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VOLUME 3 ISSUE 3 Feature - Breaking News: Where to find it How to Write With Power 6 Step Approach to Size Up a Website PLUS Quiz, Questoids and Ask Nancy!






		What do the following names have in common: Ernie, Fritzy Ritz, and Plainclothes Tracy? A. They're all nicknames of former Chicago mobsters. B. They're all nicknames of former US presidents. C. They're original names of comic strips. D. They're all cocktails.
	There's breaking news. Where do you go to check it out? Online, of course. The Internet offers massive resources to put you in touch with current events — so much, in fact, that it can be hard to know where to start. We've combed the landscape to find reliable online sources that will keep you in the know. CLICK TO CONTINUE Really good writers sit down, writing assignment in hand, and crank out the perfect piece — right? Wrong! Expert Peter Elbow explains why this approach seldom works and suggests a better plan. CLICK TO CONTINUE Tara Calishain calls it "The Principle of Salt Grains" and says, "You should take every page on the Internet with a grain of salt." Discover her six-step approach for evaluating Web pages. CLICK TO CONTINUE