The story that I selected was called "Police: Wash. bikini baristas sold more than coffee at Grab-n-Go; 5 charged with prostitution", and was featured in the Star Tribune. In this article there was four different sources; the police, the Everett Herald, the owner Bill Wheeler, and Sgt. Robert Goetz. The sources specifically named were the owner, Sgt, and Everette Herald, while the police was more of a broad termanology. All sources are scattered through out the article at different points, and with different information that added to the piece. The way the reporter set up the attributions to tie in with the flow of the article and keeps all of them as "so an so said" or "so and so reports" or "so and so told". He keeps the language of he article very casual when he adds in the attributions but at the same time is giving proper information and attributions to his sources. I think this is a very clear way of adding in the sources, and think it worked really well in this article.
September 2009 Archives
A 16-year-old boy was shot in the head Friday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The boy was attempting to rob another 17-year-old boy on a bike with a pellet gun, when the other boy pulled out a gun and opened fire.
The 16-year-old remains in critical condition, while the 17-year-old turned himself in. Chicago Tribune
The 17-year-old was in custody Friday night and police say he's cooperating with investigators. Channel 3000
The body of a Yale grad student was found behind a wall of a lab at Yale Medical School.
Annie Le, a 24-year-old grad student, vanished from a Yale research building Sept. 8; her body was found hidden in a wall recess five days later. Star Tribune.
"Members of Le's extended family flew her remains to the West Coast on Friday - 10 days after she first went missing at the Ivy League's university's medical lab. " New York Daily
Animal tech Raymond Clark 3rd, age 24, was charged with her murder on Thursday.
Muslims around the world on Sunday began celebrating Eid al-Fitr, a three-day feast that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
From Egypt to Saudi Arabia, a number of festivities are beginning to take place. "In Egypt, a number of families thronged the streets and banks of Nile to celebrate, showing off children in new holiday outfits." StarTribune
A part of these festivites are dancing in streets, attending prayers, and children setting off fireworks.
"Supermarkets and sweet shops had special sales on hundreds of boxes of traditional Eid cookies. Another popular Eid treat is smoky or salted fish as most Egyptians refrain from eating those dishes during the fasting month of Ramadan." Star Tribune
The celebration does not limit itself to only the Middle East.
"Muslim devotees took part in a special morning prayer to start the Eid al-Fitr festival in Brooklyn, one of the boroughs of New York." Wall Street Journal
The FBI arrested three men Saturday night on charges that they lied to federal agents during an investigation of a suspected terror plot. Agents arrested Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year-old airport shuttle driver, who appears to be the head of the alleged plot, as well as Zazi's father, Mohammed Zazi.
The two were charged with "knowingly and willfully making false statements to the FBI in a matter involving international and domestic terrorism" during several days of questioning, according to a federal complaint. Los Angeles Times
Along with Najibullah and Mohammed, agents arrested Ahmad Afzalia, the leader of a Queens mosque, whom authorites claim had be a New York informant to the police, until the connection went bad and he tipped off Zazi and his father.
"In affidavits filed in connection with the arrests, agents say they discovered nine pages of handwritten notes in Zazi's computer with details on how to make a homemade bomb." ABC News
Under current custody, the gentlemen would make no further comment.
Five young children and a mother were found dead in their apartment in Naples, Fla. on Sunday. After a missing report was filed from family members claiming they hadn't heard from the mother, police entered their home in a gated community in Naples.
They found the bodies of the five children and mother. Sheriff Rambosk called the homicides "the worst of the worst" Associated Press.
The woman's husband, Mesac Damas, fled the country on Friday. Authorities are searching for Damas, looking for questioning. "County court records show the husband has prior charges for domestic violence against his wife. A 2005 charge was dismissed after a hearing." Fox 17 Nashville
New York City reached an all time high of unemployment 10.3 percen for the firs time in 16 years in august.
"In the year since the Lehman Brothers investment bank collapsed and others had to be rescued from failing, the number of unemployed city residents has risen to more than 415,000, the highest total on record." New York Times.
New York is not the only state facing this hardship. Five other states, including Michigan, Nevada, Rhode Island, California, and Oregon have posted jobless rates above 12 percent. CNN
With the nations recessions at risk, this doesn't come to much our suprise.
A fire warning has been issued for the state of Minnesota this weekend. A dry spell of almost a month has prompted state fire officials to issue this warning.
The targeted areas of precaution are in the central and north regions of the state.
"As a precaution, extra staff members will be working out of the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center in Grand Rapids this weekend." Star Tribune
As well as increased precaution from staff, "Officials are asking campers and hunters to make sure their campfires are completely out to prevent forest and brush fires." - Pioneer Press
Rain is in the forecast for this upcoming week, so Minnesota hopes to see a change in their current dry spell.
Swine flu vaccines will be coming sooner than expected. More than three million doses of the flu vaccination will be available by the first week of October, which is earlier than expected.
"Sufferers of regular seasonal flu tend to be those with weak immune systems, such as the elderly. But it's different with H1N1. Otherwise healthy young people are becoming infected with swine flu. This is one of the driving forces behind the rush for a vaccine." Washington Post
Swine flu vaccines will be coming sooner than expected. More than three million doses of the flu vaccination will be available by the first week of October, which is earlier than expected.
"Sufferers of regular seasonal flu tend to be those with weak immune systems, such as the elderly. But it's different with H1N1. Otherwise healthy young people are becoming infected with swine flu. This is one of the driving forces behind the rush for a vaccine." Washington Post
Unfortunately these "vaccinations are not recommended for pregnant women, people over 50 or those with asthma, heart disease or several other problems" New York Times.
But nonetheless, it will allow vaccination to the high risk groups, which are health care workers, healthy young people, and people caring for infants.
Although the vaccination is going to help, when it comes to staying healthy in any circumstance there any many basic daily activities we can do to help. Remembering to wash your hands frequently, covering your mouth when you cough, and stay at home when you're sick as well as staying away from others that are infected.
A car bomb killed seven people and injured 21 others in a market south of Bagdad on Friday.
The bomb was located inside a parked car and a half hour before the day's end of Ramadan fasting when the market was at its busiest.
There has been an overall drop of violence in Iraq, but this explosion has once again shaken the community.
"We were preparing for the iftar when our apartment was shaken by such a heavy blast ... that horrified and panicked our children," said Riyadh Jabbar, a Mahmoudiya resident. "Each time we begin to feel safe and secure, we are awakened by the thunder of blasts." Miami Herald.
After the bombing the community's citizens were unrest, and upset about the failure of security enforcement, resulting in throwing stones at a convoy carrying an Iraqi army general.
The generals guards fired in the air and broke up the citizens quit quickly. Las Vegas Sun.
No further investigation is going into the car bombing, but the government is eager to show it can improve security.
Professional tennis athlete, Serena Williams, is facing $10,500 dollars in penalties and a possible suspension from the game after her outburst at the U.S. Open Semifinals on Saturday, September 13th.
The match, against Kim Clijster, was coming to an end in a tie breaker when Serena erupted at a line official on a call of the last point. "William was waving a ball and profanely threatening to shove it down the line official's throat." New York Times
Serena was charged with fines of 10,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct, as well as a $500 dollar fine for racket abuse. These may not be the only fines Serena faces.
"The Grand Slam rule book states players can be punished for ``aggravated behavior,'' in which case they would be subjected to a fine of ``up to $250,000 or the amount of prize money won at the tournament.'' She also could be suspended from a Grand Slam tournament."Miami Herald.
The tennis player faces not only fines, but her possible loss of respect in the tennis world. Serena is he number two ranked women's tennis player in the world, and an accident like this could crucially affect her title.
I successfully made my first blog, ever!
