You will use a digital globe application called ArcGIS Explorer to examine political boundaries surrounding a place like your home or Trinity address.
Lab instructions for using ArcGIS Explorer to complete the assignment can be found here. Using the Identify tool to identify your boundary data is explained here.
ArcGIS Explorer is installed for your use on the Library 310 computers. Optionally, you can download it to your own computer here.
For finding hometown newspaper articles:
Use the database features to search by region or by newspaper title.