Praise for Larsen
It takes an extraordinarily high level of integrity and responsibility for a public official to change his mind on any issue in response to the public’s voice.
Dan Larsen did not break any vow or promise. He merely indicated that he would vote to name the new Convention Center in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. well before the silent majority had spoken. Early on a raucous, strident minority had mounted a vociferous campaign to emblazon the King name on the convention center, but only Mr. Larsen had the intestinal fortitude, the uncommon courage, to change his position and speak out, thereby setting a truly noteworthy example for others in the public arena who are much too eager to pander for reasons of political expediency.
This town’s administration needs more public servants in the Larsen mold and fewer of those who would seek to make a career out of a political appointment.
NORMAN V. SCHUTE
San Diego
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