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So last week I promised something new and different to this weekly wrap-up of the TU’s best independent and community blogwriters. First, let’s get started with ten blog posts you should read from the past seven days of the TU’s blog team. Rev. Sam Trumbore’s blog, “The Occupy Movement: Five Years Later.” (Read this first.)…

I received a message from Times Union blogger and author of The Opposite of Everything, David Kalish, yesterday.  He was tailoring his blog post, and wanted to know when I would be posting this week’s wrap-up of the weekly excellence of our independent and community  bloggers. I told him that I usually write the blog…

I hope you’re having a great morning.  And if you are, then these blog posts by the Times Union’s assemblage of community and independent bloggers will make your day even better. And if you’re not having a good morning, then these blog posts by the Times Union’s assemblage of community and independent bloggers will help…

So someone asked me … “Chuck, how do you choose and rank the blogs for each Thursday recap?” Simple.  I see which bloggers have sent me cookies or candy or other forms of tribute… Ha. Actually, I read the blogs, and those that catch my interest – whether I share the blogger’s opinion or disagree…

By the time you get a chance to read this, I’ll be on the road.  Essentially, I’m on my way to Syracuse for the opening day of the New York State Fair, and to find out how my mixed-media dollhouse The Cathedral of St. Philco did in its competition. And before I go any further,…

Man, will this super-hot summer heat wave end? Yes, six months from now I’ll probably post one of these and ask … “Man, will this super-cold winter end?” It’s called balance. Balance also means that you have time to enjoy some great independent blogs by the Times Union’s crew of community bloggers.  These are the…

So what happens when you need a little bounce in your life?  What do you do? I’ve got a recommendation for you. Scroll through this list of Times Union community and independent bloggers, and have a great read.  You’ll be glad you did.  It’ll put a spring in your step and a bounce in your…

If I’ve learned anything from my nearly seven years in blogging for the Times Union, it’s that the independent and community bloggers have arguably the most intelligent and informative blog posts out there.  And it doesn’t matter whether they blog on their own link, or as part of a community link… they’re definitely worth reading.…

How’s your week going?  Do you need some inspiration in your life?  Do you need some positive motivation, some intelligent discourse, some reinforcement of the belief that there is great blogging out there? Look no further than the Times Union’s crew of independent and community bloggers, all of whom have great stories to tell and…