The Headline Made Me Think . . .

So I’m checking out the local news on the Dallas Morning News website, trying to navigate my way through all the flash advertisements (that deserves its own post) and run across this article: Dallas businessman arrested, barred from SMU over student complaints

At the end of the article, it states that this guy was a staffer for both the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations and is the chairman of the Texas Commission on the Arts.

So I wonder why they didn’t go for a catchier headline, like : Former White House staffer,  chairman of the Texas Commission on the Arts, arrested, barred from SMU over student complains.  That headline might be a little long, but not sure why with those credentials the decided to use the generic “Dallas businessman” moniker.

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MummyMug


The Mum­my­Mug is a styl­ish coffee/tea mug with a lip-openable lid. Sim­ply fill the mug with your favorite hot bev­er­age, secure the screw-on lid and start sip­ping. By lightly press­ing your top lip against the top layer of the lid at any point around the rim of the mug, you release the drink­ing mech­a­nism. The lid auto­mat­i­cally closes up after every sip, ensur­ing that the Mum­my­Mug remains securely closed if acci­den­tally knocked over.

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‘Cuss-Free Week’ in California

Watch your mouth, California.

The nation’s most populous state is asking its 38 million residents to stop using four-letter words for an entire week beginning Monday.

On a voice vote, the Assembly passed a resolution Thursday declaring the first week of March each year as “Cuss-Free Week” and inviting, but not requiring, Californians to comply.

The resolution honors McKay Hatch, who started a no-cussing club at his South Pasadena junior high school nearly three years ago.

The 16-year-old Hatch, who has seen no-cussing clubs expand to more than 100 schools and 35,000 online members, attended Thursday’s Assembly vote.

Full Fresno Bee Article

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