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How do I search for a story on naplesnews.com?
When are stories posted to naplesnews.com?
What years does the archive cover?
Do you ever delete stories?
What is marconews.com? What is bonitanews.com?
I saw a wire service story in the paper. I can't find it on naplesnews.com.
What's the best way to find a story on naplesnews.com?
I go to naplesnews.com, but it looks like it hasn't been updated in days.
What is the seven-day archive? How does it work?
I can't find the Editorial section from the newspaper on naplesnews.com.
What is the Perspective section?
How do I submit an engagement/wedding/anniversary?
How do I bookmark a page?
How can I e-mail the author of a story?
How can I access other stories and sections?
Where can I find coverage of local prep sports?
How do I write a letter to the editor?
How do I find the phone number/e-mail of a reporter?
Where can I find the Marco Island Eagle? Marco Islander? Bonita Banner?
Where can I find stories from Showcase?
Where can I find the crossword/word search puzzles?
Where can I find Brent Batten columns?
Where can I find Doris Reynolds columns?
Where can I find obituaries?
Where can I find horoscopes?
Where can I find lottery numbers?
Can I copy a story and put it on my website?
I still have questions.

How do I search for a story on naplesnews.com?
Our search engine is pretty basic. You put in a key word or two and get results. However, try to use uncommon words (hint: gulf or Naples appears in seven out of 10 stories, try not to use them). Unfortunately, you cannot search by date. If you get too many results in a search, try putting in more words to cut down on the number of results. Finally, use our Advanced Search link, it is best. Click here for the Advanced Search...

When are stories posted to naplesnews.com?
The editors of naplesnews.com begin posting the next day's print stories by 6 p.m. each night. Breaking news is posted to the site as it happens. Please note that not all sections will not be posted beginning at this time, but most of each day's stories are online and linked so readers can see them by 1 a.m. the day of print publication. Go to individual sections (like Neapolitan or Perspective). For weekly-updated sections like Homes & Gardens or Real Estate, check the night before (like Friday evening for Saturday's Homes & Gardens in print).

What years does your archive cover?
Our online archive goes back to March 1998. There may be a few stories on the site from earlier (naplesnews.com made its debut in November 1996), but not many.

Do you ever delete stories?
No. We leave all the stories that we post online in the same place. This way, you can bookmark a story, link to a story, or search for this story anytime in the future.

What is marconews.com? What is bonitanews.com?
The Daily News strives to be readers' key news source from Everglades City into south Lee County. Our publications include the Naples Daily News, the Bonita Daily News, the Marco Island Eagle and the Bonita Banner.
As a way to give readers daily-updated content, as well as the most complete community coverage, we have three sites designed to meet the needs of readers in our key circulation areas. marconews.com has all the daily content from the Daily News as well as the complete current Marco Island Eagle. Stories from the weekly Marco Islander can also be found in this section.

In the same way, readers in Bonita Springs and south Lee County can find all their coverage at bonitanews.com from the Bonita Daily News as well as the twice-weekly Bonita Banner. The bulk of our local coverage can be found in naplesnews.com, as our original site has stories "cross-posted" from all of our news coverage areas.

I saw a wire service story in the newspaper. I can't find it on naplesnews.com.
We are asked frequently, "Where's the Boston Globe story that's on Page 3A today?" Here's what's up: the Daily News posts all local stories online. These are our copyrighted news stories. However, we do not have electronic rights to all wire stories. We do, for example, have some, but not all, of the New York Times News Service. So, you will not see Boston Globe or Houston Chronicle stories on our site (you will in print) and you will not see all columnists (like Cal Thomas), but you will see some online that you will not see in print (like Molly Ivins and Bill O'Reilly). Finally, we do not have the resources to post online all of the Associated Press stories from our print edition. We have a link to the AP from our home page so readers can go there to find the majority of AP stories.

What's the best way to find a story on naplesnews.com?
Just as in print, think by section. All local news is in Local, features in Neapolitan, etc. From a regional standpoint, think of Naples, Marco Island and Bonita Springs. If the news happens in Naples, check naplesnews.com; in Bonita, check bonitanews.com; and on Marco, check marconews.com. Our regional publications (the Marco Island Eagle and the Bonita Banner) are part of the Bonita and Marco sites. So, if you hear about a crash on Marco or an acid spill in Bonita, check those sites for the regional news.

It looks like naplesnews.com hasn't been updated in several days. What's up?
Our site is updated daily. However, a computer can display an older page (this appears to happen most frequently with readers using AOL). If you think you are not seeing the most current page, click "refresh" or "reload" in your browser.

What is the seven-day archive? How does it work?
Our 7-day archive (a link can be found to the right of the main news photograph on each of the section fronts ... Sports, Local news, Neapolitan, etc.). This is a quick way to check for each section's stories during the past seven days. You will get a list of all headlines (in alphabetical order) that you can scroll through to either see what news happened that day or to find a specific story.

I can't find the Editorial section from the newspaper on naplesnews.com. What is the Perspective section?
A couple of years ago, we faced a dilemma. Some readers couldn't find our Sunday Perspective features. So, we began to call the Daily News' online editorial page "Perspective." We did this because each day's Editorial Page online contains additional guest commentaries, columnists (like Bill O'Reilly and Molly Ivins) and gives more "perspective" to the day's events than our print editorial and op-ed pages. Readers should easily find each day's letters to the editor, the Letter of the Day and our editorials in Perspective daily.

How do I submit an engagement/wedding/anniversary?
Readers wishing to submit wedding, anniversary or engagement announcements can do so via e-mail or forms available online. Here are the forms available:
Wedding | Anniversary | Engagement
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How do I bookmark a page?
You can easily bookmark the story you are reading by using the "Favorites" or "Bookmarks" function in your Internet browser.

How can I e-mail the author of a story?
Our writers welcome your feedback, comments and suggestions for future stories. For Naples Daily News staff writers, you can simply click on the e-mail address next to the writer's name to e-mail. Unfortunately, we do not have e-mail addresses available for many outside writers from our wire services, syndicates and other publications. You can usually find this information by accessing the source publication online.

How can I access other stories and sections?
A pull-down menu listing our other sections can be found at the bottom of the page. Below that is a list of other stories from this section. You can also use any of the links in the blue navigation bar near the top of your browser window.

Where can I find coverage of local prep sports?
Local prep sports coverage is found in our PrepZone section.

How do I write a letter to the editor?
The Naples Daily News welcomes letters of up to 250 words. We reserve the right to reject letters or edit for clarity, brevity, good taste and accuracy, and to prevent libel. No poetry, attacks on private individuals, or letter-writing campaigns, please. Writers should limit submissions to one letter every two weeks. Include a phone number and make certain you have signed your letter. Get complete letter-writing guidelines.

How do I find the phone number/e-mail of a reporter?
Readers can find the e-mail address and telephone number of many staffers in our Departmental Directory.

Where can I find stories from Showcase?
Stories from our weekly Showcase tabloid section are available in the Showcase section online. Our online coverage is divided, with one section for local events called Happenings and another for Entertainment, which covers movies, music and television. Readers can also find local movie listings in this section.

Where can I find the crossword/word search?
Crosswords are available in our Online Fun section. get crosswords
Word Search puzzles are also available online. get word search

Where can I find Brent Batten columns?
Brent Batten's columns are published on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Columns always appear in our local news section. If you've missed a column, use our seven-day archive to find columns for the past week. Brent's columns always appear with the words "Brent Batten" in the headline.

Where can I find Doris Reynolds columns?
Doris Reynolds' "Let's Talk Food" column appears online and in print in Wednesday's Neapolitan section. If you've missed a column, use our seven-day archive to find last week's column.

Where can I find obituaries?
Paid death notices are not editorial content and are found in our Classified section. Death notices are searchable by name or other keyword. A list of local deaths runs in our local news section but is not the same as obituaries.

Where can I find horoscopes?
Daily horoscopes are available free to our readers. Use either the drop-down menus or the navigation links in the cream bar on the left-hand side of all section front pages.

Where can I find lottery numbers?
Lottery results from around the country are available on our site.

Can I copy a story and put it on my website?
No. All stories, articles, photos and illustrations on naplesnews.com are copyrighted material. We cannot allow, and it is against the law for the material to appear on any site other than our own. Instead, we encourage you to link to the page on our site. For more information, see our user agreement.

I still have questions.
E-mail us at info@naplesnews.com, and we will be happy to address any additional questions or concerns you may have.