[support] news and annoucements page?

How do I create a news and annoucements page similar to http://drupal.org/news? Do I need to create a custom node type using flexinode? Thanks for any tips. -- Jiann-Ming Su "I have to decide between two equally frightening options. If I wanted to do that, I'd vote." --Duckman "The system's broke, Hank. The election baby has peed in the bath water. You got to throw 'em both out." --Dale Gribble