if ($allow_full_story){
бла-бла-бла 
$query = $sql->select(array('table' => 'news', 'join' => array('table' => 'story', 'where' => 'id = post_id'), 'where' => array("id = $id", 'or', "url = $id")));
} else {
бла-бла-бла
    $query = $sql->select(array(
             'table'   => 'news',
             'orderby' => array(array('sticky', 'DESC'), $sort),
             'join'    => array('table' => 'story', 'where' => 'id = post_id'),
             'where'   => $where,
             'limit'   => array(($skip ? $skip : 0), $number)
             ));
}