Writing Online Headlines 12-2

A. Body of missing Harvard University professor found

The body of a missing Harvard University professor was found in the Mississippi River on Wednesday. Don Wiley's body was discovered in Vidalia, La, 300 miles north of where his rental car was found a few weeks ago in Memphis, Tenn. Wiley has been missing for more than a month.

B. Custodian promoted to science department head

A custodian from the Halliday, N.D. Public School District has been promoted to the head of the high school science department. Ned Atkin, who has a degree in animal science, was promoted after the unexpected resignation of the district's only science teacher.

C. New city ordinance targets inattentive drivers

Inattentive drivers were the target of an ordinance passed by the North Bend City Council on Wednesday. The ordinance will take effect Jan. 1 and will crack down on distracted drivers who eat, smoke, read, put on make-up and talk on cell phones.

D. Montana ranks second in alcohol-related traffic deaths

Montana has the second highest rate of alcohol-related traffic deaths in the United States, causing Montana drivers to be more likely to die in an alcohol-related crash than motorists in any other state except Mississippi. Montana's lax driving laws continue to enforce a .10 percent blood-alcohol level, as opposed to .08 percent, and allow drivers to have open containers in their vehicles outside of cities.

E. New web site entertains cats