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Monthly Archives: January 2008

Most Intriguing Opening Paragraphs of Real News Stories

SWEETWATER, Tenn. - A woman has been charged with possession of burglary tools after police said a crowbar slipped out of her pants as she was lurking around a church.  (AP, 1/28/08)
A RUSSIAN woman in St Petersburg killed her drunk husband with a folding sofa, it was reported yesterday. (AP, 7/10/08)

The Writing Class–Here’s the cover