August 2011
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“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels … The round pegs...”
– Steve Jobs
October 2010
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Freedom Festival Concert
This is the first part in a series of articles that I wrote as an employee at the Stewart Webster Journal Patriot-Citizen. The article was published in the Sept. 16, 2010, edition on the front page and continued on page nine with accompanying photos.
Part One of the Freedom Festival Series
Josh Gracin and Colt Ford performed at Freedom Outdoor Adventures’ first Freedom Festival on Saturday,...
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No laps for warm laptops; skin damage is possible →
This article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution reveals how heat from laptops can damage skin.
September 2010
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Americus Civitan Serving 8 Counties
This is an article I wrote as an employee at the Stewart Webster Journal Patriot-Citizen. The article ran in the Sept. 16, 2010, edition on the front page and was continued to page nine.
The Americus Civitan Club provides assistance in community and individual needs with an emphasis on those with developmental disabilities. The club serves not only the Americus area, but also residents of...
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Webster County Board of Education Approves...
This is one of the articles I’ve written as an employee at the Stewart Webster Journal Patriot-Citizen. It was published on Sept. 9, 2010, on the front page and continued on page two.
The Webster County Board of Education held its regularly scheduled meeting on Aug. 9, 2010.
The board approved a change in the rate of pay for...
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Central Bank Welcomes New CEO
This is one of the articles I’ve written as an employee at the Stewart Webster Journal Patriot-Citizen. It was published on Sept. 9, 2010, on the front page. I also took the three photos that were included with the article on the front page and also on page four.
Central Bank of Georgia held a celebration in honor of their newly...
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Closer To Me by Tyler Lyle →
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you...”
August 2010
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WatchSuch a sad day in Athens history. The Georgia Theatre was BY FAR one of my favorite places in the world! I was supposed to go to the show that was scheduled on the day it burnt down. So sad…
Erk Russell & UGA's "Railroad Track Crowd" →
This blog post in the Atlanta Journal Constitution is a pleasant reminder of why I’m a die-hard Dawg fan!
Welch Joins B.V.P.D.
This is one of the articles I’ve written as an employee at the Stewart Webster Journal Patriot-Citizen. It was published on Aug. 19, 2010, on the front page and continued on page nine.
John “Phillip” Welch, a graduate of Tri-County High School’s class of 1991, recently joined the Buena Vista Police Department.
Welch said that he is...
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Prokesh Named Richland Police Chief
This is one of the articles I’ve written as an employee at the Stewart Webster Journal Patriot-Citizen. It was published on Aug. 19, 2010, on the front page and continued on page nine.
Effective August 6, 2010, Richland’s long-term police chief, James (Jim) Edge, hung up his hat for retirement after serving more than 40 years in...
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Citizens Air Concerns of Road Conditions
This is one of the articles I’ve written as an employee at the Stewart Webster Journal Patriot-Citizen. It was published on July 22, 2010, on the front page and continued on page eight.
Several residents of W.J. Storey Road attended the Schley County Board of Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday to air concerns about the...
Watch my eyes... →
I found this Web site that I made as a school assignment. It’s pretty entertaining, so check it out.
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Negro Leagues Baseball First Day-of-Sale Ceremony
This is one of the articles I’ve written as an employee at the Stewart Webster Journal Patriot-Citizen. It was published on July 22, 2010, on the front page and continued on the first page of Section B.
The ceremony for the Negro Leagues Baseball First Day-of-Sale was...
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TOMS Shoes
I first heard about TOMS Shoes from a friend who had attended a “Style Your Sole” event at someone’s apartment. The concept behind this young company is what really caught my attention. Why would someone create a shoe business that gives away just as many pairs as it sells? The answer to this question came to me later as I earnestly researched our new client for my public...
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H.E.R.O. for Children
I wrote this article as a journalism student at the University of Georgia. It was published in the Stewart Webster Journal Patriot-Citizen in the Fall of 2007.
Balloons floated toward the heavens. On one was written “I just wish I could graduate high school,” on another, “I wish my family would be all right.” These wishes were part of HERO for Children’s annual Fall Festival of Fun for children...
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Village Life in Fiji
I wrote this article as a journalism student at the University of Georgia. It was published on Nov. 10, 2007, in the Americus Times-Recorder and in the October 2007 edition of the PRecedent, the PRSSA newsletter.
I hoisted the young Fijian girl, Nabua, onto my shoulders with waves crashing and children laughing nearby. When I first became a student at the University of Georgia, I never would...
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Why Carpe Diem?
When trying to think of a blog name that would provide somewhat of an insight into my life and the way that I live it, the phrase “carpe diem” was the first thing to come to mind. This Latin phrase literally meaning “harvest the day,” or more popularly translated as “seize the day.” Although some may view this phrase as somewhat disheartening since it suggests...
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My other (original) blog at Blogspot →
I began my first blog as a student at the University of Georgia to practice and improve my writing and editing skills. It was also a necessary way of exploring the many online media tools that I was learning about as a public relations major. Since the blog only has a few posts, I decided to simply re-post them on tumblr as well as leave them in their original form on blogger.
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