State and Local News

The Star-Tribune ( www.startribune.com )
Metropolitan newspaper based in Minneapolis

The Pioneer Press ( http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/ )
etropolitan newspaper based in St Paul.

Minnesota Sun Newspapers: ( http://www.mnsun.com )
Features 44 community newspapers across Minnesota.

Twin Cities Business Journal: ( http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/ )
Features business news of the Twin Cities and Minnesota.

General Reference Tools

Merriam-Webster Online: ( www.m-w.com )
Includes a dictionary and a thesaurus.

Plain Language Action & Information Network: ( www.plainlanguage.gov )
A site for plain language reference tools and links to other sites.

Smithsonian Institution Libraries: ( www.sil.si.edu/research )
Offers tools for researchers, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other useful reference tools.

IABC Information and Tools

IABC Web site: ( http://www.iabc.com/ )
The Web site of IABC International.

IABC Research Foundation: ( http://www.iabc.com/rf/ )
Established in 1982 to serve IABC and its members through research and development.

IABC Knowledge Center: ( http://store.yahoo.com/iabcstore/knowcenres.html )
Includes issues analysis, manuals, case studies, research, and practical instruction from practitioners.

MemberSpeak: ( http://www.iabc.com/login/login.asp?page=httsp://www.iabc.com/forums/ )
A forum for local members to post ideas and opinions, as well as share knowledge.

MyComm: ( http://www.iabc.com/mycomm/ )
Allows members to create sound communication proposals that add value to the communications function.

Traffic and Weather

Minnesota traffic information ( http://511mn.org/ )

Minnesota weather information ( http://www.kare11.com/weather/default.aspx )