day would be spewing unhealthy coal dust from Utah to Oakland And when burned that much coal would cost the world tens of billions of dollars in damages using the EPA s social cost of carbon The article says The coal project must now go forward Those of us who care about the livability of Oakland will continue to oppose this deadly project Jack Fleck Oakland Mastering spelling unlocks a large number of doors Re Spelling isn t a subject we can afford to drop Page A Nov My attention was drawn to Abby McCloskey s column As this article asserts a strong foundation in spelling in a child s early learning years leads to reading and literacy proficiency down the road My personal academic experience bears this out In my elementary school years in the s I had a natural strength in spelling which was nurtured by my teachers I still have all of my certificates of achievement which span local through regional spelling contests that I entered Further this skill led me toward my love of writing whether it be in the form of a school essay poetry or as you are reading now my penchant for submitting letters to the editor While spell check is a helpful tool our brains still rely on the visualization of words to connect the dots in our educational journey Sharon Brown Walnut Creek Immigration judges principles cost them As the season of gratitude peace satisfaction and hope approaches in recent times unbenched San Francisco Immigration Judges Patrick Savage Amber George Jeremiah Johnson Shuting Chen and Louis Gordon have inspired this letter Although no reason was given for their forced departures I wasn t surprised Having seen several preside over mandatory immigration hearings restored my hope in this country s future Unfortunately the very behaviors that gave me hope put them at jeopardy of losing their jobs Behaviors like being well-versed in immigration law diligent in their efforts to fully understand cases from both immigrant and ruling body perspectives and exhibiting both kindness and respect to all present within their courtrooms The current administration has rendered these judges easily disposable obstacles to any campaign promises conflicting with this nation s laws Constitution and system of checks and balances Fortunately obstacles like integrity and allegiance to oaths of office can t be as easily disposed of Linda Thorlakson Castro Valley
