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It is a sad day at the TU blog portal.  We are losing one of our own.  Brian Huba has been part of our little communication community for the past two years, with his well-appreciated “Cat’s Pajamas” blog.  This week, he has announced that his TU blog will end this week, and he will concentrate…

So what’s going on this morning?  You having a good day?  Sun shining?  Birds singing? That’s great.  As the Australians say, good on ya. Now for some fun.  Start with this list of ten great community blog posts by ten great independent writers and raconteurs.  They don’t work for the Times Union, but they get…

How’s everybody doing this morning?  Feeling good?  Feeling energized? Well, I have a nice collection of Times Union blogs from the many independent and community bloggers who deserve your time and attention.  If you’re feeling low, they’ll make you feel good.  If you’re feeling good, they’ll make you feel great. Ready to read? Let’s get…

So a few answers to a few questions – a little housecleaning and updates in case you’re stumbled onto this Thursday wrapup. Why do you say “Ten for Thursday” and you list fifteen or twenty blog posts?  Can you not count? Yeah, I can count.  But sometimes there are so many amazing blog posts from…

Up and at ’em.  Rise and shine.  Revilee, revilee… Sometimes you need to just get up, open your eyes, grab that cup of coffee from your percolating-timed coffee pot, and have a seat in front of your computer. Because you know it’s Thursday… And with that, comes the recap of the Times Union’s most prolific…

There’s an idea floating around, and I think it’s an amazing idea. Imagine if you were at an event where the Times Union’s community bloggers held a public reading of their best blog posts.  Wouldn’t that be a great event?  You could meet these great bloggers and raconteurs, you could hear from their own voices…

So yeah, I need to take a break from the Keith Olbermann for President campaign (our campaign motto is “Vote for Keith and say ‘Bye, Felicia!’ to the other candidates”).  I must take a break – and take care of something more important. And that, of course, being Thursday, is to share some of the…

You know, the Times Union is running their annual “Best of the Capital Region” survey, in which you can vote for Olive Garden as “Best Italian Restaurant,” Subway as “Best Local Sandwich Shop,” and that woman from the Olde Wicker Mill commercials as “Best Local Personality.” Okay, all kidding aside… One of the categories in…