Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Betty White Birth Certificate | President Obama | Mediaite

Betty White Birth Certificate | President Obama | Mediaite:

Gotta watch the video!

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Monday, January 16, 2012

Amber Recker has my vote!

JournalGazette.net - Business | The Journal Gazette | Fort Wayne, IN:

Don's miss this article in the Monday Journal-Gazette about Amber Recker. She's energy in motion! Be sure to check out her blog, too ( “The Ginger Kitchen,” on www.thegingerkitchen.com)

'...What are your goals: To be mayor of Fort Wayne. “In all seriousness,” she quickly adds. Recker said she envisions running for the city’s top office in the 2027 election. Recker said she loves Fort Wayne and appreciates how easy it is to get involved. “If you want to make a big difference, you can,” she said. On a more personal level, Recker said her goals include having a healthy and happy family and a successful career, wherever that career will lead....'

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The (desperate) need for political statesmen (and women)

JournalGazette.net - Editorial columns | The Journal Gazette | Fort Wayne, IN:

An excellent column by Will Clark in yesterday's Journal-Gazette that no political grown-up should miss:

'...As we plunge into the political races for the year, several things come to mind for many of us. Among these are the lack of responsibility, the ultra-high level of partisanship and the low level of civility that pervade Congress....' Worth reading it all!

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Local media: Lost opportunities



Dear WANE-TV Newschannel 15: 


You are missing, I believe, a huge marketing opportunity in the bad-beard department, given the excellent clean-shaven-ness of Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Condor.
For example, 'Watch the weather report with the meteorologist with a face as smooth as your neighbors' newly snow-blown driveway!' or 

'Watch the weather with your eyes wide open!' or 
'Watch the weather that does not cause you to send your children from the room!' or, 
perhaps most effective "Watch the weather that does not give you the willies!'

Sunday, December 25, 2011