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As parts of Florida and South Carolina continue their recovery efforts following the destructive path of Hurricane Ian, a debate rages about the effects that bigger and more frequent storms will have on everyday life. No, I am not talking … Continue reading →
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On September 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy delivered his Address at Rice University on the Nation’s Space Effort to land an American on the moon by the end of the decade. In the years that followed, Kennedy’s address became … Continue reading →
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Yesterday another mass shooting occurred at an elementary school in America. If the above sentence sounds devoid of emotion, it could be because at this point what more emotion is there to give at the constant and senseless acts of … Continue reading →
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Last year, on Friday, August 13, 2021 I wrote my semi annual column about Friday the 13th. The column featured a pandemic twist with the thought that by the time the next Friday the 13th rolled around the pandemic would … Continue reading →
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The way goods and services reached consumers changed a lot during the last two plus years thanks in part to necessity brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as changes in consumer buying patterns. My journey in this new … Continue reading →
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Editor’s Note: As part of our occasional Way Back Wednesday feature, today we travel back to a column written long, long ago, in a Gigaplex far, far away on May 3, 2014. In this column, we covered the unofficial holiday … Continue reading →
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Former Washington Post publisher Phil Graham said newspapers provide “the first rough draft of history.” When major events occur, journalists are among the first on the scene providing eyewitness accounts. The 2022 war in Ukraine provides a haunting example of … Continue reading →
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Recently, two teams I have a lengthy history of supporting decided to change their names. That fact alone is not that surprising. In recent years, teams changing their names has been a rather common occurrence with the reasoning behind the … Continue reading →
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Ah, the bumper sticker. That adhesive little piece of vinyl that provides endless opportunities to customize one’s ride. By most accounts, bumper stickers have been around almost as long as there have been bumpers. Some bumper stickers are meant to … Continue reading →
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Recently, I decided that I needed to create an online portfolio to feature some highlights of my journalistic career. Okay, so I actually decided years ago that I should upgrade my file system from retaining photocopies of articles I’d written … Continue reading →
J. Ryan Anderson
A Journalist telling stories one column at a time
