To help you figure things out, there is a Scoop Admin Guide which can hopefully answer most of your questions.
Some tips:
Most of the layout is changed in "Blocks", found in the admin tools menu
Features can be turned on and off, and configured, in "Site Controls" in the admin tools menu
Stories have an "edit" link right beside the "Full Story" link on an index page, and right beside the "Post a Comment" link on the full story page. They can also be edited by clicking the story title in the "Story List" admin tool
Boxes are what allow you to write new features for Scoop; they require a knowledge of the perl programming language to work with effectively, although you can often make small changes without knowing much perl. If you would like a feature added but cannot program it yourself, ScoopHost does custom Scoop programming as one of its services.
If you aren't sure where to look for a particular feature or piece of display, try the "Search Admin Tools" link in the admin tools menu.
Here is a heartwarming story out of Florida, that you most likely won't be seeing in the MarxStream Media.
Cliff's Notes version? Sheriff Nick Finch, released a dude they caught carrying a pistol. Reasoning? Amendment II supersedes bad gun Laws. Florida AG Pam Bondi (known enemy of We the People w/ scrubbed video), prosecuted, Sheriff Finch. A jury (God bless 'em) told The State to go bag their duplicitous ass, and get the good Sheriff back on the job, of which, in an extraordinary prudent move, Gov. Scott immediately did just that.
For record, those who keep track, that makes for, Sheriff Nick Finch = 1 certifiedOath Keeper.
Our elected 83 in Michigan? For the most part, they suck eggs. As noted here, and here on RightMichigan, they suck more so in Kalkaska. Then there's this from The Blaze on Crawford County LEO thuggery.
