News that matters in the New Year

A few thoughts in the New Year:

We'd like to point everybody's attention to the "News that Matters" box in the right-hand column. It's basically Google News tickers compiled from the key words. Click any one of them and get the day's top stories on those subjects. My favorite one is "Neighborhoods." There's always good stories in there about what urban neighborhoods are struggling and succeeding with across the country, from Detroit to Atlanta.

Another thought: We'd love it if visitors would punch at least one of the ads scattered down the right-hand side of the page. They're harmless and fully vetted, and will just take you to the company's site. Look around, sure, but it's alright to click and return just to let the advertisers know this site is getting hits.

And slowly we are. We had a burst of activity around the launch and are now clicking ahead with a good bunch of people checking us out regularly. Here's to hoping that will continue, and grow. We'll do our best around here to keep it interesting.

Cheers to the New Year. All best everybody.

(Pix: The boss at Kirkwood News.)