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News Writer and Reporter | Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA

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  • ‘What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate’

    Ardmore’s police chief was placed on leave in September and fired in December, and the reason was out there the whole time

  • 4 ways to engage with local government in Carter County

    After years of attending public meetings as a reporter, the best stories I covered involved residents engaging with their local government

  • What’s going on with the newspaper?

    Just last week, I was asked “what’s going on with the newspaper” for probably the 10th time this year alone.

  • Homelab Tour: Part One

    At the heart of a growing homelab sits a refurbished piece of enterprise equipment

  • Where have all the water coolers gone?

    Local communities not only need reporters, but also thoughtful editorial content.

  • An open letter to open source contributors

    I’ve had a lot of computing devices over the years, and one thing has kept me coming back.

  • Streaming free and legal broadcast TV to the home network

    Search the web for Kodi tutorials and you get a lot of sketchy advice. I’ve found legal stuff is way more exciting.

  • Mill Creek monument for fallen airmen unveiled

    More than two years after first learning about a 1944 training accident that killed 10 airmen training at the former Ardmore Army Air Base, members of the Mill Creek graduating class of 2025 have completed a project to remember the fallen soldiers.

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REPORT

March 25, 2011 admin Uncategorized

Unrest in Arab nations continues to grow. During the confusing stream of information from Syria, relief was never found on US news networks.The following is

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Syrian protests seem to continue as information struggles to leave the area

March 23, 2011 admin Uncategorized

Twitter is still ablaze concerning the details in Daraa while major US news outlets wait to confirm reports.23 March 2011 – 1355 CDT: After almost a

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Crackdowns in Syria Make Daraa Details Fuzzy

March 23, 2011 admin Uncategorized

Many major news outlets can’t independently verify many of the details coming out of Syria. Good thing I’m not one of them23 March 2011 –

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Sketchy reports from Daraa, Syria

March 23, 2011 admin Uncategorized

A growing number of tweets show signs of a possible massacre at a mosque by Syrian forces 23 March 2011 – 00:05 CDT: The Omari

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The Fight for Facebook Freedoms

March 22, 2011 admin Uncategorized

Some Anniston, Alabama leaders are pushing for restrictions on city employees’ negative opinions about their employers and government. There is opposition, but from intentions that

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Keep Calm and Carry On

February 22, 2011 admin Uncategorized

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } As the unrest in Egypt, Libya, and other Middle Eastern countries settles into the minds

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We Can’t Blame It All On The Economy

February 21, 2011 admin Uncategorized

    td p { margin-bottom: 0in; }p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Utility service thefts are on the rise in parts of Calhoun County, Alabama.

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The Modern Social Network

September 11, 2010 admin Uncategorized

I’m writing this in my notebook while sitting in the original social networking site of my youth: the mall. It’s amazing how much things have

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