This article provided great information about the changes Dr. Alonso brought fourth in Baltimore City schools. However, the reporter, although stating facts (the dropout rate has fallen by half, more students are graduating, etc.), did not provide numbers to back up those facts. I would have liked to read more about what the teachers think of his "new methods" and the specific changes they have seen in their students.

I love how this article started - the creativity and wording used in the main paragraph grabbed my attention immediately - and the article maintained my attention throughout. I think it provided great facts about the changes made to lunch menus in schools and the importance of educating children and the entire school staff about healthful eating. The only thing, I think, that was missing was quotes from officials at schools that participate in the National School Lunch programs or quotes from those who have met with Wilson to help lay out the "groundwork for the new standards."

I think the writer took too long to reveal the new crib laws however this article does a great job covering the basis of the new crib laws and why they are so important. Even though the story includes a quote from Tenenbaum speaking to manufacturers in a key-note address it would have been interesting to read a direct quote from her.

I understand this story is not meant to be lengthy and full of data but I think it does a great job at covering the general facts of what BayStat is and why it is important to measure the Chesapeake Bay's trends. More quotes from Donald Boesch would have been useful seeing as he is an environmental expert.

This article gave a lot of information and provided great sources. The only thing I wished the writer would have added when talking about the increase in childhood obesity is specific facts about childhood obesity in Baltimore.

This article used a bait-and-switch lead which did not seem too relevant to the article although I appreciated how the writer transitioned into the main idea of the story. Also, the way the writer uses baseball terminology. This article could have used more sources from adults who attended the event and possibly a better quote from one of the Orioles pitchers about their involvement with the program.

I think the beginning of the story takes a bit longer to get to the gist than necessary but the sources are credible and add a great amount of insight into the obesity problem facing inner city children and their families in Baltimore - not a lot of areas for physical activity in a city, healthier foods cost more money, families need to be motivated to change, not only the children. It would have been interesting to read more about the results of the Healthy Kids program, otherwise it was great reporting.

This article pulled a lot of quotes and information from other sources. I think the writer could have spent more time gathering an expert source or two. They do state at the bottom that "aides have made it clear that legislation to sort out the problem of illegal immigrants will have to wait until next year" I would have liked to have read a quote from that source.