Jessica 0 #1 April 11, 2003 I need help. What would you like to read about in the features section of your local newspaper? Or, have you run across any interesting ideas/trends/clubs/etc. that you are interested in knowing more about?Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #2 April 11, 2003 You know who could provide quite a bit of insight would be Michele... So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #3 April 11, 2003 Seriously, invterview a team training for Nationals. Good human interest story. How they got started, what they each do for a living (obviously pick a team that has real jobs, not the sponsored ones, people relate to others in the workforce). What do they give up to jump? What have they gained? ect.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DTOXX 0 #4 April 11, 2003 I like the "behind the scenes" type articles. Stories about how many popsicles are made a day at the local ice cream plant, working in some small/unknown industry (air traffic controllers, DJ's, surfboard shapers, etc...) or some other unknown items of interest. Of course you could always right another article on extreme sports. It would give all of us a chance to tell the same stories again. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #5 April 11, 2003 A lesbians wife's section. -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #6 April 11, 2003 Studying for it so it would interest me.... The men and women working on the streets, in Emergency Medical Services. dropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #7 April 11, 2003 Quote What would you like to read about in the features section of your local newspaper? I like to read about local kids and the cool things they're doing - through and with their schools, clubs, churches, and on their own. There's some awesome young people out there, doing some awesome stuff. I also like to read about people who are "beating the odds" - the welfare mother who's going to college, the disabled person who's overcome physical obstacles to do something cool, etc. Basically, positive stories about positive people. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,576 #8 April 11, 2003 "Where are they now" articles are a lot of fun, too, especially when they're about folks who haven't ended up in the gutter or on drugs (unless they're back out again). For instance, I think the former child actor Jackie Earle Haley (who did a spectacular job in several movies in the late 70's/early 80's) is an advertising producer in San Antonio now. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #9 April 11, 2003 HOw about that whole "speed dating" thing....I know that a club in part with a local radio station sponsors this weekly event here. No.....I didn't participate.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #10 April 11, 2003 Quote What would you like to read about in the features section of your local newspaper? I would like to read about how I'm spending the millions I won in the Powerball lottery. Unfortunately that story hasn't been written yet. - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pop 0 #11 April 11, 2003 QuoteWhat would you like to read about in the features section of your local newspaper? ME!7 ounce wonders, music and dogs that are not into beer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #12 April 11, 2003 QuoteUnfortunately that story hasn't been written yet. Until now. "Lucky Lotto Winner Is Exceedingly Generous" Jim has lots of friends, some of whom he's never met in person. They liked him even before he won milliions of dollars in the Powerball lottery. They like him even more now. The smell of jet fuel fills the air at the dropzone as three Dehavilland Otters wait for the 60+ skydivers - all Jim's friends - to load up for the next skydive. It's Jim's lottery "boogie" - he's buying the whole days skydiving for everyone. "Like my new rig? Jim got it for me," says Sky Bytch as she shows off the pretty parachute rig on her back. "Love it! Check out mine!" says Sun Shine, turning to display her pretty new pink and purple container. As the day winds down, Jim brings out the checkbook once again and orders up a catered dinner and kegs of expensive microbrew beers. The jumpers party until dawn, then put their new rigs back on and jump some more. At the end of the weekend, Jim smiles as he climbs into his new Ferrari and heads off to an ocean front Jacuzzi suite in Atlantic City with a hot blonde skychicky. "See ya next weekend!" he yells as he waves out the window and burns out of the parking lot. . . (to be continued) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #13 April 11, 2003 QuoteThe smell of jet fuel fills the air at the dropzone as three Dehavilland Otters wait for the 60+ skydivers - all Jim's friends - to load up for the next skydive. It's Jim's lottery "boogie" - he's buying the whole days skydiving for everyone. I would probably something exactly like this too. What good is money if you can't spend it? - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #14 April 11, 2003 Quote I would probably something exactly like this too. What good is money if you can't spend it? See? I know you purty damn good for someone you've never met, huh? That's what I'd do with it too. Well, except for the hot blonde skychicky part. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #15 April 12, 2003 Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll. And if that ain't gonna fly, how 'bout kids who are making a difference ... you know-- we hear much about the youth who are always causing trouble ... storys about kids doing great things are always good reading. Of course, who reads a paper when they can watch the news on tv??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #16 April 12, 2003 Maikng a difference? Hmmm, Team Funnel's Memorial Boogie. Raising money for Make a Wish. Good excuse for a trip to Skydive Chicago.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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wmw999 2,576 #18 April 12, 2003 Since they just screwed you over on your Easter vacation, I'd suggest a story on local good vs. bad employers, and what makes them that way. If that would normally be a business section feature, concentrate on the family-friendly stuff like part-time and, um, vacation predictability Wendy W. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #19 April 12, 2003 QuoteI like the "behind the scenes" type articles. Stories about how many popsicles are made a day at the local ice cream plant, working in some small/unknown industry (air traffic controllers, DJ's, surfboard shapers, etc...) or some other unknown items of interest. I like that kinda stuff too. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #20 April 12, 2003 What's your deadline? In other words, how much time do you have to put the story together? I like nice investigative pieces, but those can take up a bit of time. Maybe go down to the library and find an unsolved story from 20 years ago and find out where the major players are now. Or take a look into some local pork project and find out where the money went. Or take a look into the local KKK or other hate group. (Ok, that's a bit risky, but it always gets ya noticed.)quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #21 April 12, 2003 The "Local Heroes" that are serving the "Local Community" on Holidays while "WE" all enjoy our day as family members. THose that people may not realize are out there sending out the news or waiting for that call that makes the "news". -Grant_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #22 April 12, 2003 Well I need an excuse for a trip ... maybe I can come and bring a news crew along, too! Skydiving stories look so much better on tv than on paper, don't they, Jess?!? (At work, I produce a tv newscast) We did a story a couple of years back about a wish foundation here in my city ... young man, 20 or 21, dying of cancer -- his last "wish" is to skydive ... so my dzo takes him for a tandem. My friends Al and Tim fly video, and we have a newscamera on the ground. Anyway, it was a great day, a good skydive, made a very moving news story -- and the fellow died a few weeks later... sad, but a very compelling story. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #23 April 14, 2003 BUMP!!!Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #24 April 14, 2003 QuoteChirp Meow ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #25 April 14, 2003 What about a this day in history type thing ? Local headlines & national, what your dollar would buy you back then compared to today, car/house prices etc... I am guessing this stuff is easy to gather btw. -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
