Best of our TU Community Bloggers, January 22, 2015: Ten for Thursday

So what can I say about this week’s collection of community blogging?  There’s some great stuff here.  Honestly.  And you need to read it.  So what are you waiting for? Anyway… this week’s batch of fantastic fun from the independent blogging community of the Times Union include: Rev. Sam Trumbore’s blog, “Satire and Faith.“ Assemblyman…

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Best of our TU Community Bloggers, January 15, 2015: Ten for Thursday

Hey there.  It’s Thursday.  And you know what that means, right? Is it one day past Hump Day and more colloquially known as Friday Eve? Yeah, technically… But it’s also time to find ten stalwart postings by ten quality Times Union community bloggers.  These are the people who write without compromise.  They write what is…

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Best of our TU Community Blogs, January 1, 2015: Ten for Thursday

It’s Thursday for sure.  New Year’s Day.  And as I’ve done for the past I-don’t-know-how-many-weeks, I’ve set aside my blog to showcase the blogs of ten of my fellow Times Union community bloggers.  The goal, in case you forgot, was to get the TU to acknowledge the community bloggers when the newspaper does its “Best…

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Chuck’s best blog posts of 2014

Normally I would post this on New Year’s Day; however, because that falls on a Thursday, and I’ve reserved Thursday for the “Best of our TU Community Bloggers” feature, I’ve moved my “Best of Chuck’s 2014 blog posts” up a day. This is the sixth year in my Times Union tenure that I’ve created this…

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Best of our TU Community Blogs, December 25, 2014: Ten for Thursday

Okay.  It’s what, 3 in the morning, you’ve finished trimming the tree, wrapping the gifts, eating the cookies that the kids left out for Santa Claus, and maybe you’ll catch a few minutes of sleep before the little bundles of joy run down the stairs and start ripping open those packages. And you’re sitting here…

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Best of our TU Community Blogs, December 18, 2014: Ten for Thursday

We’ve got some really excellent community blogs here, and I want you to enjoy reading them.  And let me tell you, I enjoy not only reading them, but also posting them every Thursday.  So get yourself a cup of coffee and a bagel with a schmeer, and enjoy these ten blogs by ten Times Union…

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Best of our TU Community Bloggers, December 11, 2014: Ten for Thursday

Again, here’s the deal.  One day a week, I step aside from my blog to showcase the works of my fellow Times Union community bloggers.  Why? Very simple.  Every spring, the TU has their annual “Best of the Capital Region” online poll.  And for the past couple of years, the category of “Best Blogger” has…

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Best of our TU Community Blogs, December 4 2014: Ten for Thursday

And on Thursday, we celebrate the diverse and dedicated dictations of our community bloggers.  These are the people who write for the love of their craft, and who write without expecting any remuneration other than the support and dialogue of their readers. And without further delay… and after further review… let’s further our knowledge with…

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Best of our TU Community Bloggers, November 20, 2014: Ten for Thursday

Are you ready?  You got your cup of coffee in your hand and your reading glasses on?  Then you’re ready to enjoy ten community blog posts by ten of the Times Union’s top community bloggers. Today’s blog posts range in subjects from a child’s first year on this earth, to the beautiful ceilings of houses…

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