Saturday, April 01, 2006

On The Lighter Side: April Fools' Day Headlines

The Reader newspaper is out with its annual April Fool's Day section. In the spirit of the day devoted to practical jokes and humor, here are some of the highlights:

Todd and Tyler get 'single-name' celebrity status: 'ToddLer'

Local morning show hosts Todd Brandt and Mike Tyler from Z-92's "The Todd-n-Tyler" show, were elevated to a new level of celebrity status this week when the local media combined their proper names into a singular, two-syllable word.

Ashland becomes undersea kingdom

A deal was struck last week between State Senator Pam Brown and the residents of Ashland for the construction of a glass dome that would keep the city dry while the state contructs a man-made lake over the location.

Reporter's Notebook: Rainbow Rowell embedded in Darfur

In a surprise move, monolithic Omaha daily newspaper, the Omaha World-Herald, has begun embedding columnists in war zones in hopes of gaining a new perspective.

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