An American Neighborhood.

I hate it when this happens. When it’s late at night, and I would love to drift off to sleep, but I can’t... because I’ve just had an idea about something to write. I know better than to fight the urge to...

Another Day In The Life of A White Civil Rights Activist in the Deep South.

(My apologies for the format of this story: I just couldn't get it to do right and have lost my patience with it) I tried to be good, I promise I did. I was in a Doctors' waiting room when the racist...

Writer To Investigate NowPublic.com For Source of Potentially Hazardous Phrase.

Note: This story contains 100 Percent non regurgitated nor refried news. Gadsden, AL - Writer Will Bevis today announced his intentions to investigate NowPublic.com to get to the bottom of who in that...

I'm Being Watched: Wherein I make NowPublic.com an Offer they Can't Refuse.

I’m being watched. And it isn’t the first time either.   I had a boss  - he was big and looked just like Jerry Reed on Smokey and the Bandit… and talked like him, too.   I saw him watching me.   Then he came to me in the parking lot and said he was...

It's My Job to Make You Mad.

It’s 5:00 in the morning. I haven’t been asleep all night. I’ve got to go work in just a few hours. What in the world is wrong with me? It’s this: I’ve got abad case of NowPublic addiction. I’d never...

Obama Donates $4,600 to Clinton Campaign; Mrs. Obama Pledges Gay Equality

UPDATE: Meanwhile, Michelle Obama promises a gay Democrats group that her husband will fight for gay equality. Given that Mrs. Obama is busy making policy and public statements, Mr. Obama is going to be hard-pressed, in any logical way, to continue to claim that the media and...

Moonlight Creator Trevor Munson on BlogTalkRadio tonight

  Trevor Munson joins BlogTalkRadio host RJ MickBeth on “Moonlight BuzzWire Radio” TONIGHT June 24, 2008, at 11 p.m. EDT   Noted creator/writer/co-executive producer of “Moonlight” will...

How we read online.

For the past month, I've been away from the computer screen. Now I'm back reading on it many hours a day. Which got me thinking: How do we read online?

Sup, Emo and Homie: "WTF are kids talking about?"

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAh, Yes, the Gansta Lexicon of Languages spoken by our Kids regardless that they would not know a Gangster if it slapped them upside the head.   My own...

Training helps bloggers hone professionalism, navigate legal issues

"Miami real estate agent Lucas Lechuga began blogging to share his knowledge of the local market. He didn't bargain for a $25 million defamation lawsuit when he wrote that a Miami developer had gone bankrupt...

Fit kids who eat well are better students, study finds

Yep, makes sense to me. As with most things, quality input yields better output."When a quarter-million Ontario school children were prepping for last week's province-wide tests in the "3 Rs," they may have...

Australian judge halts drug trial because jurors were playing Sudoku

A trial has been halted in Australia because some of the jurors were found to be playing Sudoku rather than taking notes on the trial. What a great way to waste money and time! Now another trial will have to begin...

Blogging--It's Good for You

"Self-medication may be the reason the blogosphere has taken off. Scientists (and writers) have long known about the therapeutic benefits of writing about personal experiences, thoughts and feelings. But besides serving as a stress-coping mechanism, expressive writing...

The anniversary of the death of a literary light

Like that of Robert Kennedy, the anniversary of the death of an American who died too young occurred this past week. ""
 

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