Are you an illegal immigrant?

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

Advocate reporter Gheni Platenburg is working on a story about students who are illegal immigrants. She asks: Are you a student who is also an illegal immigrant, or are you a student whose parents are illegal immigrants? If so, The ...

What are your hurricane stories?

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

With Tropical Storm Alex in the Gulf -- and meteorologists predicting it to upgrade to a Category 2 hurricane -- we're preparing here at the newspaper for potential landfall. As part of our sweeping coverage, we want to hear from ...

Do you operate a debt-free business? (You might wish you did after reading this.)

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

Microsoft, Walgreen, Cisco Systems and William Wrigley have something in common that may surprise you. None of them has any debt. That lead, from a USA Today article, caught my eye today. "What kills companies is debt," Peter Andrew, an ...

Hey, business owners: What's a day in your life like?

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

I have a lot of respect for business owners. The amount of hours, work and creativity that go into operating a successful business are reason enough to applaud entrepreneurs. Now, would you mind giving us a glimpse into your daily ...

True or false: Residents are moving so teens can attend specific high school?

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

I'm working on a story that details the buzz about the opening later this year of the two new high schools. I've heard from a number of people who say residents are moving from one side of town to the ...