tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966174647482476492024-02-08T07:00:43.535-05:00You Need A Copy EditorLeslie Hannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514397178022946975noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196617464748247649.post-58217415762774755662015-12-26T18:33:00.001-05:002015-12-26T18:33:51.938-05:00So long, and good night!Hi everyone - this is Alex Hanna, Leslie's son. I'm sure by now you have all heard the news. If not, I want to apologize for sharing it in this way. Yesterday afternoon (Dec. 25), our mother passed away. It was far more sudden than any of us expected. Her family is here, and we are so very grateful for all the support and love over the years.<br />
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As you all know, she placed an incredible value on her friends. You are all among her best friends, and for that, I want to share my thanks. She will be missed.Leslie Hannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514397178022946975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196617464748247649.post-34454392606613748002015-12-21T14:03:00.002-05:002015-12-21T14:03:47.312-05:00Stutter?A quick glance would have caught this.
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Police identify driver in the deadly crash on on the Las Vegas strip <a href="https://t.co/eBKfPNf3wS">https://t.co/eBKfPNf3wS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StripCrash?src=hash">#StripCrash</a></div>
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) <a href="https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/679010932517900289">December 21, 2015</a></blockquote>
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LIVE on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Periscope?src=hash">#Periscope</a>: Prayer vigil protest in bsltimore <a href="https://t.co/GRtxrXnAmE">https://t.co/GRtxrXnAmE</a></div>
— Horace Holmes (@ABC7Horace) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC7Horace/status/677265519079260161">December 16, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Diane Cho has the latest on the first that destroyed the Annapolis Yacht Club:
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— ABC7News (@ABC7News) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC7News/status/676212570815119360">December 14, 2015</a></blockquote>
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A Phoenix family would like to find the Good Samaritan they say helped save their mother's. <a href="https://t.co/tM1G5El02G">https://t.co/tM1G5El02G</a></div>
— WUSA9 (@wusa9) <a href="https://twitter.com/wusa9/status/676055211199373312">December 13, 2015</a></blockquote>
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More than 70,000 have fled the Cuba this year, fearing that policies might soon change. <a href="https://t.co/nkM1DIcgKo">https://t.co/nkM1DIcgKo</a></div>
— Morning Edition (@MorningEdition) <a href="https://twitter.com/MorningEdition/status/674650773914021888">December 9, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Make sure you keep up with America's favorite puppy,Bunce! You can checkout his puppy blog everyday! <a href="https://t.co/CJFgT107tU">https://t.co/CJFgT107tU</a></div>
— WUSA9 (@wusa9) <a href="https://twitter.com/wusa9/status/674627537910239232">December 9, 2015</a></blockquote>
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That's a ball game! The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cowboys?src=hash">#Cowboys</a> have beat the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Redskins?src=hash">#Redskins</a> 19-16. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNF?src=hash">#MNF</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DALvsWAS?src=hash">#DALvsWAS</a></div>
— ABC7News (@ABC7News) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC7News/status/674087341322067969">December 8, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Did you know the State of PA got hate mail (phone calls) for the license plate with the slogan "You've got a friend in Pennsylvania" because it's grammatically incorrect? By using "you've got", it should be "you've gotten". Or else they'd have to say "You have a friend in Pennsylvania". Either way, oops. They changed it back to Keystone State a few years later.Leslie Hannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514397178022946975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196617464748247649.post-21876171290480933472015-11-27T09:22:00.000-05:002015-11-27T09:22:04.890-05:00Oh, come on, NewsweekCopy-paste oops? Did ya read it before you posted?
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Drones are no longer reserved for reserved for DIY enthusiasts. Here are 5 drones to consider for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackFriday?src=hash">#BlackFriday</a> <a href="https://t.co/H62NfJq6Fp">https://t.co/H62NfJq6Fp</a></div>
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In the 1980s, alcohol was involved in more than half of Thanksgiving traffic fatalities. Now its a third percent <a href="https://t.co/SEfsEu3Amp">https://t.co/SEfsEu3Amp</a></div>
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In the 1980s, alcohol was involved in more than half of Thanksgiving traffic fatalities. Now it's down to one third <a href="https://t.co/SEfsEulbKZ">https://t.co/SEfsEulbKZ</a></div>
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) <a href="https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/669920141883408384">November 26, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Cops make an arrest in the murder of a pregnant pastor's wife in Indiana. At 6:15 what we know about the suspect. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UpWith7?src=hash">#UpWith7</a></div>
— WHIOTV (@whiotv) <a href="https://twitter.com/whiotv/status/668749107687739392">November 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Sadly, it was AP's fault. I'm sure the local station just copied it:
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BREAKING: Indianapolis police arrest man in killing of pregnant pastor's wife during home invasion.</div>
— The Associated Press (@AP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AP/status/668748135947194368">November 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
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People gathered to say goodbye to a veteran after no family members stepped forward to make funeral arrangements. <a href="https://t.co/UoZMy837eg">https://t.co/UoZMy837eg</a></div>
— WUSA9 (@wusa9) <a href="https://twitter.com/wusa9/status/667343923329826816">November 19, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Thanks fo rth einfo So Sorry fo rth edrive! <a href="https://t.co/zgVpHFCuI2">pic.twitter.com/zgVpHFCuI2</a></div>
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Leslie Hannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514397178022946975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196617464748247649.post-71604511263043194052015-11-19T07:20:00.001-05:002015-11-19T07:20:41.819-05:00How Does A Pedestrian Crash?Okay, this may be news-speak with which I am not familiar, but how does a pedestrian crash? I assume (!) they mean a crash involving a pedestrian.<br />
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Pedestrian crash 118 @ Aircraft Dr police on the scene <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MDTraffic?src=hash">#MDTraffic</a> <a href="https://t.co/1lry9te6FI">pic.twitter.com/1lry9te6FI</a></div>
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Leslie Hannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514397178022946975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196617464748247649.post-53882024421987628992015-11-13T17:58:00.000-05:002015-11-13T17:58:11.542-05:00Again vs AgainstOnce <i>again</i>, not once <i>against</i>. Come on, Newsweek - it's only 11 words to review before you hit Send.<br />
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"Once against we've seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians"—President Obama on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisAttacks?src=hash">#ParisAttacks</a> <a href="https://t.co/RYEzg9Dq2t">https://t.co/RYEzg9Dq2t</a></div>
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) <a href="https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/665300290036371456">November 13, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Coroner: Nick Cave's teenage son reported had taken LSD before cliff fall
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— UPI.com (@UPI) <a href="https://twitter.com/UPI/status/664448090208735232">November 11, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Leslie Hannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514397178022946975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196617464748247649.post-12794865984186506052015-11-10T09:03:00.001-05:002015-11-10T09:03:52.254-05:00Wow, two in a rowMust be the same person writing these. "Holidays" is plural, not possessive. Lose the apostrophe.<br />
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Want to impress your guests with gold cupcakes for the holiday's? Find out how on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GMW?src=hash">#GMW</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/heirloomdc">@heirloomdc</a> <a href="https://t.co/irpcvmYOsw">pic.twitter.com/irpcvmYOsw</a></div>
— ABC7News (@ABC7News) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC7News/status/664079469527871489">November 10, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Leslie Hannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514397178022946975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196617464748247649.post-19380254743569874422015-11-10T08:59:00.003-05:002015-11-10T08:59:50.407-05:00Holidays are not possessive"Holidays" is not possessive here. Lose the apostrophe.<br />
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Holiday's can be both fun and stress free! Check out <a href="https://twitter.com/heirloomdc">@heirloomdc</a> holiday decor on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GMW?src=hash">#GMW</a> <a href="https://t.co/TfJiwkK9Jz">pic.twitter.com/TfJiwkK9Jz</a></div>
— ABC7News (@ABC7News) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC7News/status/664077478751768576">November 10, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Rare blue diamond expected to fetch up to $55 million in 2-days of jewelry auctions in Geneva: <a href="https://t.co/c3sT4hQYky">https://t.co/c3sT4hQYky</a></div>
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Leslie Hannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514397178022946975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196617464748247649.post-43174296787254285822015-11-06T15:45:00.001-05:002015-11-06T15:46:15.527-05:00To dash or not?He is only four years old, but he is a four-year-old boy. Lose the dashes/hyphens since it's not followed by a noun..<br />
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Peyton is only four-years-old but is battling a rare form of Leukemia. <a href="https://t.co/3vyTlXROLD">https://t.co/3vyTlXROLD</a></div>
— WUSA9 (@wusa9) <a href="https://twitter.com/wusa9/status/662729315465891840">November 6, 2015</a></blockquote>
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A company that's been in Dayton for more than a century. The impact on jobs coming up at 6:20 a.m.</div>
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A boy found missing for more than a decade has been found. More coming up at 6:20 a.m. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/upwith7?src=hash">#upwith7</a></div>
— WHIOTV (@whiotv) <a href="https://twitter.com/whiotv/status/662227119095816196">November 5, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Halle Berry's ex-husbands talk split <a href="https://t.co/FqgkmuDlcM">https://t.co/FqgkmuDlcM</a> <a href="https://t.co/6XAsZBduee">pic.twitter.com/6XAsZBduee</a></div>
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A warning for partents: Check your kid's soft drinks. Coming up at 5:15 the drink that could cause problems. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UpWith7?src=hash">#UpWith7</a></div>
— WHIOTV (@whiotv) <a href="https://twitter.com/whiotv/status/661486241393807360">November 3, 2015</a></blockquote>
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The Northwest DC home where four people were murder is up for sale. <a href="https://t.co/KrUNpPoNv5">https://t.co/KrUNpPoNv5</a> <a href="https://t.co/E7UQXiDqec">pic.twitter.com/E7UQXiDqec</a></div>
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