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Making the Dow 10K your own local story
Most analysts will say it's just a psychological milestone with no real substantive import. But big round numbers tend to make your readers look for an explanation. Melissa Preddy can help you make sense of the landmark. | How Dow hits home

Checking on your banks' bottom lines
No industry sector will be more closely watched this earnings season than the financial firms. Melissa Preddy has lots of detailed tips that will help you assess the health of your local banks.

Powering up your reader participation
Personal finance writer Harriet Johnson Brackey of the Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale helped set up a call center to help readers. Their comments and stories became the basis of a Sunday package with plenty of answers for people in need.

Using humor to humanize
Today's tip: Don't be afraid to add humor and voices from non-stakeholders to your stories. Rosland Gammon highlights one example that utilizes this technique.

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