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... that the myth of Vietnam veterans being spat upon is put to rest. <br><br><a...
blanp
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May 3, 2000
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518
John Markoff, author of a book about computer hacker Kevin Mitnick, is upset by the movie based on his book:<br>``I thought it was a fundamentally dishonest...
blanp
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May 4, 2000
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519
From National Public Radio, this morning:<br>"Like a python that has swallowed a pig, the recent increase in gasoline prices will take some time to work its...
ramblerdan
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May 12, 2000
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From a story on the overhyped inside.com:<br><br>The Washington Monthly last month filed for nonprofit status. The move, at the behest of longtime affiliates ...
blanp
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May 15, 2000
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521
It must be quite a budget they have there to assemble such a prestigious staff for Inside.com.<br><br>But you'd think they'd be embarrassed to show the world...
JJMoney62
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May 16, 2000
6:15 am
522
Does the quote in the bottom graf also ring hollow for others?<br><br>Drive-thru mailbox is torched in Barnegat Township <br>The Associated Press<br>5/16/00...
deanbetz
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May 16, 2000
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Does the quote in the bottom graf also ring hollow for others?<br><br>&lt;snip&gt;<br><br>"I'm glad to find out about it," one man said. "I would have gotten...
esha_b_n
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May 16, 2000
8:05 pm
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&gt;&gt;***Not hollow, just maybe too good (as a &gt;&gt;punchline) to be true--but then, truth is &gt;&gt;stranger than fiction and all that.<br><br>***Good?...
blanp
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May 17, 2000
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525
&gt;&gt;***Not hollow, just maybe too good (as a &gt;&gt;punchline) to be true--but then, truth is &gt;&gt;stranger than fiction and all that.<br><br>***Good?...
esha_b_n
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May 17, 2000
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526
By Bruce Japsen and Susan Chandler , Tribune Staff Writers <br><br>The appointment Wednesday of Betsy Holden as the top executive at the nation's largest...
blanp
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May 18, 2000
1:19 pm
527
To be fair, here's the competition's report on the Kraft mommy/CEO. They, too, took a pass on reporting the marital/parental status of the outgoing CEO and how...
JJMoney62
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May 18, 2000
6:45 pm
528
Thank you for the balancing post. I don't use examples from my own newspaper for obvious reasons but I'm glad others do....
blanp
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May 19, 2000
2:34 am
529
I appreciate the point that the marital/parental status of women is mentioned more often than that of men. But I'll raise another thought -- perhaps it is the...
amnce
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May 19, 2000
1:50 pm
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&gt;&gt;perhaps it is the new CEO herself who is &gt;&gt;mentioning it.<br><br>Perhaps, but I wouldn't bet on it. And there's a difference between mentioning...
blanp
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May 19, 2000
2:20 pm
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Even a student taking Newswriting 201 has access to the AP Stylebook entry on women, which contains a few common-sense guidelines on avoiding such sexist ...
terencewalsh
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May 19, 2000
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Teaser from <a href=http://www.mediachannel.org target=new>http://www.mediachannel.org</a><br><br>Suppressed In China <br>With streaming video! As the U.S. ...
blanp
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May 28, 2000
3:26 pm
533
An insult to whom? You obviously have no compassion for the tedious tale of a journalist and her cats....
JJMoney62
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May 28, 2000
11:56 pm
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No wonder this journalist couldn't get a permanent appointment. Her confessed ineptitude is stunning. I wouldn't send her to cover a fire....
blanp
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May 29, 2000
2:24 am
535
Hey, copy editors (and the like)! I'm a paginator at my local paper, the Southeast Missourian (<a href=http://www.semissourian.com...
hgabe_99
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May 30, 2000
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536
Welcome, Gabe. Here's a couple of my pointers for paginators:<br><br>1. Finish all layouts at least a half-hour early with a minimum of fuss and...
blanp
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May 30, 2000
11:10 pm
537
Thanks! At our paper, there's not a lot of room for paginator creativity. The page layouts are designed by the copy editors on dummy sheets, and we use the...
hgabe_99
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Jun 1, 2000
3:41 am
538
By JOYCE WADLER<br>New York Times<br>Time, which Tito Puente could make pulsate, swivel, and shake, caught up with the legendary percussionist late Wednesday...
blanp
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Jun 2, 2000
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539
In my two months as being a paginator, I made my first semi-major mistake Thursday night. When assembling the records page, I inadvertantly placed a death ...
hgabe_99
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Jun 3, 2000
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With the music of Verdi playing in the background at his home, former Cincinnati Enquirer editor Larry Beaupre told a Cincy Business Courier <a...
blanp
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Jun 14, 2000
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My magazine switched from a readable, Times-like font to something called Poynter Gothic -- it took months to iron out the glitches. Numeral ones (1) looked ...
Mike_Spike
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Jun 14, 2000
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By Rick Morrissey <br>Tribune Staff Writer <br>June 18, 2000 <br>NEW YORK -- Wherever White Sox manager Jerry Manuel happens to be, religion isn't very far...
blanp
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Jun 18, 2000
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543
POLICE-COURT-PRISON REPORTER Strong writer with reporting experience. Tuesday-Saturday evening shift most days. Excellent benefits for 7-day AM in the ...
blanp
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Jun 18, 2000
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544
Our paper is in the midst of a major format change. Recently, we changed our fonts for headlines (from franklin gothic to bureau grotesque) and body copy (from...
hgabe_99
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Jun 22, 2000
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545
We aren't changing our typefaces just yet, but we just switched (at least in my department, features) from the Coyote/SII system, which was almost older than...
sakickl
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Jun 23, 2000
5:18 pm
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"A not-so long time ago (Monday) in a galaxy nearer than you think (Australia), head Jedi George Lucas and his mates officially kicked off principal ...
LaurSH
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