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Six years
Thanks to this comment, I was reminded that today is the anniversary of this blog. (To be sure, I checked ) Six years. How appropriate that my first post was also written on a Saturday. Thanks to all who help make this little corner of the internet a fun place.
Site notes
A hearty welcome to the latest contributor here, Carol Garrison. You have already read some of Carole’s post in the past as they have appeared as guest posts on the blog. Carole lives in Hampton and is involved in a number of issues. With Carole on board, we now have five people writing. One of … Continue reading
Site notes
I have been trying for several months to find a theme for the blog. In particular, I wanted one that had the author’s name listed at the top of the post. Many of the themes here at wordpress.com assume a single blogger, which was fine when it was just me. But that’s no longer the … Continue reading
Working out the kinks
Let me know what you think of the new layout here.
Nonprofit bloggers shine
By Mark Brooks I found this article a while back and hadn’t had a chance to write about it yet. Rosetta Thurman, a blogger, consultant and author, posted on her blog, “Top 10 Young Nonprofit Bloggers to Watch”. We might only think of blogging for politics or an interest that you like to keep current … Continue reading
Blogoversary: Five years old
Have to admit I almost missed this today. It’s been five years since I made the first post on this blog. I guess time flies when you’re having fun – or something. If someone hadn’t reminded me, I wouldn’t have remembered. (I forgot last year but remembered two years ago.) What was I thinking – … Continue reading
Huffington Post sold to AOL for $315 million
The Huffington Post has been sold to AOL for $315 million. According to this article, all but $15 million of the purchase price will be paid in cash. When I last wrote about HuffPo, it was to refer to this Newsweek article from July 2010. The 5-year-old site – I remember the day it launched … Continue reading
Site notes
I spent several hours on Sunday (actually most of my day) trying to figure out a couple of issues with the blog. Since I’ve added a couple of contributors – with more to come – some have complained that they cannot tell who is writing what pieces until they get to the bottom of the … Continue reading
Another few changes
You’ve no doubt noticed that the masthead for the blog is now All Politics Is Local. I’ve been thinking about a name change for a while, and this name, which has appeared on the site since the beginning, as the two pictures show (thanks to the Way Back Machine – click to enlarge). Plus, I … Continue reading
The only constant is change
The Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, is “known for his doctrine of change being central to the universe.” I found his quote appropriate today. Earlier this week, I mentioned that things were going to change around here, primarily because I was going to be enrolling in school. As it turns out, the combination of my CPA license … Continue reading
Another ranking
Guide to Online Schools Top Political Blogs I’ve been meaning to mention this for a while but somehow never got around to it. In cleaning up my inbox this morning, I found the email in which I had been named one of the Top 50 Best Political Blogs by the Guide to Online Schools website. … Continue reading
It can only go downhill from here
Sunday, Virginia Right released a series (1, 2, 3) of rankings of Virginia Political Blogs which the proprietor, Tom White, tracks in his Old Dominion Blogs aggregator. Using webArbiter, it was interesting to note that my little blog is theoretically worth $109,500, good enough for second place in the first list. My rank in global … Continue reading
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