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Photo by Dave Weiman COLUMNS AOPA GRE A T LA KES RE G I O N al RE po RT - by Bill Blake Aviation Association of Indiana & AOPA Summit 2009 ............................................11 AVI A TI O N LA W - by Greg Reigel Appeal To Full NTSB Must Identify Specific Issues ..................................................17 DI alog UE - by Dave Weiman USA Today Article Attacks GA Airport Funding In Support of Airlines .......................5 GUEST ED IT O RI al - by Craig Fuller Calling All Aviation Enthusiasts ................................................................................10 INSTRUMENT FL I G HT - by Dr. Nihad E. 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He tried to make a case system and economy. But it only against the airport insinuating impropriety by the airport takes a biased and vicious article board chairman, who apparently owns an airplane based at in a national news tabloid to distort the airport. Frank even got the airport manager to say that the truth, and confuse the general on a typical day, the airport has only a couple of flights, and public, especially when people are on some days, none. most vulnerable. We believe that such What my colleague does not point out is that the City an article is deliberate and either financially motivated, or of Williamsburg and Whitley County consider the airport written out of vengeance for whatever reason. as one of their economic resources, along with rail and There’s two approaches to journalism: 1) to seek out the Interstate 75, and list 12 regional businesses on its website, truth about something, and report it in an objective manner, including Pepsi USA, Datatrac Information, General and 2) to seek out information from people who will Shale Brick, Bridgestone Americas, and Jones Plastics & support preconceived notions of the reporter, and report it Engineering. in a biased manner. Whitley County also has historical significance with On September 17, 2009, we believe that USA Today the 38,000-acre Daniel Boone National Forest located reporter, Thomas Frank, chose the latter approach for there, which obviously attracts tourists. Additionally, the his front-page story entitled “Little-Used Airports Cost University of the Cumberlands and Eastern Kentucky Taxpayers Big Money.” University are located in Williamsburg. 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