Letters to the editor  Fairgrounds official's action assailed
Regarding “Fair site executive says no to furlough” (Our Region,
Feb. 13):  Del Mar Fairgrounds chief executive Tim Fennell
should be terminated for insubordination due to his disregarding
the governor's order for workers to participate in a state
furlough program. Any differences should have been resolved
earlier. In the private sector, this would never be tolerated.
If this action is allowed to continue, the government would soon
lose its power to govern and anarchy would follow.  San Diego
Toxic assets should be banks' problem  Regarding “Emerging from
the banking crisis” (Opinion, Feb. 13):  For a change, I'm in
agreement with columnist Nicholas D. Kristof. If the banks want
taxpayer dollars, I'd rather see the government trade the
bailout money for stocks in the banks instead of buying assets
of dubious value currently held by the banks. The banks bought
into these shaky investment schemes, let them figure out what to
do with them. By issuin