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The Universal Desk Staff
Melinda Brown, 437-0212
Liz Galvan, 437-0228
Karen Gindick, 437-0227
Steve Greenberg, 437-0247
Alicia Hoffman, 437-0214
Elaine LaPorte, 437-0215
Julie Littman, 437-0296
Patricia Marroquin, 437-0217
Linda Martinez, 437-0218
Dave Mason, 437-0220
Donna Meese, 437-0221
Darrin Peschka, News Editor, 437-0222
Trinity Powells, 437-0223
Amanda Reiter, News Editor, 437-0224
Don Scott, 437-0225
Tony Sin, 437-0226
Giselle Velazquez, 437-0213
John Weigle, 437-0229
Rebecca Whitnall, 437-0297
Blog Archive
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2008
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November
(1)
-30- Rock 'n' Roll
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October
(3)
All a-Twitter
Lighthearted Font Humor
The Font Funnies
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June
(6)
Where was the copy editor?
We ar not a dyeing brede!
'Wronged by a Thong?'
'Where's the Section on Copy Editors?'
Seeing Red
My "King" Is Leaving Newspapers
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May
(3)
Si Se Puede! Yes I Can! -- Leave The Star and Go H...
A Female Editor Speaks
Welcome to the Universal Desk, Karen!
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April
(1)
Pictures Worth a Thousand Words
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March
(2)
We Have Slogans!
In Headline Heaven
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February
(1)
We Need a Desk Slogan!
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January
(1)
Dynamo Departs
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2007
(29)
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December
(5)
Christmas Wish Granted
Hey, Mistakes Happen!
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
Smiling Stars
Big Girls DO Cry
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November
(1)
A Hit and Miss
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October
(3)
Writing 'Heds' Isn't as Easy as It Might Seem
A Ravishing Headline
The Copy Editor: "Eliminating Fixed Costs"?
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August
(3)
I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough ...
'Fake News Was My Day Job': Weekly World News Revi...
Are You Old Enough to Remember When ...?
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July
(3)
Elvis Sightings Expected to Plummet!
Headlines Headlines
Have You Hugged a Journalist Lately?
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May
(3)
Punctuation Infatuation: Life of a Newspaper Copy ...
A Star Is Born: The Slide Show
Top 10 Signs Your Newspaper Is in Trouble
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April
(4)
Inside the Brains of Our Readers
Copy Editors Descend on Miami
They Shoot Copy Editors, Don't They?
The Latest from Apple!
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March
(2)
Grazin' in the Mass Media
The Myth of a Neat Newsroom -- Exposed!
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February
(2)
Fire the Wire, Save a Copy Editor
Headless Body in Topless Bar: Writing Headlines fo...
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January
(3)
E-Mail Addresses (From John Weigle)
Ages in Stories (as of Jan. 22, 2007)
Nothing to "Boast" About: List of Banished Words
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2006
(4)
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December
(3)
Two All-Beef Panties ... Errors to Hoot Over
Bah, Humbug! 'Tis the Season for Those Cliches!
Winners or Sinners??
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November
(1)
About Me
Patricia Marroquin
I'm a journalist, a photographer, an editor, a writer and a traveler.
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Monday, June 16, 2008
Seeing Red
Now here's a case where such a headline isn't so unrealistic or outlandish.
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