boring , self-important stories 
(ROOT (FRAG (ADJP (JJ boring)) (, ,) (NP (ADJP (NN self) (HYPH -) (JJ important)) (NNS stories))))
(ROOT (FRAG (ADJP (JJ )) (, ) (NP (ADJP (NN ) (HYPH ) (JJ )) (NNS ))))