Jackson Free Press

Am I the only one who thinks it's weird for The Clarion-Ledger to start off its back-to-school stories with proclamations such as the following, leading the front page today:

Aside from a minor fender bender in the student parking lot at Pearl High School, the first day of classes is running smoothly in Pearl and Brandon.

No major problems on first day of school

This sounds so much like they were expecting huge problems—and the news is that they're weren't any. Were they expecting a school shooting? Are they manufacturing news here? School starts once a year; it's not like it's that big a deal. Just weird.

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107284

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I made a smooth start to my workday today. Aside from the fact that I was forced to walk outside barefoot and put my shoes on in the car (because I had left them there the night before), things went about as well as they could. No major problems on my commute to work today. Alert the media.

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GLB

Date

2006-08-09T13:55:58-06:00

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107285

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Headline: GLB's Day Off to Smooth Start Not robbed or shot or even harassed, JFP blogger GLB had nothing happen this morning to merit front-page coverage in The Clarion-Ledger, the source of severely irrelevant, and superficial, news for as many Mississippians who bother to pick it up. (Never mind; this is too easy)

Author

DonnaLadd

Date

2006-08-09T14:00:04-06:00

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107286

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Not to be outdone by previous JFP coverage of all events "Ali", the CL has been notified that I just burped. No children were harmed.

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Lori G

Date

2006-08-09T14:04:06-06:00

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107287

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Here's the CL headline for that: "Avowed Anarchist Agitator Ali Aspirates Annihilating Aroma" Journos just LOVE alliteration, for some unexplained reason.

Author

GLB

Date

2006-08-09T14:27:40-06:00

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107288

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"Ghetto Science Weekly" newspaper headline reads: All God's "CHURN" got shoes--Stepping toward world peace.

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Stiggers

Date

2006-08-09T15:47:12-06:00

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107289

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No major problems in Clinton, either. Of course, I'm a little paranoid: when our son started his career at Fern Creek Elementary in Louisville, KY, he was put in the line for the YMCA. I told his teacher at least five times that he was a car rider. We waitied in the cafeteria for him: no teacher would talk to us until all the parents were gone... and we were still waiting. I let the teacher know in no uncertain terms that my son was not to be put on any bus. I panicked, and probably went off a little more than I should have. But this was my son, dangit. We haven't had any problems here: both children are generally together and both come to the car when we pull up. I haven't had an opportunity to go ballistic... yet. And I hope if I do, my hubby is there to calm me down.

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Lady Havoc

Date

2006-08-14T16:51:55-06:00