Monthly Archives: February 2011

Areavoices Digest #20 – From Scottish chemists to Minnesota politicians

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

 Welcome back to our weekly look at areavoices blogs you might want to review. Three have been around for awhile. Two are brand spankin’ new. Enjoy! The Corner Bar -   http://cornerbar.areavoices.com - “A place where arguments and opinion flow as freely … Continue reading →

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Ole and Lena document the flood

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

About a week ago on this blog I asked for your help in starting flood-related blogs for our region. Nobody documents a flood better than the people who are living through it. That’s why I wanted to make sure you … Continue reading →

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Areavoices Digest #19 – February 16, 2011 “Spanning the Globe, etc”

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

Remember that old “ABC Wide World of Sports” slogan….”Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport..” Well I feel like this digest could be “spanning the region to give you a constant variety of blog.”   I’m … Continue reading →

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More information at your fingertips with areavoices directory

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

Back in college, my friends Janet and Jill and I competed in a lip sync contest as The Pointer Sisters. Why do I tell you this in my blog post about areavoices? It’s because of the song we sang, “I’m … Continue reading →

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Getting more people to your blog from your website

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

As I meet with people to sing the praises of areavoices, I’ve heard, “Oh, we don’t need a blog. We have a great website.” I usually say something along the lines of “Why not have both?” Experienced bloggers will tell … Continue reading →

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Check out Cass County Emergency Management Blog!

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

Speaking of flood blogs (which I did in my last blog entry) I just wanted to let you know another one has popped up. The Cass County (ND) Emergency Management Department has started it’s blog. It’s already full of relevant … Continue reading →

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We want you to blog about the flood!

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

Those of us who’ve lived through the flood of ’09 and ’97 (and seemingly countless others) can spend hours telling you our stories. We’ll tell you where we were when we heard our neighborhood was being evacuated or tell you how the water in … Continue reading →

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Areavoices Digest #18 – Feb 9, 2011 – Have you seen these blogs?

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

Thanks for your feedback about the areavoices directory. I’m still wading through it blog by blog, revising and updating information. You can now see the directory on the blog sections of your home pages as well as on the areavoices … Continue reading →

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Areavoices Digest #17 – Feb 2, 2011 – New way to find our blogs

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

Did you see it? There, right above my blog, to the right? Right next to ”start a blog.”  It’s the new areavoices “directory” link. Over the past week or so, we’ve been refining and revising a list of the featured blogs … Continue reading →

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