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Archive for May, 2011

where the streets have no names

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

The teen worker stoops
to spray-paint the asphalt with
the name of the road.

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April 27 tornadoes: national newspaper front pages

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

A look at national newspapers, with nearly 300 front pages showing coverage of the April 27 tornadoes that rampaged across Alabama.

Both recent national championships by the Alabama and Auburn football teams received some front page attention, but the weather-related disaster dominated many papers across the United States in the 2 days following.

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April 28

The Arizona Republic

The Arizona Republic

Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Arkansas Democrat Gazette

The Fresno (Calif.) Bee

The Fresno (Calif.) Bee

The Sacramento (Calif.) Bee

The Sacramento (Calif.) Bee

The Pueblo (Colo.) Chieftain

The Pueblo (Colo.) Chieftain

The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal

The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal

The Washington Post

The Washington Post

The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun

The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun

Northwest Florida Daily News

Northwest Florida Daily News

Panama City (Fla.) News Herald

Panama City (Fla.) News Herald

St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times

St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times

The (Lakeland, Fla.) Ledger

The (Lakeland, Fla.) Ledger

The Tampa (Fla.) Tribune

The Tampa (Fla.) Tribune

The Villages (Fla.) Daily Sun

The Villages (Fla.) Daily Sun

The Albany (Ga.) Herald

The Albany (Ga.) Herald

Savannah (Ga.) Morning News

Savannah (Ga.) Morning News

The Indianapolis (Ind.) Star

The Indianapolis (Ind.) Star

The Garden City (Kan.) Telegram

The Garden City (Kan.) Telegram

The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle

The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle

The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal

The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal

The Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader

The Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader

The Winchester (Ky.) Sun

The Winchester (Ky.) Sun

The Cumberland (Md.) Times-News

The Cumberland (Md.) Times-News

The (Minneapolis, Minn.) Star Tribune

The (Minneapolis, Minn.) Star Tribune

Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune

Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune

The Kansas City (Mo.) Star

The Kansas City (Mo.) Star

The (Columbus, Miss.) Commercial Dispatch

The (Columbus, Miss.) Commercial Dispatch

(Biloxi, Miss.) Sun Herald

(Biloxi, Miss.) Sun Herald

The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer

The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer

(Hendersonville, N.C.) Times-News

(Hendersonville, N.C.) Times-News

Norfolk (Neb.) Daily News

Norfolk (Neb.) Daily News

Cortland (N.Y.) Standard

Cortland (N.Y.) Standard

The New York Times

The New York Times

The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch

The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch

The Marietta (Ohio) Times

The Marietta (Ohio) Times

Springfield (Ohio) News-Sun

Springfield (Ohio) News-Sun

The (Toledo, Ohio) Blade

The (Toledo, Ohio) Blade

(Corvallis, Ore.) Gazette-Times

(Corvallis, Ore.) Gazette-Times

The York (Pa.) Dispatch

NEWSPAPER

(Spartanburg, S.C.) Herald-Journal

(Spartanburg, S.C.) Herald-Journal

The (Rock Hill, S.C.) Herald

The (Rock Hill, S.C.) Herald

The (Memphis, Tenn.) Commercial Appeal

The (Memphis, Tenn.) Commercial Appeal

The Johnson City (Tenn.) Press

The Johnson City (Tenn.) Press

Austin (Texas) American-Statesman

Austin (Texas) American-Statesman

Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram

Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram

Houston (Texas) Chronicle

Houston (Texas) Chronicle

Tyler (Texas) Morning Telegraph

Tyler (Texas) Morning Telegraph

The Roanoke (Va.) Times

The Roanoke (Va.) Times

The Virginian-Pilot

The Virginian-Pilot

The (Vancouver, Wash.) Columbian

The (Vancouver, Wash.) Columbian

The (Spokane, Wash.) Spokesman-Review

The (Spokane, Wash.) Spokesman-Review

Milwaukee (Wis.) Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee (Wis.) Journal Sentinel

Watertown (Wis.) Daily Times

Watertown (Wis.) Daily Times

USA Today

USA Today

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Head to the next page to see the April 29 front pages …

they got him

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

Navy Seals take out
Public Enemy No.
1. Justice at last.

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the thin multihued line

Sunday, May 1st, 2011

They came with shovels
and water, prepared for the
worst and found horror.

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