I'm trying to determine whether the DotNetNuke framework will fit the bill for my project. I've read up on it and played around with it but have not yet built a site with it. There are a few areas on the proposed site that should be database-oriented. For example, there is one page that is supposed to display state-specific information. Ideally, it should receive the state (e.g. NY, NJ, CT....) as a variable, retrieve information for that state from a data store, and display it. Basic, basic stuff in any web app development but I'm having trouble wrapping my brain around DotNetNuke. Is this complicated to achieve in DotNetNuke? Can anyone give me a brief overview of what steps I'd need to take?

Yes as mentioned this can be a very simple item to do with a module.

You might have a look at the module development guides that Michael Washington has created at http://dotnetnuke.adefwebserver.com

Thanks. I have the general picture and I'm working on my first module. Michael Washington's tutorial was definitely instructive. What I didn't like about it, though, was that there was little explanation or commenting of the code. It was mostly "replace all code in x file with the following". I'd like to see a tutorial that explains the basics of a DotNetNuke custom module. Can anyone recommend one?