SOMETIMES IT TAKES YEARS TO
FINISH A STORY
by Dennis Reeves Cooper
We have told you before
that many, if not most of the
news stories and commentaries
we publish are “unfinished.”
That’s because there are often
elements of a story that will
happen in the future— like the
release of a report when a police
investigation is closed; like a
decision that must be made by
government officials; like the
outcome of a future election.
So many newspaper stories
must be published in pieces
or chapters over time.
COP RUNS DOWN
PEDESTRIAN
For example, last November,
the local press reported that
a 65-year-old pedestrian had
been run down by a police officer
driving his patrol car. The
pedestrian was crossing Southard
Street at the intersection of
White Street. He was walking
in the crosswalk and he was
walking with the light.
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