Why not free the budding journalist within you? You can build your own blog - or a comprehensive personal news site - using the same tools we use to publish Mill Creek Today.

Web logs are becoming a major source of news and information. No newspaper or site can cover everthing that's happening, even in a small community like Mill Creek. Now you can be part of the solution by creating your own news blog. It's easy, it's economical, and it's essential if the community is to have the benefit of all the residents' knowledge and perspective. Yahoo has recently (Oct 11, 2005) added blogs to its general news search functions, and other news sites have added similar features during 2005.

ATTENTION, TEACHERS: Web logs are a fantastic way to involve students in research and journalism. We can set up groups of blogs for classroom or research project use, all under a common heading or design, with teacher access to all your related blogs. Ask about classroom blogs and about discounts for multiple blogs/sites.

You can qualify as an MCT blogger in several ways. Readers who join the site can reply to comments. Subscribers can initiate their own topics and (coming soon) have their own blog page.

1. Join the community

Register with a valid email and you'll be able to comment on posts in the MCT blog. Your email will be used to validate your registration and will not be shared with third parties.

2. Become a subscriber

Your $12 annual subscription gets you blogging space and a bit more. You can initiate your own topics and (soon) create your own categories.

3. Bring an advertiser

Your advertiser gets valuable services, and you get a free subscription with blogging privileges.