Right now, the top story headline on Google News is Kerry shows strength in bellwhether Missouri. Now, first of all, your college journalism professor would probably tell you that the news reader is uninterested in you showing off your vocabulary, and, thus, that next-to-last word is probably unwarranted.

But he'd definitely tell you that if you thought you had to use such hifalutin' words, especially in a headline, that you'd better make sure you spell it properly.

For God's sake. Does no one know how to use a dictionary any more? And you know that the newspaper probably has a copy or two. On each person's desk.

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We've also got some Senate Makes Due As Offices Stay Closed In Ricin Scare.

ricin, you really should stop scaring these people. go back to your basement

you'd better make sure you spell it properly.


Right. It should have been spelled Bellwhether. (with Capitol B)

Bellwhether, Mo.
Population: 13,515
Founded: 1927
County Seat of Jocelyn County
Principal Industries: Wood pulp mill, Tourism, Agriculture
Home of Southern Missouri Community College
Bellwhether H.S. basketball team won division championship in 1997
Located 90 miles South of Joplin on State Highway 141.

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[Juuuuussst kidding!]

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