Archive for May, 2010

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    Lo siento, senor, usted no puede votar aqui; pero su hijo puede

    Illegal immigration happens. No matter how much time and money are expended, the problem still persists. What we, as political communicators, must do is address the people and their desire to live in America; not the fact that they are doing so without proper documentation....

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    More Social in Your Media: Little Messages, Big Impact

    For a course that I took last semester I designed a social media seminar. There are a lot of good links in here so I thought I’d share it. Heck, let me know if you want to sign up. Saturdays in September 9:30 am –...

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    Ignorance is Not Bliss

    People generally think of communication simply as establishing rapport and talking.  While this is partially true, the real essence of communication is much more than that.  According to William Issacs’ book Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together communication involves, among many other things, listening,...

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    I Can Handle Death

    Whoever said “The only things certain in life are death and taxes” was wrong.  In fact, the only thing certain in life is death.  There are songs about it, religions based on it, movies that revolve around it and fictitious characters created to personify it. ...

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    Poor Parenting on Mother’s Day

    The grill was hot and the air delicious. My wife had just placed the last slice of cheddar cheese on the hamburgers when we heard the yelling and screaming. I, with Jonas in my arms, rushed to the gate so that I could catch a...

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