Morning Whip, 4/2/05

Deathwatch! The media, having feasted their macabre hunger on Terri Sciavo, now turn their full-time, 24-by-7 attention on John Paul II. “We don’t care who it is, it’s a deathwatch“. I gotta dig out my old Don Henley song “Dirty Laundry”[*1] .

We got the bubble-headed-bleach-blonde who comes on at five
She can tell you ’bout the plane crash
with a gleam in her eye
It’s interesting when people die-
Give us dirty laundry

Can we film the operation?
Is the head dead yet?
You know, the boys in the newsroom got a running bet
Get the widow on the set!
We need dirty laundry

Exercise for the reader: find five news stories in your local paper which could legitimately be called “good news.” The criteria are: Must be major news stories (i.e. excluding sports stories, and excluding the little two-paragraph filler news-in-brief type stories). Also, “succeed over adversity” type stories are not allowed. Extra credit if you can provide links. Let me know what you find. Start . . . NOW!

Me first . . . in the Indianapolis Star:
Daniels heartened by 55% job approval[*2] . Not sure if this really qualifies, as the subtitle to the article reads Poll: Backers laud budget and economic initiatives, but critics question priorities..Negativity isn’t good news.
Feds are OK With June 5 Time Switch[*3] .
Surprise! Recording artist includes rap on gospel CD[*4]
Youngsters experience spiritual awakenings[*5]
Basketball a dunk for economy[*6]

Results for today are skewed a bit due to the Saturday Religion articles, but the Indy Star made it today with one story to spare:
For spring break, some prefer Indy[*7]