The upside of having a job where the main goal is to distill complex stories into two-sentence summaries is that…
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The “Lego” budget explanation and more: September at SmartBrief
I’m participating in the City of Tallahassee (Fla.) Neighborhood Leadership Academy. We recently had a presentation about the city budget….
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There she is … Miss Army Reserve Communications Specialist/Idaho
Okay — I’ll concede that “There she is … Miss Army Reserve Communications Specialist/Idaho” doesn’t roll off the tongue as…
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Larvae on toothpicks and charts that make sense
June 2021 is here, and the world feels a tiny bit as though things are opening back up. As we…
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If your house is on fire, forget about the propane tank
Hello! Every month, I share my favorite SmartBrief stories from the prior month. I’m writing this on Easter. I was…
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“Is that email really spam?” and other hidden gems
The heart of a news story is often found buried within lines and lines of information. That was often the…
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