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Something I want to mention before I do this week’s recap. On occasion, I will get a post or an e-mail or a Facebook message from someone who’s suggested that one of my blog posts be listed among the Ten for Thursday recap.  And while I’m humbled and flattered by the response, I’ve made it…

Labor Day Weekend is coming, and I hope everyone who reads my blog has some great Labor Day plans.  Trips.  Barbecues.  One last chance to lose money at the track. Well, while you’re planning these events… how about a little run-through of today’s crop of great blog posts by a great batch of Times Union…

Yawn.  Can’t sleep.  Insomnia kicking in.  Do not like.  Must find a way to go back to sleep and get my zzzzz’s… I could sit and read several blogs by several community bloggers, but that wouldn’t put me to sleep.  Honestly, that would in fact keep me awake, because I’d want to read more community…

You would think that every week I would log in, find ten blog posts by ten TU bloggers, and I’d be done. Not this week. See, as part of the Times Union’s revamp of the timesunion.com website, the clickable link on the TU homepage’s tool bar – the one that said “Blogs” – disappeared.  And…

Today is a very somber day for me.  After attending my Aunt Dolores’ funeral yesterday in Delmar – which was emotional in and of itself – I received word that one of my beloved teachers at Street Academy, Ahmed Naqi, entered eternal rest.  His services will be held today at the Masjid As-Salam Mosque on…

Good morning, hope you’ve had your fresh coffee and breakfast.  And with that, it’s time for today’s edition of the best of the Times Union’s community blogging team, for Thursday, July 30, 2015.  Ready?  Set?  Here we go. This week’s ten amazing blogs by ten amazing community bloggers includes: Roger Green’s “Information Without the Bun”…

It’s been a very productive week for our Times Union community blogging team, as the independent blogging team have come up with some amazing posts this week.  So much so, in fact, that… Well… You know what?  Let’s get started, shall we? This week’s bumper crop of blog goodness includes: Professor Warren Roberts’ blog, “Hamilton…

So I’m sure you have some questions regarding this regular feature on my blog.  Let’s answer them. Q. Are you saying that these are the only ten blogs worth reading? A. I’m not saying that.  There are many community blogs on the TU portal that deserve your attention; I just list ten of them.  I…

Is it Thursday already? Dang, it seems like it was Thursday just last week.  Time flies, don’t it? 🙂 So this means it’s time for another recap of the Times Union’s community bloggers and their blog posts.  Got some good ones this week, are you ready?  Yes you are.  Are you set?  Yes you are.…