Feb. 16, 2012:  Your local media
Check out the Andover Townsman today. Select a news story or sports story to respond to. Provide a summary of the who, what, when, where, why/how of the story. Provide a personal reaction, if you choose, to the issue being reported, then provide analysis of the story itself. Comment on the headline choice, the sources used or the lack of sources if there are none, whether or not the piece is factual or primarily opinion, whose opinions are expressed, if any, the quality of the writing, etc.