#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use CGI qw(:standard);
use strict;  #always!


my $location = param("place");
print header; 
my %subs = (
	'home'=>\&home, 
	'news'=>\&news, 
);

if (!$location){
	&home
}elsif (defined(my $action = $subs{$location})){
	$action->();                                
}


sub home{
	print "this is home. I am John, hear me roar";
}
sub news{
	print "this is news";
}