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longwords	Post subject: Newsroom baseball team tired of losing Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:19 pm
Joined: Fri May 06, 2005 8:31 pm Posts: 552 Location: Pennsylvania	From journalismjobs.com: Quote: Position: Seeking home-run hitting reporter Location: Faribault, Minnesota
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onceahack	Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:38 pm
Joined: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:39 pm Posts: 731 Location: Central Texas	Yeah, next they'll be hiring ad staff to bolster their pitching. Or maybe not--as Redaktor points out below, they're also going to expect to get some pitching out of this hire. Last edited by onceahack on Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:24 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Redaktor	Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:07 am
Joined: Tue Nov 21, 2006 1:22 pm Posts: 377 Location: Up North and unaffiliated	Quote: • should be able to tell readers what is going to happen, not just what did happen • should be able to drive news, not sitting back and waiting for it to be talked about in the coffee shops first. (Bold sic.) Aim high, Faribault! Aim high!
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Wayne Countryman	Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:04 pm
Joined: Mon Apr 08, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 1775 Location: Baltimore	Makes perfect sense: A clairvoyant has the advantage of knowing what pitch is coming, and therefore will be able to drive the ball out of the park. And, a clairvoyant who predicts events without error could be a great reporter to have around. Although if I had such skill, I wouldn't work for a small-town paper. I'd be picking Powerball numbers and sinking casinos and dominating Wall Street. But that's just me.
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Vanderhoof Viking	Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:37 pm
Joined: Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:19 am Posts: 413 Location: Prince George, B.C.	Redaktor wrote: Quote: • should be able to drive news, not sitting back and waiting for it to be talked about in the coffee shops first. So if there hasn't been a bank robbery in town this week . . .
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paulwiggins	Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:58 pm
Joined: Wed Oct 08, 2003 12:01 am Posts: 3137 Location: Homebush NSW Australia	Here's one from February 13 (514 Central Avenue Time) Mayor wants another term Ackman to run for re-election By ....... FARIBAULT - Mayor Chuck Ackman said Tuesday night that he will seek re-election in November. In a press release, Ackman ranked at the top of his priorities the vitality of downtown, a new freeway exchange on the north side of town, and better relationships with the school district and county.
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Redaktor	Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:14 pm
Joined: Tue Nov 21, 2006 1:22 pm Posts: 377 Location: Up North and unaffiliated	Just the kind of 4-3 double play they're hoping to drop, obviously.
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Rio	Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:16 pm
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 887 Location: U.S.A.	"Central Avenue Time"?
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Wabberjocky	Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:42 pm
Joined: Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:47 pm Posts: 1734 Location: Washington	A small-market team like Faribault ought to know that it could get a 20-home-run-a-year hitter on the cheap — but will have to put up with a lot of strikeouts and a low batting average. And probably bad defense to boot.
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