Archives: December 2022

First Line

You have to grab their attention. It was the first rule of what we called “tease” writing in the television news. You give the viewer a taste of the story, but you tease them with an element that peaks their interest and makes them keep watching. The same applies to the first line of any

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Deciding

The US Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a case that could effect many businesses and customers. It’s called 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. Lorie Smith, a website designer in Colorado wants to expand her business to include wedding websites. Smith is a devout Christian and doesn’t want to do business with LGBTQ customers

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Out For Kicks

The World Cup is the rest of world’s Super Bowl every four years. The passion and excitement generated by soccer in the rest of the world, where it’s more accurately called football, is part of people’s national identity. We have our own football, baseball, basketball, and hockey, which I think we stole from Canada. So

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