Is there an easier way to load external text into flash?

I’m creating a site for someone who wants to update their news section, however they want the whole site done in flash. I’ve seen some stuff out there for xml & using .txt files, however i dont think they will fully understand this concept and instead bug the hell out of me for ever and a day.

Is there any way i can load text from say an html file (with them using a wysiwyg editor) or Word (and saving as html) and have that displayed in the window?

The other option i guess may be php based, having them use a blog and that goes directly into the space but i have no idea how to do that or which blogs to use (that have been tried, tested and are child proof).

any ideas or suggestions, please let me know - my time is running short.

thanks