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What we’re working on: Dec. 2

Here’s our news budget at this hour. Note that we’ll be at a forum about the care of foster children. Do you have any questions you hope that forum will address, or questions we might ask in a follow-up story?

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FRIDAY

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FRONT PAGE

MAIN ART: SLUG: UNSLUGGED — 14-15 — It’s Light Up Night in downtown York, though that’s just one part of a mega-First Friday event geared toward drawing in Christmas shoppers. (Burkey) deadline to metro: 10:30 p.m.
Art: New, assigned 
Breakouts: how many
Online pieces: Posted at X:XX a.m., Twitter, Facebook, video, link to blogs, link to previous stories, Exchange topic, link to standing items

SLUG: SLUG: SIRI1203 — 10 — Everyone’s favorite iPhone 4S app that answers questions apparently isn’t so sharp on abortion. Don’t ask it about where to get one, it doesn’t know. Apple calls it a glitch, groups like Planned Parenthood hope it gets fixed. (Landauer)
Breakouts: one on Siri questions and responses.

Online pieces: Posted at X:XX a.m., Twitter, Facebook, video, link to blogs, link to previous stories, Exchange topic, link to standing items

LOCAL no jumps!!
SLUG: UNSLUGGED — poss. 1a — About 140 people are expected to attend a forum to discuss local obstacles to the care of foster children. Among the panelists will be Pa. Supreme Court Justice Max Baer and Bev Mackereth, deputy director at DPW. Also, York County Common Pleas judges, juvenile probation officers,  foster parents, attorneys and staff from the county’s Mental Health-Mental Retardation Office. (Lee)
Breakouts: how many
Online pieces: Posted at X:XX a.m., Twitter, Facebook, video, link to blogs, link to previous stories, Exchange topic, link to standing items

MAIN ART: standalone: you can get your pet’s photo with Santa each Sunday at West Manchester Mall

breakout: ask people to share their pet/santa photos on the gallery

SLUG: BUST1202 — 10-12 — large drug bust in Adams County includes some York County suspects. (ES)
Art: mugs
Breakouts: possible
Online pieces: Posted at X:XX a.m., Twitter, Facebook, 

SLUG: COUNT1201 — 7 — County retirement board denied a cost-of-living increase for next year for the 850 or so people who get county pensions. Reilly says state law leaves them little choice. (Joyce) EDITED
Online pieces: 
Posted already

SPORTS


— UNSLUGGED: CPIHL doubleheader at York City Ice Arena: Central York vs. Elizabethtown; West York vs. Penn Manor (Steve Navaroli) w/ art assigned 

— UNSLUGGED: Best of the blogs: Atlantic League expansion to Boston, Pat’s letter to his unborn child, end-of-season football power rankings, some Keeping Tabs stuff, McClure’s blog on Dr. J

— AX1203: Three other local events schedule, plus three CPIHL games (staff)

— Big Ten championship game preview (wire)



LIVING
FSWE — making cookies for gifts & package them in cool containers