Watch What You Say... and What You Say Next

My analytical powers are devoted mostly to final exams for my Montrose students this week, but I can't pass up this unfortunate juxtaposition from the Pierre Capital Journal, two headlines that appeared in exactly this order on the CapJournal's website front page:

Hunter loses lower arm in accident

PIERRE - The victim of a hunting accident last week is in stable but serious condition in a Nebraska hospital. Full�story>>> Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Lending a helping hand

PIERRE - McKinley first-grade students have recently made some new friends while learning to read. However, most of those friends happen to be 70 years older than the students. Full�story>>> Tuesday, December 19, 2006

We shouldn't laugh. We really shouldn't. But sometimes, we just can't help it.