Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Thursday's story ideas

It's Great American Smokeout Day. Don't smoke 'em if you got 'em. Find creative ways people are trying to quit.

Airport security. Lots of bad things were smuggled past screeners by those testing the system. How extensive is the training for TSA employees in your market?

Shortened sentences for crack cocaine related offenses. This would be retroactive if passed and could set twenty thousand people free. What's the reaction in your market?

Virginia Tech is testing a new emergency system. What are the schools in your market doing?

Market basket. Price of a Thanksgiving dinner this year is up. Go shopping for a bird and all the trimmings.

Fight colds & flu without a trip to the drug stores. Can enough fruits, veggies, chicken soup and green tea have the same effect as an over the counter drug?

The vanishing stock broker. Has online trading made these guys obsolete?

Poker craze. What makes young people so addicted to online poker, and why are people watching it so much on TV?

And finally... not a story but a reminder to watch your headlines and supers. One such headline today read, "US shares intelligence with Turkey." The mental images can be quite amusing.

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