Do you think we could fit "Pet of the Week"?

Say this about local television web pages -- they somehow manage to squeeze more into 1280 x 800 than most designers would ever dream possible.

Check out this example from WEEK-TV in Peoria, IL. On one screen (pre-scroll), we get:

* Current Peoria weather conditions

* The smiling faces of the WEEK Home Team

* Horizontal nav bars with twenty (!) options for news you can use

* A reminder to contact your doctor

* A big drop of blood, reminding you it's time to give

* Some actual news

* The YouNews! Holiday Contest

* Peoria's finest wine expert

* A place to snag your holiday tree

* A reminder to upgrade your Peoria lifestyle

* An ad for American Express

* Employment want ads

* Health news (the kind, of course, you can use)

And all this, mind you, before you endlessly scroll down the page. Revenues for TV news are on the slide, but it looks like the boys in sales are making up some ground.