Geodude 

| | #1 posted August 21, 2009 at 11:52pm (EST) |
* 5th-Graders Get to Grill Lions (Detroit Free Press, Friday Jan 27, 2006)
* Autos killing 110 a Day; Let's Resolve to do Better
* Blind Woman Gets New Kidney from Dad she Hasn't Seen in Years
* British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands
* Child's Death Ruins Couple's Holiday
* Child's Stool Great for Use in Garden
* Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
* Deaf Mute Gets New Hearing in Killing
* Dealers will Hear Car Talk at Noon
* Dr. Ruth to Talk about Sex with Newspaper Editors
* Drunk Drivers Paid $1,000 in 1984
* Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Ax
* Eye Drops Off Shelf
* Farmer Bill Dies in House
* Grandmother of Eight Makes Hole in One
* If Strike isn't Settled Quickly it May Last a While
* Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
* Juvenile Court Tries Shooting Defendant
* Kicking Baby Considered To Be Healthy
* Killer Sentenced to Die for Second Time in 10 Years
* Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
* Quarter of a Million Chinese Live on Water
* Queen Mary Having Bottom Scraped
* Reagan Wins on Budget, but More Lies Ahead
* Robber Holds Up Albert's Hosiery
* Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should be Belted
* Shot Off Woman's Leg Helps Nicklaus to 66
* Smokers are Productive, but Death Cuts Efficiency
* Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Experts Say
* Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim
* Stiff Opposition Expected to Casketless Funeral Plan
* Stolen Painting Found by Tree
* Teacher Strikes Idle Kids
* Two Convicts Evade Noose, Jury Hung
* Two Sisters Reunite after Eighteen Years at Checkout Counter
* Two Soviet Ships Collide - One Dies
* War Dims Hope for Peace
* William Kelly was Fed Secretary
Gathered from E-mail and the Internet
* Enfield (London) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
* Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
* Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge
* New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
* Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
* Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
* Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
* Hospitals are Sued by Seven Foot Doctors
* Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
* Lawmen from Mexico Barbecue Guests
* Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms
* Man is Fatally Slain
* Milk Drinkers are Turning to Powder
* Miners Refuse to Work after Death
* Never Withhold Herpes from Loved One
* Nicaragua Sets Goal to Wipe out Literacy
* NJ Judge to Rule on Nude Beach
* Organ Festival Ends in Smashing Climax
Suspicious Statements beneath the Headlines: From the Mailbox of Dave Berry
* David Davidson sent an article from the Tybee News containing this statement about the mayor of Tybee Island, Ga.: "He also said an older woman suffered a broken hip when a dog pounced on her and read a long letter from someone supporting the dog ban."
* Tim O'Marra sent in an article from the Skagit Valley (Washington) Herald containing this sentence: "Suspecting the action was suspicious, the officer ordered both of them to raise their hands."
* Chaz Liebowitz sent in an article from The Miami Herald that begins: "Davie police are searching for a man with a .25-caliber semi-automatic handgun to rob a convenience store Wednesday."
* Several readers sent in an article from the Richmond Times-Dispatch concerning a dump-truck driver who "dropped more than 59,000 pounds of processed human excrement on Interstate 295" and was charged with "failure to contain his load."
* Sue Colson sent in a "Police Blotter" item from the Port Aransas (Texas) South Jetty, consisting entirely of this fascinating statement: "No goat was found in the trunk of a vehicle when an officer responded to a complaint on East Avenue G at about 1:20 p.m."
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