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A poetic and appropriate legacy

After a tough week saying goodbye to my stepfather, I returned home today. It is hard for me to believe that just two weeks ago we were returning with my youngest son from our fun-filled adventure in N. California and … Continue reading

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Injustice(s) on our streets

This poignant photograph above from the University of California at Davis over the past weekend speaks volumes. It shows the loathsome and deplorable treatment that many Occupy protesters are now receiving in cities across the country. What I am wondering … Continue reading

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A matter of time…the first year of Progressive Blogic

At midnight on November 1st, Progressive Blogic (PB) will celebrate its first birthday. I would like to say it has been  fun for all 365 days to date, but then I would be stretching the truth to the breaking point. … Continue reading

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100,000 page views!

This morning, Progressive Blogic passed the 100,000 page view mark. Thank you to everyone who has visited the site and especially to Molly who helped set it up and co-managed/wrote it with me for the first eight months. Averaging 10,000 … Continue reading

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Thanks for the good times

All good things must come to an end, and that applies to blog partnerships as well. It has been amazing being a part of Progressive Blogic for the last eight months. I’ve appreciated all of our readers’ support and feedback; … Continue reading

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Sayonara to using Slashdot

When Reddit went down recently because of problems with the Amazon cloud, I thought I would spend the time searching out other similar sharing websites. I came across Slashdot. Though more techie oriented it seemed like a good site to … Continue reading

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Celebration donation winner

Congratulations to Matt for being selected as the winner of our 50,000 page view celebration donation.  He chose to have the $25 donation be sent to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, which has been done. Please consider a donation yourself … Continue reading

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