SAY AGAIN

“We’ve been practicing at home all week.”

Madeline Peckenpaugh, 5, on Newport Heights Elementary School’s inaugural

Olympic Games fund-raiser.

“I’m not deluded enough to think we’ll make 100% of the community happy.”

Robert H. Gleason, Dunes’ chief financial officer, on the revised plan

for the proposed resort.

“I think the phenomenon is it’s always easier to gain support out of fear

than out of logic, and what’s in the best interests of the region. I

believe those of us that favor the airport need to do a lot more than

what’s been done in motivating our side of the issue.”

Newport Beach Councilman Dennis O’Neil on the battle about the proposed

El Toro airport.

“I guess there’s no more open-door policy at City Hall.”

Former Newport Beach mayor Tom Edwards on Mayor John Noyes locking the

door to his office at City Hall.

“I would say there are between 200 to 300 people at any given time in the

water today. It appears people are skipping school and work to come down

here.”

Mike Halphide, lifeguard supervisor for the Newport Beach Fire and Marine

Department, on the number of beach-goers on weekdays.

“We probably have more in agreement here than disagreement.”

Newport Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce president Richard Luehrs to his

opponent Greenlight initiative supporter Phil Arst during a debate on the

measure.