Tomorrow's coverage

We're deep into figuring out how to put Wednesday's newspaper together with news that has already happened and developments yet to occur. Some of the coverage is already on our website - the Rev. Jerry Falwell's death, for example.

Still to come are developments in the airport terminal saga with today's release of the consultants' report on how much the Myrtle Beach airport charges airlines versus airports of comparable size; the Horry County Council discussion and possible vote tonight on what's next regarding the airport and casino boats; what action, if any, the Horry County Board of Education will take tonight on choosing a new superintendent; how the Republican presidential debate being held tonight in Columbia will turn out.

And then there are all these motorcycles in the area and Brunswick County Schools are awaiting the report of a transportation study and the Georgetown County school board is considering its budget challenges. Well, you get the idea. Things are busy out there.

Our reporting and editing staffs are hustling to bring readers the latest developments and whenever possible, the why behind it all. Our design and graphic artist journalists are trying to figure out how to make it all come together visually. By early evening we hope to lock down decisions so designers can merge stories, headlines, photos, graphics onto the pages as they are completed through the night. Posting the top of the news on myrtlebeachonline.com along with headlines and photos occurs more quickly. Although technologically complex, changing the website means fewer moving parts, fewer elements to blend and far more opportunities to update and correct things as they develop. The relative permanence of newsprint demands that you make it as accurate as possible when the press prints that day's record of the news.   

Comments

[chocomlk]

I've got an idea for a story. Why don't you write about how the democrats in Washington want to pull funding from the troops in Iraq and retreat in the face of our enemies. Or how about how much federal tax is on a gallon of gas and how the democrats may blame big oil but the federal government makes more per gallon of gas than anyone. That would be interesting.

[Captain]

Thanks for the chuckle choco. This paper is so democrap it stinks. The local suff is all that is readable. Like ONE honest councilman stated- they cannot pass anything the developers do not like. So, we live with more transient and illegals and the poor legals see their standard of living sink as crime rises.

[TJ]

According to the Morgan Quitno Awards (they designate safest and most dangerous cities), Myrtle Beach is the 6th most dangerous metropolitan city. Higher than Miami-Dad county, Charlotte and Flint, Michigan.

Why don't they write about how much crime has gone up, the presence of latino gangs in our city now (thanks construction industry!) and leave the real estate stories to the local realtors? The Sun News sounds like a pimp for the developers almost every day. Don't want to put any bad news out there...might scare away the fish.

[Jim]

With all this website updating you're trumpeting, it would be nice to see a little bit of editing as well. I just read:

Horton was charged with failure to yield the right away, Collins said.

C'mon! Aren't you guys supposed to be professionals? In the main story that got top billing on your site, no less. For shame.

[Captain]

TJ - just look at the amount of ads the developers PAY for, especially end of week papers. You can bet the ads PAY for some goodwill toward developers too. Did you see any follow-up on Eastport? It seems Graham was not entirely truthful with the reporter but nothing in the News. What is really sad is the News, developers, and politicians have many people believing more illegals building more condos without paid for infrastructure to bring in more low paying jobs is good for the area. Council being made up of developers certainly welcomes the cheap illegal labor even as it breeds crime, higher taxes for residents and additional problems.

[TJ]

Captain, I agree. Eventually, this place will run out of room to build condos on...then what? These illegals that are here will go to college and become doctors? I don't think so. They haven't anywhere else they are. They'll just soak up social services like there was no tomorrow and your kids and mine will be the ones paying for their medical care, schooling and whatever else they demand.

Since we'll have no airport to bother those rich people over in Wither Swash and other places at Market Common, maybe they'll help out and hire these people to take care of their over-priced lawns.

[Captain]

This is a fantastic week to be visiting family-- far from the beach! After seeing the pictures online this morning I'm happy to be 500 miles away!

[kassandra bond]

Let's face it local people! We are the hired domestics to take care of those overpriced lawns. As I look around,the local people here are herded just to take care of lawns, construction, food service, hotels and let's not forget the overpriced malls. There are very few businesses here in which one could be proud to work with. Why don't they open up a plasma donor center here? Some extra public clinics, some more govn. admin. buildings. Mrytle Beach is turning into Mrytle Bi--h. Fun in the sun and to hell with the regular joe blows. If they can't make it let them leave! tsk tsk, remember the once great roman empire? et. too fell mightily.