Reading Eagle - Page A1 + A3
Written By Dan Kelly and Mike Urban
"With snow coming, all are getting ready"
Hospitals, road crews, utilities, shelters on alert
Within this front page piece in today's Reading Eagle regarding the impending snowstorm, writers Dan Kelly and Mike Urban outline the scope of the upcoming storm and the measures which people in our local area have been taking to prepare for the looming precipitation. They get to the heart of the matter in the first paragraph of the article, noting that people of all backgrounds are "keeping their eyes on the skies and an ear to the ground" listening for the latest weather forecast. They continue to note that 'Experts' are predicting a snowfall of 6-18 inches for Thursday. In the article, under bold subheads, the manner in which different groups of people are preparing is detailed. These subheads read: Municipalities, Hospitals, Senior citizens, Stores, Emergency services, Shelters, Airport, and Taxis. Under the subheads, the writers use personal quotes and examples to detail how local groups plan to go about their business/accommodate for the incoming storm. The article is clearly written and serves a clear purpose: to inform the residents of Reading and surrounding areas what public services will be made available/utilized during the inclement weather, to help these residents better understand the mobilization process and challenges that many important public groups face in preparing for such natural phenomena, and to use specific examples and true-to-life quotes given by various representatives of these groups to help paint a clearer picture of the manner in which a semi-rural/semi-urban area goes about preparing for seemingly recursive heavy snowfall.
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