There's already an item available online in
The Palm Beach Post about the proposed 1¢ increase in the sales tax that will be on the ballot in November. This item will likely be in tomorrow's (6/5) Sunday edition. Here are words and phrases that appear:
- pitched
- ‘repairs’ [air quotes: used "to indicate that what is being said is ironic or mocking, or is not
a turn of phrase the speaker would typically employ")
- ‘new’ [more air quotes]
- reach into the wallets [from Wikipedia]
- wish list
- pitch
- big ticket
- outside groups
- grab bag
Now for the question: Where do you think this item will appear in the newspaper? The news section or the editorial page?