Editorial

We don’t think of ourselves as greedy people.

But the more we thought about it, there are a few things we really want

for Christmas this year.

We really want ... The El Toro debate to end and an agreement reached

that will satisfy everyone on all sides.

We really want ... Truth serum for all political candidates.

We really want ... Schools that are in top shape and in no need of

repairs.

We really want ... Peter Buffa to have his own late-night TV show.

We really want ... A Newport Beach City Council that actually gets along

with each other and works for the benefit of the residents, not their own

political agendas.

We really want ... The water to be 80 degrees all year long, the beaches

free of litter and the waves to be perfect.

We really want ... Dr. Laura to not shop at the Beach Access surf shop in

South Coast Plaza.

We really want ... Phil Sansone back.

We really want ... The Newport Beach Public Library Board of Trustees and

the Library Foundation to realize that they are supposed to be working

together for a noble cause.

We really want ... Dennis Rodman to go a month without being in the

headlines.

We really want ... South Coast Plaza and Fashion Island to have more

shoppers than they know what to do with.

We really want ... Green fields for children and adults to play on.

We really want ... An end to all roadwork -- everywhere.

We really want ... Prep teams that always win CIF championships.

We really want ... Great fishing 365 days a year.

We really want ... A clean harbor and no runoff on local beaches.

We really want ... The Balboa Theater to be renovated once and for all.

We really want ... No more than 20 children per classroom.

And finally what we really want ... Is for every newspaper in the country

to have readers as great as ours.

Merry Christmas.