For any of those who doubted that CAR could do it all, this issue is for you. CAR is not just for byte heads and government reporters any- more. In this issue, Janet Roberts shares how the Wilmington Star has used CAR for features ranging from Afri- can-American women's difficulty in finding love to an analysis of cities in other states that shared Wilmington's name. Heather Newman and the Detroit Free Press turned their lenses on movie critics and reviewed their re- views using computers.
The Colorado Springs Gazette asked readers to rate their favorite comics and then used Access to ana- lyze favorites according to age. NICAR's Kara Morrison also looks at a report on aging trends of parents popular baby names done by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Also in this issue, North Carolina reporter Hart Matthews shares his first CAR experience.