2 more Xmas eve letters

Laguna Beach Independent and Daily Pilot Dec. 24, 2021

2nd letter of the day. Thanks, Laguna Indy, for running it this morning.

"Time to mask up again"

In a move to contain the new Omicron variant, Californians are once again required to wear masks indoors. This includes Laguna’s grocery stores, surf shops, art galleries and more.

As expected, there already is push-back to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandate. Some say it is unconstitutional, while others complain it is hard to breathe when wearing a mask. I doubt members of the Ku Klux Klan, who’ve been known to wear hoods when marching, have ever complained about wearing masks (OK, hoods).

As far as I am concerned, a little discomfort is a small price to pay considering the alternative. Please, people, wear a mask again.

Denny Freidenrich, Laguna Beach

A Christmas Eve trifecta. Here's my 3rd letter of the day. Thanks, Daily Pilot, for running it this afternoon.

"Local chorus prompts tuneful idea"

LagunaTunes Community Chorus is alive and well in south Orange County. After months of Zoom rehearsals, the fully masked 25-member choral group finally performed live again after a two-year hiatus thanks to COVID-19. It was, in a word, joyous.

As the group was belting out traditional holiday favorites Sunday, I couldn’t help but wonder what it would take to bring members of both political parties together to perform as a bipartisan Congressional Chorus?

I have never sung in a choral group, but my friends in LagunaTunes tell me friendships not only are made during rehearsals, they endure long after the last song is performed. Wouldn’t it be great to see Orange County House members Republican Michelle Steel and Democrat Katie Porter singing side by side during the holidays?

If that happened, maybe their parties could figure out ways to harmonize later in the year for the good of the country.

Denny Freidenrich, Laguna Beach