One of our missions was to present the Classic with a view toward enlarging the audience, to 'young up' the event.

When you deal with Harold, it's a win-win for all parties.

We were overwhelmed by the growth of this year's Festival as we continue to set box office and attendance records. The Festival is being recognized as a cinematic world showcase featuring the best in international cinema. We are deeply committed to continuing the cultivation of this world-class event in the City of Palm Springs.

The creative work is a blend of past and present that is uniquely newspaper media. Newspaper media is time tested and future ready for this brave new world of advertising in the 21st century. If the industry wants the advertising community to believe that it is a vibrant media choice, it needs to believe in itself. It needs to get its swagger back.

This is a quality-of-life project where the public benefits by one, getting rid of (a) dilapidated building and, by two, increasing the value of the property, thereby increasing the tax revenue for District 87 and the city.

And that is per owner not per dog.