Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, a season of reflection and penitance for Christians leading up to Easter. Ways to localize the holiday:
Dakota's Josh Alber signals "two up, two down" to Indian fans at Assembly Hall after defeating Sterling Newmans Garrett Webb to earn the sophomore his second state wrestling title. Photo by Joe Tamborello. View the gallery at the Rockford Register Star.
A photo gallery featuring the staff of the local high school dancing to popular tunes boosted traffic to the Salem Reporter website over 12% over the week before.
Our new 2012 Real Estate Outlook section comes in broadsheet and tab versions and has GHNS and Homefinder content on the new face of renters, how to buy a foreclosure or distressed property, how to find a good Realtor and more.
The top local videos in GateHouse, Feb. 12-18:
This week, News & Interactive and Sales & Marketing are having training for GateHouse's first required print section of the year, Real Estate Outlook.
Jordan Shea, 13, of Halifax is putting her dog Winnie, a 9-month-old Labrador retriever, through the paces to serve a brother who is visually impaired. She adopted her last June from the Michigan-based Leader Dogs for the Blind.
Photo by Amelia Kunhardt. View the full gallery at the Patriot Ledger.
The phenomenal NBA player Jeremy Lin has caused quite a stir with his last-minute game-winning shots and good-guy demeanor. He's also a rarity: An Asian-American player. Not to mention, he graduated from Harvard.
The top NDN videos in terms of pageviews for the week of Feb. 13:
When you go to the polls to vote in the primary election or the general election this year, will you have to show a picture ID? More states are requiring them, according to a USA Today story. Find out how your state fares and how to localize the story.
The staff at the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, NY, is partnering with the local historical site to feature photo galleries of old photos. These galleries are easy to do and popular with readers - one of the was among the top five photo galleries in all of GateHouse this week.
On Twitter, AP Stylebook accidentally tweeted "To you long-time followers" –– but we all know that AP style is "longtime." They quickly corrected the error, but I'm sure that tweeter won't be making that mistake again.
OK, last week I decided to start tracking different blog posts to see how well they do with different keywords attached, and eventually we can take it a step further and try different linking strategies.
Rumors about a massive fish pulled out of a local lake turned into a cool story, with the angler identified using Facebook.
The staff at The Bulletin in Norwich, Conn., put together a simple, but effective Valentine's Day package.
Our March Family tab has tips on encouraging your kids' creativity, walking as a family for health, and an elegant St. Patrick's Day recipe.
The AP Stylebook says state abbreviations are used in both datelines and in text. Also use state abbreviations in conjunction with the name of a city, county, town, village or military base in text. (i.e. He went from Chicago, Ill., to Austin, Texas.)
Brad Kendall of the 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was among the re-enactors who took part in the Lincoln Day celebration in Milton on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, Amelia Kunhardt/The Patriot Ledger.
Gracie Gold, 16, removes the blade guards from her skates before heading on to the ice for training at the Center Ice of DuPage ice skating rink in Glen Ellyn, Ill. Gold could be on her way to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register
