Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Leads, Continued

4.) A state representative is sponsoring a bill increasing penalties for identity theft, making the crime a felony and allowing credit card holders to check for stolen numbers recently.

5.) The state Commission on Crime and Delinquency awarded $1.2 million to Towson school district's at risk program, the Maryland Department of Education said.

2 comments:

  1. Very nice ledes--they both have a nice amount of detail yet summarize the story. Two tips for the in-class revising we're going to do today: 1) On #4, revise this into a blind lede, and 2) on #5, make this active voice. Great start here!

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