Monthly Archives: August 2011

Areavoices Digest #44 – Share your September 11th stories

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

Chances are if you were over the age of 7 on September 11, 2001 you can recall in great detail where you were when you heard the news that America was under attack. It’s a news event much like the … Continue reading →

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I am absolutely blown away

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

It’s never a good thing to sit at your desk and cry. Your co-workers either think you’re mentally unbalanced (Geez, is Tracy really that upset that people aren’t correctly tagging their Areavoices blogs?) or that you’re somehow goofing off (watching … Continue reading →

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Areavoices Digest #43 – Rah Rah Sis Boom Bah or is it Shish Boom Bah?

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

Remember those first few days of school? Your notebooks remain undoodled upon, your pencils sharpened, and your new Keds were still unscuffed? But after a few days, the novelty of the new school year wears off and then it’s all … Continue reading →

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The 10 Best Ways to Share Your Blog Post

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

I learned a lot during my college days at The University of North Dakota. For example, Mountain Dew is a weary student’s best friend, the best place to go for cheap after-bar food is The Red Pepper and it might … Continue reading →

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2 Easy Steps to Posting from your Phone

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

A couple of days ago, a veteran reporter stopped by my desk. “I just got this phone and now I wanted to write my blog from it.” I realize that sounds like a declarative sentence, but it was really a … Continue reading →

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Areavoices Digest #42 – A terrific twosome

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

When it rains it pours. These days in addition to some of my regular duties I find myself immersed in two pretty cool projects here at Forum Communications. You could say I’m just getting my feet wet with our water … Continue reading →

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Areavoices Digest #41 – Ole and Lena go to Sturgis?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

Awhile back during the spring flood I stumbled across a great blog called “The Adventures of Ole and Lena.” In it, “Lena” documented the troubles she and “Ole” faced living near the rising Buffalo river near Moorhead, Minnesota. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Living with Water: Your thoughts and experiences wanted.

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

It was almost hard to believe. Last month while we visited my husband’s parents in Iowa, we ran into an old neighbor of theirs who has since moved to Texas. He and his wife moved there to be closer to … Continue reading →

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Areavoices Digest #40 – From We Fest to Watercolors

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

This is the weekend some country music fans wait for all year. It’s been called the Super Bowl of country music festivals. We Fest draws thousands of visitors to Detroit Lakes, Minnesota every August for concerts and camping. This year, … Continue reading →

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Promoting your blog in 5 words or less

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Tracy Briggs

You know the old saying is “A picture is worth a thousand words.” But I’d like to add a new one. “A tagline is blog gold.” Okay, that’s not quite as catchy as the first one. But I’m trying to … Continue reading →

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