The Burbank Follower

BURBANK 11-YEAR-OLD COLLAPSES FOLLOWING RUN, DIES
Austin Anthony Cook died Thursday after running less than a lap around the track at John Muir Middle School. The 11-year-old was described as athletic and in excellent health by school officials. LAT. Leader. AP. Daily News. ABC7. CBS2. KNBC.

NON-WRITER STAFFERS LAID OFF
Numerous non-writer workers of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" have been laid off. Sigh. I guess the strike is starting to hit home for A LOT of people now. San Fernando Biz Journal.

EDITOR OF TOLUCAN TIMES AND CANYON CRIER STIRS THE POT
Sandy Sand posts her thoughts about the Sudanese "Muhammed the Teddy Bear" imbroglio and gets a grip of venom for her trouble. (Her bio doesn't make it clear whether she is the current or former editor of the Tolucan Times. The newspaper's website is no help.) OpEd News.