"168 Killed in India Temple Stampede"

Just a word on my local newspaper:

I'm not sure whether every newspaper blindly scrapes the bottom of the barrel-o-lame and prints completely unnecessary stories, but our newspaper certainly does at times. Here are a small sample of real-life headlines from yesterday's newspaper:

"2008 Boy Scout Popcorn Sale Kicks Off"
"Man Saves Dog From Shark In Fla. Attack"
"Overwhelmed Mail Carrier Accused Of Hiding 9,000 Items"

and last, but not least,

"Dolphins Go On Diet At Japan Aquarium"

Let me just give you a little sample of the article that follows that last headline. Check this out.

"Dolphins at a Japanese marine park are going on a low fat diet after developing pot bellies and failing to look sharp in their aquatic performances. Kinoski Marine World in western Japan said Tuesday that all its 19 dolphins have been on a low fat diet since late August, when they started failing to hit jumping targets and keep upright while treading water." (From wire reports)

As you can see, our city newspaper has found their niche - in the world of "global-inquirer-esque" reporting. Good thing too, or I would be totally uninformed about overweight dolphins in Japan.