SAID IN AN INTERVIEW

FOUND ONLINE: “The two top interrelated issues right now are the state of the pandemic and the state of the economy, and it’s hard to separate the two,” Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster, said in an interview.

Who cares about an interview? He said it; that's all that matters. There's an easier and better way to say this.

“The two top interrelated issues right now are the state of the pandemic and the state of the economy, and it’s hard to separate the two,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster.

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I'm always looking for bad headlines in newspapers and online, so I did a web search. Here are some of the best (or worst) examples.

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I haven't read all of the headlines, but two immediately caught my eye:

Breathing oxygen linked to staying alive --

Ya think?

Another: Homicide victims rarely talk to police

I HOPE not ... unless a seance was involved.

I won't go into all of them, but I have to mention this one:

DIANA WAS STILL ALIVE HOURS BEFORE SHE DIED

That doesn't even require a comment; it stands on its own.

I found more bad heads here: 

These 24 Hilarious Newspaper Headlines Will Make You Cringe. I Can’t Believe #19 Made It To Print!

You'll notice that #19 is one of the ones I mentioned above.

I used Ecosia for my search (they plant a tree every time you search; that's what they say), but you can Google more bad headlines. Good bad head hunting.

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• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

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• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

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• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer OUTTA there!

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• Growl and pull

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• YIP! YIP! The stereo-sound huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

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• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing