Blog Post #7: Leads (again)
BAGHDAD — A series of bombings, beheadings and shootings rippled through Iraq on Monday, leaving at least 23 people dead, including nine children, and intensifying concern about a spike in violence with less than two weeks until national elections.
What: Bombings, beheadings, and shootings
Why: National elections?
Who: 23 people, including nine children
When: Monday, less than two weeks until national elections
Where: Baghdad, Iraq
How: Bombings, beheadings, and shootings
MIAMI — In her 88 years, Florence Siegel has learned how to relax: A glass of red wine. Some classical music, preferably Bach. And every night like clockwork, she lifts a pipe to her lips and smokes marijuana.
A snapshot of Florence Siegel relaxing is provided to the readers as a hook.
