Local Top 10 stories for 2007

We're getting close to the end of 2007, so it's time to make the usual look back. I have no idea if The Herald-Dispatch will do a Top 10 news list for 2007. So let me tell you what would be on my list if I were to vote on it today:

1. Emmons fire.

2. Heroin overdose deaths.

3. After a two-year lull, murders in Huntington, including the missing Marshall student.

4. Traffic increases at Tri-State Airport.

5. Homeless "Tent City" cleared from Harris Riverfront Park.

6. New police chief in Huntington changes way things are done.

7. Marshall football frustration.

8. David Felinton to face at least two tough challenges in bid for third term as Huntington mayor.

9. Traffic accidents kill Cabell Midland High School students and recent Huntington High school grads.

10. The Herald-Dispatch changes ownership and reverts back to local control after 35 years of chain ownership.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Lists like these usually tell you more about the people who make them than they do about the items on the list itself.

As usual, feel free to challenge me on this list. If you can talk me into it, I'll make changes.