7 and 7 on Saturday: July 15, 2017

We have an amazing crop of blogs this week, and they really deserve your attention.  As per our Saturday formula, I’ll list seven blogs from my community blogging friends at the Times Union, and then seven blogs from my blogroll.  And if you have any suggestions about blogs or bloggers that I should include in…

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7 and 7 on Saturday, July 8, 2017

Hey everybody, it’s time for a Saturday wrapup of blog posts from my friends and colleagues that I believe deserve your attention.  First we start with seven blogs from my old haunt, community and independent bloggers from the Times Union – and then seven blogs from my blogroll that I think deserve your attention. Ready? …

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7 and 7 on Saturday, July 1 ,2017

Everybody ready to enjoy the Fourth of July holiday weekend?  (Except in England, where the Fourth of July is known as “Tuesday.”) Be that as it may, it’s time to share some of the best writing from both the Times Union’s community (non-staff) bloggers, and then seven blog posts from my blogroll of friends that…

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7 and 7 on Saturday, June 24, 2017

It’s a good weekend, the sun will be shining and the birds will be singing, and just like a sunrise and a bird chirp, I have your “7 and 7” report – seven blog posts from the Times Union’s list of independent (non-staff) bloggers, and seven blog posts from my blogroll that I feel you…

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7 and 7 on Saturday: June 17, 2017

Hey everybody, I’m back with another “7 and 7 on Saturday,” a weekly recap of the blog posts that you will enjoy.  Trust me on this. As the formula goes, I list seven blog posts from my old portal, the Albany Times Union, showcasing seven community and independent (non-staff) bloggers.  Then I go to my…

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7 and 7 on Saturday: June 10, 2017

So last Saturday I started a “7 and 7” blog recap – seven blogs from the Times Union’s community blogging team (no staffers) and seven blogs from people on my blogroll that I think you definitely should read and enjoy. And my first run on this last week was a nice success. Lots of positive…

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7 and 7 on Saturday: June 3, 2017

Background. For many years, while I blogged for the Albany Times Union, I set aside one day a week from my blog to focus on sharing the posts and ideas of my fellow community and independent bloggers at the TU portal.  I did this because the Times Union spent an inordinate amount of energy promoting…

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Best of Our TU Community Bloggers, January 8, 2015: Ten for Thursday

It’s morning again in America … and it’s six degrees below zero. And that’s not even factoring in the wind chill factor. So I have a perfect solution to avoid the cold. Read these blogs.  All ten of them.  These ten Times Union community bloggers will bring you knowledge and information and provocative thought and…

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