IJMC - Firm Grasp of the Obvious

Oi. Apparently the qualifications to be a headline writer are not 
particularly high. Now if the pay is high, I'm in the wrong business. A 
10 year old could write these! (and maybe did!)                   -dave






     Firm Grasp of the Obvious Department
     From the Notebook pages of The New Republic 1995:
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     Study Finds Sex, Pregnancy Link
                Cornell Daily Sun, December 7, 1995

     Whatever Their motives, Moms Who Kill Kids still Shock Us
                Holland Sentinal, date unknown.

     Survey Finds Dirtier Subways After Cleaning Jobs Were Cut
                The New York Times, November 22

     Larger Kangaroos Leap Farther, Researchers Find
                The Los Angeles Times, November 2

     'Light' meals are lower in fat, calories
                Huntington Herald-Dispatch, November 30

     Alcohol ads promote drinking
                The Hartford Courant, November 18

     Malls try to attract shoppers
                The Baltimore Sun, October 22

     Official: Only rain will cure drought
                The Herald-News, Westpost, Massachusetts

     Teen-age girls often have babies fathered by men
                The Sunday Oregonian, September 24

     Low Wages Said Key to Poverty
                Newsday, July 11

     Man shoots neighbor with machete
                The Miami Herald, July 3

     Tomatoes come in big, little, medium sizes
                The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Virginia, March 30

     Dirty-Air Cities Far Deadlier Than Clean Ones, Study Shows
                The New York Times, March 10

     Man Run Over by Freight Train Dies
                The Los Angeles Times, March 2

     Scientists see quakes in L.A. future
                The Oregonian, January 28

     Wachtler tells graduates that life in jail is demeaning
                The Buffalo News, February 26

     Free Advice: Bundle up when out in the cold
                Lexington Herald-Leader, January 26

     Prosecution paints O.J. as a wife-killer
                Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, January 25

     Economist uses theory to explain economy
                Collinsville Herald-Journal, February 8

     Bible church's focus is the Bible
                Saint Augustine Record, Florida, December 3, 1994

     Clinton pledges restraint in use of nuclear weapons
                Cedar Rapids Gazette, April 6

     Discoveries: Older blacks have edge in longevity
                The Chicago Tribune, March 5

     Court Rules Boxer Shorts Are Indeed Underwear
                Journal of Commerce, April 20

     Biting nails can be sign of tenseness in a person
                The Daily Gazette of Schenectady, New York, May 2

     Lack of brains hinders research
                The Columbus Dispatch, April 16

     How we feel about ourselves is the core of self-esteem, says author
     Louise Hart
                Boulder, Colorado, Sunday Camera, February 5

     Fish lurk in streams
                Rochester, New York, Democrat & Chronicle, January 29