The write stuff Keep the reader with interesting perspective By Brian Cooper Let's lead off with leads. Good ones are so compelling the reader wouldn't think of stopping.
Good leads can also, in a few words, put a large issue in perspective.
While we're at it, here are others from Tampa, a reliable contributor. With 5 tons of asphalt and a front-end loader, Mike Mahan knew he could stop most anything, including a burglary. In sixth grade, George and Leonard Levy ran against each other for class president. George won by a vote. The two boys talked things out.