Monday, September 24, 2012
Serve as a "Local Voice."
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Monday, September 24, 2012
Perhaps you enjoy talking about sports or maybe you are an avid fisherman who’s eager to help others learn to enjoy the sport. Then again, maybe you are a mom or dad who finds those bits of humor or pearls of wisdom in the great adventure called parenthood. Environmental issues, health and fitness, high school extracurriculars, running a business, using social media, answering tech questions — even displaying your photos — the list of topics for a blog is virtually limitless. So in the interest of pulling in some more voices, here's a quick list of five questions readers often have about blogging and being aLocal Voice on a Patch community site. 1. Do you have to be a writer? You do need to have some computer skills and keyboard skills, as…
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Serving as a "Local Voice" is easier and more fun than most people realize.
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Perhaps you enjoy talking about sports or maybe you are an avid fisherman who’s eager to help others learn to enjoy the sport. Then again, maybe you are a mom or dad who finds those bits of humor or pearls of wisdom in the great adventure called parenthood. Environmental issues, health and fitness, high school extracurriculars, running a business, using social media, answering tech questions — even displaying your photos — the list of topics for a blog is virtually limitless. So in the interest of pulling in some more voices, here's a quick list of five questions readers often have about blogging and being a Local Voice on a Patch community site. 1. Do you have to be a writer? You do need to have some computer skills and keyboard skills, …
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Blogging on the Patch is fun and easy! Check out the hottest recent blog posts by "Local Voices" like you and find out how to become a Patch blogger.
Don’t miss what the “Local Voices” had to say this week on surrounding Patches. Below are some blogs that got people talking this week. Don’t miss the opportunity to get your two cents in! "Oppressive Heat on the Way" by North Georgia Weather To say it’s hot outside would be an understatement and North Georgia Weather blogs this week with the inside scoop on just how warm temperatures in our area will get this weekend. High temperatures look possible Thursday through maybe Monday. Get the whole story in the blog section on most of your local Patches. "Kids’ Boot Camp Aimed at Teaching Fitness, Nutrition and Military Courtesy’s for Young Kids a Great Success" by Tammy Osier Loganville-Grayson Patch blogger, Tammy Osier, writes this week …
Thursday, June 28, 2012
"I am an amateur genealogist, currently engaged in writing a genealogy of a cemetery. I am a bad woodworker and a fair photographer."
Do you read the blogs on your local Patch? Blogging is fun, easy, free and open to everyone. This summer we are going to take some time to get to know our local bloggers. This week we are featuring Jim McNamara Here is some information McNamara shared with us in an email interview: What is your educational background? Northeastern University in Boston, MA, majored in wine, women and song. Numerous technical schools in the United States Air Force, Air Force Communications Command NCO Academy, an USAF Senior NCO Academy. Tell us a little about yourself, your interests, your accomplishments, what’s important to you… Following a twenty-eight career in the US Air Force, I entered civilian life kicking and screaming, I went to work for a …
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Blogging on the Patch is fun and easy! Check out the hottest recent blog posts by "Local Voices" like you and find out how to become a Patch blogger!
Don’t miss what the “Local Voices” had to say this week on surrounding Patches. Below are some blogs that got people talking this week. Don’t miss the opportunity to get your two cents in! "Does Religion Matter Anymore" by Brian Crawford Brian Crawford raked in the comments this week with his blog post on Dacula Patch entitled “Does Religion Matter Anymore?” Crawford discusses the subject of religion, Mormonism and Mitt Romney and asks an apparently very sensitive question -- is our country ready to elect its first non-Christian President? "Marriage Pocketbook" by the Carl House The Carl House blogs on Barrow Patch this week about financial health in relationships. In this post the financial team at the Carl House lists tips for new …
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Blogging on the Patch is fun and easy. Check out the hottest recent blog posts by "Local Voices" like you and find out how to become a Patch blogger.
Don’t miss what the “Local Voices” had to say this week on surrounding Patches. Below are some blogs that got people talking this week. Don’t miss the opportunity to get your two cents in. Are You a Shameful Citizen by Cynthia Montgomery Dacula Patch blogger Cynthia Montgomery received a bountiful amount of comments this week on her blog titled “Are you a Shameful Citizen?” Montgomery discusses non-voters and the impact they have on elections. Montgomery brings to the table the point that maybe apathy is not such a bad thing as “it keeps uninformed and lazy citizens from casting votes.” As Much as I Love Her by Jason Brooks Loganville-Grayson Patch blogger Jason Brooks writes this week about his love for his wife as they …
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Blogging on the Patch is fun and easy! Check out the hottest recent blog posts by "Local Voices" like you and find out how to become a Patch blogger!
Don’t miss what “Local Voices” had to say this week on our local Patches. Below are some Northeast Georgia blogs that got people talking this week. Don’t miss the opportunity to get your two cents in! “Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep and Other Ways Not to Teach Your Children How to Pray” by Eric Echols New Dacula Patch blogger Eric Echols writes this week about teaching your children to pray and gives readers some insight into how he encourages his own children to talk to God. “Document the Abuse” by Amy Elk Lawrenceville Patch blogger Amy Elk posted multiple entries this week openly discussing her sister and the abusive relationship she was caught up in. Elk offers battered women honest advice for dealing with abuse and refers them to a …
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
"It's such a thrill to help someone purchase their first home or help someone avoid foreclosure through a short sale."
Do you read the blogs on your local Patch? Blogging is fun, easy, free and open to everyone. In May, we are going to take some time to get to know our local bloggers. This week we are featuring Steve Rider a real estate agent who graduated from WBHS back in 1989. Here is some information Rider shared with us in an email interview: What is your educational background? I graduated from Winder Barrow High School in 1989 and attended Gwinnett Tech for one year. I didn't graduate but I did earn my real estate license in 2004 from Barney Fletcher Real Estate School. I never did meet Barney Fletcher, however. Tell us a little about yourself, your interests, your accomplishments, what's important to you... I'm orginally from Barrow County, I grew …
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Blogging on the Patch is fun and easy! Check out the hottest recent blog posts by "Local Voices" like you and find out how to become a Patch blogger!
Don’t miss what “Local Voices” had to say this week on our local Patches. Below are some Northeast Georgia blogs that got people talking this week. Don’t miss the opportunity to get your two cents in! “Do You Remember Your First Real Job?” by Count Raoul Athens blogger Count Raoul shares memories of his first job which he states “changed his entire life.” Raoul explains in this post how he felt rich living on the road with a $20 per day budget back in 1974. You’ll remember your first job and have a flash back of how times have changed while reading this blog post on the Athens Patch. “Really? Large Jets are Quieter than Prop Planes? By Jim Regan A question posed by Jim Regan on the Dacula Patch blog posts definitely has people talking this…
Friday, May 18, 2012
Blogging on the Patch is easy. Check out the hottest recent blog posts by "Local Voices" like you and find out how to become a Patch blogger.
Don’t miss what “Local Voices” had to say this week on our local Patches. Below are some Northeast Georgia blogs that got people talking this week. Don’t miss the opportunity to share your two cents. “From Tears to Cheers” by Deborah Renner Dacula Patch blogger Deborah Renner wrote this week about a prom story that Mill Creek teens won’t soon forget. Catch up on this story and see how Renner’s daughter, a junior at the Hoschton school, turned what could have been a prom disappointment into a night she and her boyfriend will never forget. “Fleas and Ticks on Your Pets” by Paula Loniak Athens Patch blogger and veterinarian Paula Loniak discusses tick and flea infestations on our beloved pets. Find out what treatments are available and …
Sara Smith McNamara
8:08 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
I'm the "Peach of the Peach State" that married James McNamara and I'm proud of him for joining in the community and for making it his home. Along with him, I have met people in Statham and made friends that I never met in my 40 years of living here before I met him. more ›