The following Web sites will make your reporting job easier.
Public Integrity Research Corporation: www.pihome.com/pirc/pirc11.html. What a site. It contains great links for general reference, fact searches, statistics, phone directories, search engines, government databases, miscellaneous references, statutes text, and business reference.
The Internet Sleuth: www.isleuth.com/arts.html. Web sites don't get any cooler than this one. It contains more than 3,000 databases you can access.
Newspapers Online: www.newspapers.com. This amazing site gives you access to U.S. and foreign newspapers and other publications on the Web. Many of the newspapers online feature searchable archives.
Consumerworld: www.consumerworld.org. This is a great "public service site" that has access to more than 1,700 consumer resources on the Internet. It has everything from product reviews to consumer rights booklets. This is a definite bookmark for the business reporter.
Hector San Miguel can be reached at (318) 494-4084.