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Who What Where When Why/How
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Welcome to the inverted pyramid Built in the last century,
still working today
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Herrins rule: Its as important to know what to leave OUT of the
lede as to know what to put IN
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Herrins rule: Not every story wants a feature lede
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A 13 year-old-girl shot and slightly wounded her father with a
BB gun after he hit her mother on the head with a frying pan
Saturday night, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. St.
Petersburg Times
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A former employee of Tufts Universitys Martin Library was
sentenced to seven years of psychiatric probation yesterday for the
theft of $2 million worth of rare books. John S. Smith was arrested
in July, after co- workers discovered a rare map drawn by Columbus
in his backpack. Smith, 42, told police that he was protecting the
material from invaders.
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A gay St. Cloud State University student who announced this
spring he was running for mayor was arrested Tuesday, accused of
molesting a 9-year-old boy. St. Cloud Times
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Two boaters were killed and third was injured Sunday when their
small boat capsized in high winds and waves on Star Lake near the
Rutland county line.
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WHAT A small boat that capsized in high winds and waves on Star
Lake near the Rutland County line caused the death of two boaters
and injuries to a third.
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On Sunday two boaters were killed and a third was injured when
their small boat capsized amid high winds and waves on Star Lake
near the Rutland county.
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High winds and waves on Star Lake near the Rutland County line
caused a small boat to capsize Sunday, Killing two boaters and
injuring a third.
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Brown University has expelled a student for shouting racial
epithets during a pep rally last month, violating the
anti-harassment rule the university enacted to combat racism on
campus. It is the first time that a Brown student has been expelled
for such a violation
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Cambridge residents will pay $20 more for every parking ticket,
under a new rule approved Tuesday by the city council.
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A nervous flight attendant was having trouble taking a urine
drug test. So she drank a glass of water and another and another.
After guzzling three liters in three hours, she still couldnt
urinate. But hours later, the 40-year-old woman staggered into a
San Jose hospital, her speech slurred, her thinking fuzzy. The
diagnosis: She was drunk on water.
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Late one night in 2004, Elaine Hollis agreed to her boyfriends
desire to capture their passion on videotape. Inside Edward Bayliss
apartment, the video camera rolled. Now three years later, Hollis
is in court, accusing her former boyfriend of selling her tape on
Ebay.
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Capt. John Smith still remembers the feel of the gun barrel
pressed against his neck. Im gonna kill you, a voice said. Smith
insticively knocked the gun away and then wrestled the masked
suspect to the ground. Beneath the mask was a 12-year-old boy
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Emma and Alfred Mitchell are surrounded by broken beer bottles,
crumbling cigarette packages and other rubbish. But even when
trespassers start grass fires, the couple never complains. Bad
newspaper
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The dog in her arms was shaking, its rheumy eyes wide with
fear. Just relax, sweetheart, its OK, crooned Chris Powell, the
manager of the Peninsula Humane Society animal shelter, where
10,000 unwanted pets are put to death each year. The dog settled
into Ms. Powells embrace. Tired of carrying out the daily killings,
officials at the Human Society in San Mateo have proposed a novel
solution to the pet overpopulation problem: a Moratorium on breed
cats and dogs that will be considered by the San Mateo County Board
of Supervisors on Nov. 13. The ordinance, though to be the first of
its kind in the nation. The New York Times
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The dog in her arms was shaking, its rheumy eyes wide with
fear. Just relax, sweetheart, its OK, crooned Chris Powell, the
manager of the Peninsula Humane Society animal shelter, where
10,000 unwanted pets are put to death each year. The dog settled
into Ms. Powells embrace, as a pound attendant approached..
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Declaring that property owners must be protected from an
arrogant government, House Republicans are nearing approval of
legislation that would weaken federal efforts to protect wetlands
and endangered species. Associated Press
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Saying that a New Jersey law that requires police authorities
to notify the public when a convicted sex offender is released into
a community amounts to additional punishment for sex offenders who
have done their time, according to U.S. District Judge Nicholas H.
Politan, who yesterday ruled the law, known as Megans Law, named
after 7-year-old Megan Kanka, who was slain by a sex offender who
lived across the street from her home in Hamilton Township,
unconstitutional. Please help this writer
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A pet iguana started a fire in a split-level house in Belmont
by knocking over a heat lamp with its tail, fire officials said. A
fire in a split-level home in Belmont was started by a pet iguana
that knocked over a heat lamp with its tail, fire officials
said.
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University officials agreed to raise tuition by $100 Monday. OR
University officials agreed Monday to raise tuition by $100.
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QUOTES IN A LEDE Theres no way that I am going to allow a silly
marble building on city land, Mayor John Allen said yesterday.
INSTEAD, bolster a lede with a quote A plan to build a $300 million
pop art museum funded by Andy Warhol has met opposition from Mayor
John Allen. Theres no way that I am going to allow a silly marble
building on City land, Allen said yesterday. He is an idiot.
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Ever wonder why the sky is blue? Looking for a way to get a
stain out of your shirt? Think traffic is bad here?
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Out of all the millions of dogs in the world, Tiffany is a
special one.
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Some good news for city workers: The county administration may
not have to give out pink slips this year. Some bad news for city
taxpayers: the county doesnt plan to cut taxes this year.
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A study was released yesterday by the University of Colorado.
The study was funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The study
said that 60 percent of students who begin studying science,
mathematics or engineering switch to another major. The study cited
poor teaching and an aloof faculty as the cause.
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A fire in Cambridge caused $45,000 in damages to a two-bedroom
home in the 2300 block of Main Street. Fire officials said the fire
was started by a lighted cigarette on a sofa. Firefighters arrived
a the house at 3:30 a.m. and found it on fire. They had the blaze
under control in five minutes. The homeowner, Kathy Mahoney was
awakened by the smoke and flames. She suffered minor burns on her
hands and feet. This information came from Cambridge fire
officials.
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This information comes from police. Police said John Smiths
tears may have saved him. Smith is 13. He was walking in the 2700
block of Broadway about 5:25 p.m. in Cambridge when a car
containing four people pulled up. The driver had a blue semi
automatic handgun and demanded the boys Red Sox jacket. The boy
started crying. The driver said, Never mind, and the car left. No
one was hurt and no arrests were made.
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Information came from police in Santa Anna, Calif. A Santa Ana
woman was charged with attempted murder yesterday. She was being
held in the Orange County Jail after being unable to pose $250,000
bond. Police said the woman, June Carter, 71, doused her husband,
who was confined to a wheelchair and had cancer, with rubbing
alcohol and set him on fire. Police said she was angry because he
ate her chocolate Easter bunny. She called paramedics six hours
after the attack. Paul Carter, 62, was taken to the Irvine Burn
Center with third-degree burns, police said.
