Scanning the worldwide internet, I came across headline called Bizarre Things - Odd Stuff - Crazy Headlines.
It was the crazy headlines part that caught my attention. In the journalism field, editors at every level of our profession, from major daily papers to the small weeklies, will write crazy headlines — especially on deadline. It’s not until it comes off the press that mistakes are realized.
• Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers • If strike isn’t settled quickly, it may last awhile
• Cold wave linked to temperatures
• Red tape holds up new bridges
• Man struck by lightning faces battery charge
• Local high school dropouts cut in half
• Psychics predict world didn’t end yesterday • City unsure why the sewer smells
• Missippi’s literarcy program shows improvement • County to pay $25,000 to advertise lack of funds
• Meeting on open meetings is closed
• Waterford boy, 8, saves sisters’ life ‘I wouldn’t do it again. She’s been a pain this week.’
• New sick policy requires 2-day notice
• Most earthquake damage is caused by shaking
• Fish need water, Feds say
• Parents keep kids home to protest school closure
• Alton attorney accidentally sues himself
• Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
• Farmer Bill Dies in House
• Miners Refuse to Work after Death
• Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant • Chef Throws His Heart into Helping Feed Need
• Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead Classifieds FOR SALE — collection of old people. CALL 253-XXXX WAITRESS NEEDED — Must be 18 years old with 20 years experience. Apply in Person Carnation Restaurant.
POLICE REPORT
• Dog Attack — Lower Duck Pond, Lithia Park, Ashland. Police responded to a report of two dogs running loose and attacking ducks at about 11:20 a.m. Sunday.
The officer cited a resident for the loose dogs. The duck refused medical treatment and left the area, according to police records.
• Suspect Caught — Police checked the area around the restuarant and found an open door in the back of the building.
An officer went inside and called out, “Marco.”
Police found the suspect after he responded, “Polo.”
• Rick Head is the Publisher and Editor of The Brantley Beacon and the Waycross Journal- Heald. He can be reached at beacon@btconline. net
