'Parade of Insults'

Editor:

I am so tired of the Arkley bashing. Jennifer Fumiko Cahill’s article, “A Villian Intervention for Rob Arkley” (Oct. 10) was just the latest in snide and sometimes misinformed remarks. Cahill is an excellent writer. But the parade of insults reminds me of tactics employed by a certain presidential candidate. Do we really want to sink to that level?

The Arkley family has deep roots in this community. They belong here because this is their home. And because they love their home, they are sometimes passionate about supporting causes they care about.

You can agree or disagree on the issues. You can disagree with tactics. But where is the fuss when Arkley’s passion for Eureka translates to significant support for the Sequoia Park Zoo, the Eureka Waterfront, the Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka High School, St. Bernard’s School, the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts and other projects that have made Eureka a more vibrant city? Their support has helped lift Eureka out of its post-logging economy and into a brighter future.

Just like you and me, the Arkleys get to spend their own money as they see fit. And they get to entertain whomever they like in their own home.

Stick to the issues. Stop the public flogging of private citizens.

Amy Dillon-Sewell,