Questions for stories

Im doing a commentary on low gas prices so I don't have questions but heres an overview and brief description of topics ill talk about.
While low gas prices are good for the average american and families its effecting our global economy as oil is dropping at alarming rates. Local economies surrounding domestic drilling and oil production sites stand to lose the most during the oil slowdown. "Falling oil prices and competitive OPEC output means many domestic outfits need to curb production to stay profitable, eroding the economic gains some states have made in the aftermath of the Great Recession," Tom Risen of US News.
Also effects our environment as people will drive more, people driving nationally have already surged 2.6 percent according to the Arizona daily star.

SOURCES
http://tucson.com/news/science/environment/there-are-sides-to-lower-gas-prices/article_df71b9d1-308d-5818-ac73-4f744cb55d56.html

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/01/14/fed-says-low-oil-prices-are-mixed-blessing

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/01/13/cheap-oil-good-news-for-consumers-mixed-bag-for-us-industry

Critique of newspaper

1. One thing I see that I can help with is they said to crop in closer for pictures and show faces more so I can take pictures with that in mind. Also have a clear statement for writing not wishy washy.
2.Keeping the stories focus on a topic and correcting the little mistakes.
3. They said on the photo essay to avoid "cutesy layouts" like the gingerbread issue but i thought that photo essay was interesting and fun to look at and thats what a photo essay should be. It should please the eye and tell a story through images like the gingerbread issue did.
4. Yes, we have a great depth of stories and information, good writing, great in depths that have gotten a lot better through new design techniques and creativity, overall I think we have came up in every aspect of the newspaper.