Until they are unfulfilled
I am shocked and disappointed in your recent article “When it Comes to Marriage, Affairmatch.com Helps to Fulfill Missing Links,” from the Jan. 11, 2007 University City/Golden Triangle News (page 11). Is this what you believe is newsworthy for our community? When a man and woman say their marriage vows, they do not say, “I do, until I am unfulfilled.”
What message are you sending our youth? A much more valuable article would be one that shares the statistics. Yes, there is a crisis in America and many married people have or have had affairs but all hope is not lost. Give ideas and suggestions on how to bring back a spark or how to communicate with your spouse rather than tell our community, it is okay to have an affair and offer tools to facilitate this behavior. Our children should have an opportunity to experience a community where they learn that marriage vows are sacred. Offering an excuse and an avenue to help “fulfill” their desires and break vows is not productive for our families.
Kim Hardtke, University City
” Ed. note: The “article” referenced in this letter is actually a paid advertisement that appears as part of the classified ads section. Due to confusion on the part of readers, the “Business and Services” page containing these ads has been moved behind the first page of the classifieds section to create a clear differentiation between ads and editorial content. That confusion, by the way, was intentional on the part of the advertiser and has been a sore spot with all the San Diego Community Newspaper Group editors, who feel that such misleading representation violates journalistic ethics.

Course goes downhill, city raises fees
I wanted to bring attention to the miserable situation going on at Mission Bay Golf Course since the City of San Diego took over management responsibilities. I use the facilities regularly and I am absolutely appalled at the condition of the tee boxes and the fact that the practice putting green has been closed since July 2006. That’s correct ” it’s been over six months since a golfer has hit a practice putt at Mission Bay because why? They can’t grow a patch of grass!
And how do they compensate us loyal golfers for the miserable state of the course and practice areas? They raise the fees! As an avid golfer, I feel that chipping and putting are just as important as hammering balls down the range. It now costs $22 for 18 holes and $7 for a medium bucket of balls. I feel they should be discounting the green fees and range fees until they can get their act together, make the course presentable and open the practice green.
Ian Dyer, La Jolla

Music to his ears
As someone who is financing the majority of my college education, Congress’s announcement of a plan to cut the interest rate on student loans to 3.4 percent was music to my ears. Many students of all economic backgrounds invest in their education by taking out student loans. Unfortunately, these same students are severely burdened by loan repayment soon after graduation, preventing them from pursuing certain public interest careers. This reduction in interest will open more doors for tomorrow’s college students and relieve the burden faced by today’s.
That said, there is still much to be done in making a higher education more affordable, and that includes increasing the federal Pell Grant to $5,100 per semester. Any steps the new Congress can take to relieve the burden of borrowing for a higher education are steps in the right direction.
Brendon Liner, third year UCSD student

Baffled
I’ve been going to San Onofre State Park just north of Oceanside for 20-plus years. It’s a family tradition, and we like to get away from the crowds. There’s not enough coastal camping sites for millions who live in southern California, so it’s a very popular place. Plus, the hiking and surfing there is excellent.
I’m baffled why some City Council members, including my councilman, Kevin Faulconer, would think it’s OK to put a pay to drive highway through the park!
No doubt the toll road is supposed to help the Orange County developers sell more houses, but do the developers have influence over the San Diego City Council as well as Orange County city councils?
I wish the City Council would revisit this one, and get it right. No toll road thorough San Onofre and Trestles!
Belinda Smith, Hillcrest