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.
A "tragedy all the way around"... What the Hell is wrong with you, Carolyn? Report the news, not your BS opinions. That 70-year-old man protected multiple lives from habitual thug criminals.
"It's sad you have all those men on the bus, and no one helped me," .. "At first, I felt remorse because I have grandchildren. If my grandchildren are out here doing what these punks are doing, they need to get the same thing."
There were no "men" on that bus. Too damn bad she didn't drop the lowlife thug. Range time, Ramona. Gun control means hitting what you're aiming at.
Wait like Sheeple for the same folk that have potential for ushering folks into the boxcars? Note what the LEOs are carrying in the video, and that DHS just ordered 7,000 more "Personal Defense Weapons". Wait for them with nothing in my hand? Nah. No thanks. Good for thee, good for me.
The cash-strapped city is offering an income tax amnesty program that runs through mid-February, Mayor Dave Bing announced Wednesday.
Starting Tuesday, those who owe income taxes to Detroit can pay them back without penalty. Anyone who hasn't filed an income tax return for 2011 and prior years may to participate.
Typical Progressive logic. Those who abide by the law pay consequence for those that don't, and the Progressives excuse the law breakers from their illegal behavior.
From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
