You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
June 14, 1903, was a typical, hot Sunday in Heppner, a small farm town in northeastern Oregon. People went to church, ate dinner, and relaxed with family and friends. But late that afternoon, calamity struck when a violent thunderstorm brought heavy rain and hail to the mountains and bare hills south of town. When the fierce downpour reached Heppner, people gathered their children and hurried inside. Most everyone closed their doors and windows against the racket. The thunder and pounding hail masked the sound of something they likely could not have imagined: a roaring, two-story wall of water raging toward town. Within an hour, one of every five people in the prosperous town of 1,300 would ...
None
None
Jan. 2003- : "7 directories in 1: section 1: alphabetical section; section 2: business section; section 3: telephone number section; section 4: street guide; section 5: map section; section 6: movers & shakers; section 7: demographic summary."
This practical guide to editing is aimed at students of journalism and mass communication. It includes examples from various print media, preparing students for jobs on newspapers, magazines and newsletters, and in advertising and public relations. Workbook exercises are included for each chapter, and there are also end-of-chapter Grammar School sections covering spelling, sentences, phrases, clauses and punctuation. Topics covered include ethical issues, legal issues, sensitivity and taste; and Editor's Corner sections introduce students to an editor in the communications field, who discusses how the topic in question is important in his or her work. Visual examples are provided throughout the text, including photographs, cartoons, and pages from actual newspapers, magazines and newsletters.