You know, I liked it better when threads in the Politics, Environment, and Social section were mainly about local issues. I get all the national and world viewpoints I need in the media. But SoWal.com/bb filled a real need about providing a rumor mill and discussion forum about issues that concern us in SoWal day to day. -Has interest in local issues waned? -Are we just glad to have a place where our own viewpoint on major issues can actually be heard? -Do we realize that the viewpoint we've just expressed, which seems so personal to us, is just the same as the one expressed by thousands, if not millions, in the national media? -Do we hope that a post on a local forum is going to make a liberal see the light about a conservative viewpoint, or vice versa? -Or is it just easier to get up on a soapbox and rant about your favorite national figure than it is to have a personal and potentially edgy encounter with your neighbor about a beach access? I know it hasn't gone away completely, with the recent discussions of the high school play, items on the beach overnight, and beach access, etc. But there sure is less of it. And on a more significant note... Where has 30gAy gone? We need him now.
