1.   A faithful reader asked me for a list of sites for information on specific industry sectors.

2.   A knee-jerk reader might ask why Rosenbloom put himself into the story at all, particularly when Croce has enough personality for several profiles.

3.   A reader asked the handyman if there was a place she could find large suction cups to hold down a glass table top.

4.   A reader recently asked if merchants are allowed to set minimum purchase requirements when using a Visa card.

5.   A reader asked Boston Globe ombudsman Jack Thomas to sort out the contradiction.

6.   A reader recently asked about the career stats of Clark Kellogg.

7.   A Westchester reader asked a series of questions about caffeine, cholesterol in peanuts and the yellow Crisco sticks.

8.   Also, speaking of stock giveaways, some readers have asked about Ecompare, a comparative shopping Web site, which was offering free shares.

9.   DRIP ALERT A few readers have asked about dividend reinvestment plans offered by brokerage firms.

10.   Dozens of newspapers this year are structuring their entire campaign coverage around the substantive questions that readers ask instead of the usual horse race.