Two scoops in every box

From "The Lower Case: Headlines that editors probably wish they could take back" at The Columbia Journalism Review:

‘At Last’ singer Etta James dies —Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1/21/12

Soccer-Mom madam cools her heels in Riker’s, but will her clients get off? —New York Observer, 3/19/12

Shark bites land surfer in hospital —The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/30/11

Afghanistan: U.S. pays $50,000 per killing to massacre familes —San Francisco Chronicle, 3/26/12

Here's a potential submission:
German minister chided for flying carpet from Kabul BERLIN | Fri Jun 8, 2012 9:17am EDT http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/08/us-germany-carpet-idUSBRE8570QG20120608?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
#3 Posted by Brendan, CJR on Wed 13 Jun 2012 at 10:09 PM

Army School Suspends Female Head—The New York Times 12/15/11

Trusty #Ows medics tend to pepper spray victims. pic.twitter.com/AfT6vnTC—NYC General Assembly Twitter (@NYC_GA)

Plans Made for East Side Crime Wave—The San Antonio Observer 1/18/12

1 million get shot to save on loans—USA Today 10/25/11

A submission to THE LOWER CASE from the New York Times:
US Air Strikes Deal With AMR’s Unions
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: April 20, 2012
#1 Posted by Mark Sanborne on Fri 20 Apr 2012 at 12:07 PM

A submission to THE LOWER CASE from the Boston Herald:
Elizabeth Warren has no reservations on Native status
By Hillary Chabot andMatt Stout
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1061127699&srvc=rss
#2 Posted by James O'Neill on Mon 30 Apr 2012 at 04:16 PM

China expert helps National Zoo impregnate giant panda
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/blog/morning-edition/2012/05/china-expert-helps-national-zoo.html
#3 Posted by bartel on Tue 1 May 2012 at 07:15 PM

Vt. town devastated by Irene looking for money
http://www.wcax.com/story/18146746/vt-town-devastated-by-irene-looking-for-money
#5 Posted by bartel on Sat 5 May 2012 at 07:25 PM

Elderly woman found using GPS—The Herald News (Fall River, MA) 10/8/11

Man falls hard on first date but will recover—The Oregonian 11/15/11

Colon Seems Headed For Long Relief Role—The Wall Street Journal 3/24/11

Biker sought in attempt to entice boys—The Buffalo News 11/4/11

Jewish groups praise Obama for genocide strategy—JTA: The Global News Service of the Jewish People 8/4/11

Our View: Keep flashing legal—The Panama City (FL) News Herald 11/1/11

Submission for Lower Case:
Chinese cooking fat heads for Holland
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2012/03/chinese_cooking_fat_heads_for.php
#1 Posted by nyc on Tue 27 Mar 2012 at 06:04 PM

Editorial Page Almost a Garbage Dump— Delta (BC) Optimist 3/11/81

Readers: We invent your comments and criticisms. Please address them to letters to the Editor, c/o The Worcester Record, 340 Main St., Worcester, Mass 01608— Worcester Recorder and Labor News 12/12/73

Tests Confirm Excessive Lead At USA Today— The Washington Post 4/1/89

48% Online-only content is copy-edited, but less reigorously than print content— CJR.org 3/1/10

Rancho Bernando’s only full-sized community newspaper! Disturbing to over 18,000 households per week!— Spirit of the Fourth (Rancho Bernardo, California) 7/4/89

There is something more boring than baseball… Ellen Goodman’s column, Page A-11— Roanoke (VA) Times & World-News 7/23/81

Mark H. Fustenberg is a Washington writer who specializes in manufacturing isues— The Washington Post 9/15/87

Four More Newspapers Switch to Offset; Conversion Is Not Always Soomth— Kansas Publisher 2/72

British press offensive— The Sun Lowell,MA 5/26/82

2 producers quit show complaining report has more substance than hype— Naples (FL) Daily News 2/24/89

Dr. Ruth Talks About Sex With Newspaper Editors— Rutland (VT) Herald 4/14/86

“All the President’s Men” (8 p.m. NBC). One of the many triumphs of this spellbinding political thriller about the Watergate-related events leading to the resignation of President Nixon is that the audience is constantly fascinated and involved. Jason Robards gives his best film performance in years as the editor while Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman come when we learn at long last who actually did shoot J.R.— The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) 11/8/80

Attorney G. Clinton Gaston and Nicole Tate, one of the women named in the civil rights action suit against the Chicago Police Department explain the gruesome accounts of what she encountered during a Chicago Defender interview— Chicago Defender 1/31/01

Suspect Held in Killing of Reporter for Variety— The New York Times 9/24/77

Quickies: 2 morning anchors pregnant— Akron Beacon Journal 5/1/92

Ex-NBC exec gets chair— The Miami Herald 4/15/93

Florida reporter completes sentence— Editor & Publisher 4/24/93

12 Killed By the AP— Syracuse Herald American 10/24/82

Editor’s wife rented to 2 suspects, FBI says— Chicago Tribune 10/15/01

At least they have a sexy photo to remember her by:
"Muslim model reported missing after sexy FHM photo found safe"
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-12-18/news/30532456_1_nude-photos-cover-controversy-pakistani-television-station
#1 Posted by James C. on Wed 28 Dec 2011 at 09:05 PM

Bison study plan to use sterilization, Jackson Hole (WY) Daily, 6/3/11

2 parrots sought in Long Beach birdnapping, Press Telegram (Long Beach, CA) 8/3/11

6-yr-old girl just found after 26 years!, nancygraceblogs.cnn.com, 10/7/11

A-Rod gets hit, Colon hurt, Minneapolis Star Tribune, 6/12/11

Write-in voting gets woman shot at school board, Sun Gazette (Williamsport, PA) 5/25/11

Judge gets reprimand for yelling at mother, The Press of Atlantic City, 6/18/11

Flying monkeys raise eyebrows, Toronto Star, 1/25/11

Top cop vows to get gang involved in shooting of girls, Chicago Tribune, 6/13/11

Outdoor lovers have much to choose from come July, Thousand Oaks (CA) Acorn, 6/30/11

Utah: Incompetent sex offender freed —The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, MA) 4/8/11

Navy SEALs Responsible For Getting Osama bin Laden To Be Honored At 9/11 Museum —CBS New York website 5/2/11

Rollover wreck after family reunion kills Greenville woman —The Daily Reflector (Greenville, NC) 5/10/11

Sultan woman with dog’s head taken to hospital —The Seattle Times 5/18/11

Seattle police seek possible torture victims —The Bellingham (WA) Herald 5/4/11

Strauss-Kahn will be freed on bail but placed under house —The Washington Post 5/20/11

Neal Beidleman is ready to confront Everest again after a well-chronicled fatal climb in ’96. —The New York Times 4/17/11

Community, friends, family remember slaying victim —The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) 9/30/10

VIDEO: Queen visits Irish National Stud —BBC World website 5/19/10

Girls Think Tank Has Emerged as Key Voice for Human Rights — The San Diego Union-Tribune 1/3/11

Padres pitcher Latos writes ‘I hate SF’ on balls — The Associated Press 2/19/11

Youth hunts start season — The Bellingham (WA) Herald 9/24/10

Bishops agree sex abuse rules — The Sunday Business Post (Dublin, Ireland) 4/3/11

Police: Suicide followed natural death — Las Vegas Review-Journal 3/4/11

Bullying session to be rescheduled — The Post-Crescent (Appleton, WI) 1/18/11

1 in 5 U.S. moms have babies with multiple dads, study says — MSNBC.com 4/1/11

Judge raises bail for sex offender — The Boston Globe 7/30/10

Texas man accused of shooting deputies in custody — USA Today 9/20/10

Woman accused of mugging a man using a walker — San Antonia Express-News 4/1/11

AP Exclusive: Iran invites nations to nuke sites —The Associated Press 1/4/11

Pedestrian deaths largely flat in U.S., Maryland —baltimoresun.com 1/19/11

Girls’ school still offering ‘something special’ — head —Gloucestershire Echo 2/2/11

Woodburn Police looking for vulnerable woman —The Oregonian 1/19/11

Church member donates organ to St. Aloysius —The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) 11/27/10

Salisbury PTA hosts bullying workshop —Daily News (Newburyport, MA) 2/3/11

Harrisonburg man killed when deer crashes his motorcycle —The News Virginian (Waynesboro, VA) 11/30/09

Columbia-Snake rivers closed for repairs —The Bellingham (WA) Herald 12/18/10

Terrorist Is Returned To Prison In Gun Case -The New York Times 10/29/10

Ex-Trader Gets 3 Years In France -The New York Times 10/6/10

Alderman offers crime tips -Inside-Booster (Chicago, IL) 10/10/10

Indonesian Editor Begins Sentence -The New York Times 10/10/10

Baptist leader’s yoga position creates backlash -The Des Moines Register 10/8/10

Vatican to issue guidelines on sex abuse -The Boston Globe 10/20/10

Gainesville Gunman Kills Father, Self: Then drives on shooting rampage, wounding 5 -The St. Augustine Record 10/6/10

State patrol keeping an eye out for drunken drivers from sky -The Herald (Everett, WA) 10/20/10

Woman accused on setting dogs on fire in court today -Daily Journal (Johnson County, IN) 10/6/09

Solar system plagued again by thieves -The Greater New Milford (CT) Spectrum 11/19/10

Efforts Meant to Help Workers Batter South Africa’s Poor —The New York Times 9/26/10

Christine O’Donnell’s Masturbation Stance —ABCnews.com 9/16/10

Butts Arrested in Boob Murder Case —WTAJ-TV website 9/2/10

SCHOOLS: Abstinence still focus, parents can opt out —Asheville (NC) Citizen-Times 8/8/10

BASEBALL NOTES: Rangers’ Hamilton to get shot for sore knee —Austin American-Statesman 9/1/10

Computers for kids missing in Iraq —The Orange County Register 8/28/10

Mayor unveils Black homicide plan —Defender (Houston, TX) 1/18-24/09

Public Help Sought in Shooting of Neighborhood Cat —KGMI.com 8/19/10

Cyclists battling hunger —The Times (Trenton, N.J.) 9/11/10

Submission for Lower Case: MAIL ONLINE NEWS...Wed. March 09, 2011 Headline..... Boy, 3, asleep in bed as gunmen burst into room and shoot dead father lying next to him.
#1 Posted by D. Wayne Christensen on Wed 9 Mar 2011 at 07:00 PM

Submission for Lower Case:
This came from Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's office:
Budget Repair Bill Singing Ceremony Announced
#2 Posted by Jim Schuh on Fri 11 Mar 2011 at 12:13 PM

Submissions for Lower Case:
Search continues as 3 bodies prove not to be those of missing woman http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/05/new.york.bodies/

Vietnam PM calls for "strong" steps to control the dong http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE6B003C20101201
#3 Posted by bartel on Wed 6 Apr 2011 at 09:36 AM

Submission for Lower Case:
F.B.I. Opens Inquiry Into Hacking of 9/11 Victims
From - http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/nyregion/fbi-opens-inquiry-into-hacking-of-911-victims.html?hpw
#5 Posted by Laura Whitehorn on Thu 14 Jul 2011 at 03:55 PM

Submission for The Lower Case:
WTC Memorial Will Hit Home
http://www.erietvnews.com/video?clipId=6049616&autostart=true
#6 Posted by Bill Marshall on Tue 19 Jul 2011 at 07:28 PM

Submission for Lower Case: Recession Study Finds Hispanics Hit the Hardest
Front page, NYT, today (Tuesday, July 26) http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/us/26hispanics.html?hp
(Methinks the Times should take some non-violence training)
#7 Posted by Laura Whitehorn on Tue 26 Jul 2011 at 11:25 AM

Panama City News-Herald, lead editorial, Sept. 1, 2011:
Keep Flashing Legal
(regarding Fla Highway Patrol ticketing motorists for flashing their lights to warn others of a parked trooper monitoring roads)
#8 Posted by Bill Cotterell on Fri 2 Sep 2011 at 04:07 PM