DISQUS

Com_Mentor Why, in fact do you read the District?
Why do you need a by-line?
Why did you feel compelled to read this story, even though it did not have a by-line, especially since it did not have a by-line?
IN MY OPIN, I believe the statement about the Telegram was only in regards to a largely circulated newspaper and it's decision to OMIT potentially important, quickly developing news stories from the paper. This prevents a large portion of Long Beach (those purchasing the Telegram, and using it as their ONLY local news source) from being apprised of, and following those events.

It it easy?

I, personally think it is important.

Paragons of Journalistic Excellence?

I'm happy to keep their company, and thank you, for checking in at an alternative publication. Keep up the good work.
Com Mentor.

John_B Ok, middlebrow. You keep arguing for our limitations and explaining why things can't and won't be done.

I'll keep arguing for our potential and looking for ways to challenge our society to continue to imagine, to achieve and succeed.

At the end of the day, or of the millenium, whether on this topic or in any other area of public policy and human endeavor, we'll see which approach ultimately proves the more successful.

Thanks very much for your input!

John_B With an actively engaged and intelligently informed Electorate, all things are possible, middlebrow. All that's required is that we, just once, stop arguing for our limitations.

There are many funding options for such a facility. Local public/private investments could receive State and Federal grants, tax credits and matching funds.

If Long Beach would, for once, simply get it's fiscal house in order, we would have budget surpluses (rather than persistent deficits) that could jump start such construction.

Once built, such an international airport would quickly begin to pay for itself and, I believe, could easily pay off its own construction costs within, at most, a decade.

This isn't just a "Popular Science" idea, middlebrow. It's a real-world solution to several dilemmas currently facing Long Beach and, indeed, the region.

I would encourage everyone to look deeper, see farther and, instead of always asking "why?" trying "why not?" on for size. Instead of seeing only insurmountable obstacles, let’s start seeing challenges just begging to be overcome if, just once, we would remember how a truly great, innovative and resourceful people we can be.

Just once.

John_B Such an airport would be built on landfill, just as most of our Port, indeed almost everything currently south of Ocean boulevard, currently is.

Such an airport would accept all sorts of aircraft...fixed wing, rotary wing and dirigible, just as our current airport does.

Ellen Griley Middlebrow: Forgive the lag in our Prop 8 demonstration coverage. You're absolutely right. Although we have a piece about it on in the paper this week and on the website now, we should have had one Friday or at the very least Saturday. Thanks for watching out—and believe me, this weekend, when it comes to cracking open another beer during the game or blogging about what I did Friday night or fantastic veggies I just picked up at the new Saturday farmers' market, you'll be on my mind. Not in a creepy way—you know, just, like, reminding me that we don't quite clock out at 5 p.m. Friday.