Journal 3

Word of the week: conflagration. Webster's New World College Dictionary defines it as: a big, destructive fire.  Origin of conflagratio, of conflagrare, to burn. However, Merriam-Webster also gives an alternate definition of 'conflict, war.' Both dictionaries agree that the origin is Latin, 1600's.  However, in this article I feel the writer is using the second definition. There is not a literal fire burning across the Arab world, yet there is a conflict.

Catch of the week:
Again, it comes from one of my articles.  The original was cut due to space issues. The night editor was confused about a sentence. It ran as "...Alabama would be hard-pressed to find a find a tougher schedule." When the actual wording referenced Florida's recent schedule.  The linked article has been corrected and the sentence is found in its original form. "Butler said playing in the SEC, and against four of the five top-ranked conference opponents in succession, has produced one of the toughest schedules imaginable."

Headline of the week:
Israeli official outlines sustainability efforts of Israel
http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_d1c9adc6-2a93-11e0-831c-001cc4c002e0.html
Seriously, Alligator? This makes me ashamed to work there.
My headline: U.S. can learn from Israel's green efforts, official says
Most articles covering speeches are boring. The previous headline was atrocious. This one actually would draw attention to the article by relating it to America. Not many people care about Israel's sustainability efforts, unfortunately.

Passage of the week:
At the Orange Shop, established 75 years ago in Marion County, time has tried to stand still. Once there were dozens of similar mom-and-pop citrus shops and packinghouses standing like dominoes up and down the county's major road, U.S. 301.
This comes from Jeff Klinkenberg's recent feature on the Orange Shop that ran in the St. Pete Times. Having patronized the Orange Shop on my many trips down 301, this image stood out in my mind. I'm sure it was the same for Jeff.