This Washington Post Lede Is a Howling Success

Gregory Speck decided to hold on to Max.

Whenever you can legitimately fit a stuffed animal into the lede of a newspaper article, chances are you’ve hit upon a winning topic. From Washington Post local enterprise reporter John Woodrow Cox’s article, “Why a Millionaire New York Socialite Gave His 400-Member Taxidermy Collection to a Virginia Museum:”

HARRISONBURG, VA. — With Max the stuffed wolf propped on a baby grand piano behind him, Gregory Speck lounged in his darkened parlor and combed through an internal catalogue, searching for the answer.

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