I've noticed how "positive" stories draw positive reader comments, both online and letters to the editor. Sure, everybody loves reading about the rescued dog and the anonymous Santa. Longtime reporters often develop a hard shell that keeps them objective while preventing emotional involvement with their subjects. As a (mostly) features ...
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Language arts teacher Lisa Elliott had her head shaved by hairstylist Nichole Jenkins during an after-school event at Crains Creek Middle School May 3. Elliott promised students she would shave her head if they helped her raise money to participate in the Disney Half Marathon, which raises funds for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Students and the school community held Elliott to her promise and helped her raise more than $4,000. Enlarge
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