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—Montaigne, Essays, "To the Reader."
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—Filártiga v. Peña-Irala, 630 F.2d 876, 890 (2d Cir. 1980)
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That story’s been picked up internationally, and Hardy St. wouldn’t mean much to most of the readers. Everybody understands the significance of a tornado on a main street is, though. Now, whether the CL thought it through and decided not to use the street name on purpose is another question….
I watched WDAM in Hattiesburg for much of the nite. They could not show anything but a radar screen. WLBT, WAPT and WJTV much the same. I stopped watching at about 7:30 but the only real coverage with some You tube stuff and interviews was from CNN. I think the local news folks must be poorly staffed although they manage to cover MVAs pretty well. If you want Johnny on the spot coverage look on You Tube.
There is a reason every news source on the planet has a Twitter account. Just sayin.