[upchuck]

Great article, as usual, John. But...

Its lede says: "The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday that a lack of funding for hurricane-protection projects around New Orleans did not contribute to the disastrous flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina."

A competent reporter would have discovered that fact. And honest reporter would have put that fact in or near the lede.

lede ???

And ???

I professionally edit and/or proofread for a small fee :)

[elli1]

lede-The first paragraph of a newspaper story. It should contain the most important information.

[smoothsailing]

Come on,stop being a ninny! ;)

[Congressman Billybob]

The "and" is a mistake. It should have been "An." However, the word "lede" is now accepted usage for the first paragraph of any story. The former word "lead" could be misread as the heavy dull metal. Hence the new usage (which I only decided to use after checking with a couple grammarians last week).

John / Billybob