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Obama's handlers mishandle the Chicago Way
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Ben Affleck, Kanye West in ‘Saturday Night Live’ 38th season finale
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The beautiful people in your life
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Time to bomb Iran
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Adoptive parents sue over son’s sex-assignment surgery
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Armed Forces Day and America's vigil keepers
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2013 Preakness TV schedule and coverage
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Five free money saving apps
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Live from the 2013 Virginia GOP Convention
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Speaker Boehner: Call a bipartisan Benghazi Select Committee
Pages and Stages
Speaking, writing, marketing, promoting, making presentations, scripting videos. They're all a part of communicating with the public in today's multimedia age. Fran shows you how.
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Leadership English: Talk about what you know about
Effective communication means money in the bank. Published 3:29 p.m. September 10, 2012 - Comments
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Cultural competency: A communication challenge for all
When it comes to speaking English, everyone needs to make an effort. Published 4:47 p.m. June 3, 2012 - Comments
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Email: Criminal Mind control or 'dry drowning'?
Calling Dr. Spencer Reid. Stop the Internet. I want to get off. Published 12:11 p.m. May 3, 2012 - Comments
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On becoming a social 'medium': Communication tools old and new
Get yourself off the page and onto the stage. Published 2:07 p.m. April 20, 2012 - Comments
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Having a hard time speaking out?
Maybe it's because you're smart. Or female. Published 7:03 p.m. February 17, 2012 - Comments
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Listening and speaking: When helping verbs aren't helpful
When confronting grief, you 'coulda' had a V-8. Or not. Published 1:32 p.m. February 9, 2012 - Comments
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Listening skills: The real art of conversation
Google AdWords stats reveal a surprising truth. Published 4:01 p.m. January 21, 2012 - Comments
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Quests and questions: We are all Columbus
With every gesture, song, and "Oh, wow," we're Columbus, navigating uncharted oceans of communication. A bright future demands that we do it well. Published 2:26 p.m. December 30, 2011 - Comments
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After grief: Chop wood, carry water
'Just forget about it' may be the worst thing to tell yourself about your grief. Here's what you can do instead. Published 9:08 a.m. November 3, 2011 - Comments
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Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
Grief, despair, and decision fatigue: How you can cope? Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, by Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney attempts to answer that question. Published 5:29 p.m. October 17, 2011 - Comments
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Middle Class Guy
What does the middle-class conservative think about everything? Find out here.
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Obama's handlers mishandle the Chicago Way
The children running the White House and covering up the scandals never learned to practice the Chicago Way.
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The Obama Doctrine: "I know nothing"
When the blame game went lame President Obama created the "I know nothing" doctrine.
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AP scandal: Can the news media change?
In light of the Associated Press scandal, can the news media finally change?
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Associated Press left to fight alone by major media
Associated Press is alone in fighting the government's assault on them.
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Obama's handlers mishandle the Chicago Way
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TV Den
Television commentary, reviews, news and nonstop DVR catch-up.
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Charles Vandegriffe Time and Place
Born in 1930 in rural Missouri, Charles Vandegriffe, Sr., brings his time and place to the Communities.
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A World in our Backyard
The world impacts us. What happens in our towns, cities, states, country and on this planet makes a difference to us.
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History on Purpose
History doesn't have to be grim; there is a lot to be learned from the pages of time.
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Sports Around
Contributions to the Communities Sports desk from readers.
Fran Ponick is a speaker, author, poet, playwright, commentator, teacher, philosopher, and coach. She has decades of experience in technical, business, marketing, and proposal writing and editing, and has won awards in journalism, formal poetry, and acting, and has recently served as a consultant to DoD.
In 2011, Fran channeled her communication skills toward helping those who have suffered the recent loss of a loved one. Her new book, Only Angels Can Wing It: How to Prepare a Eulogy Quickly and Present It Compassionately, is available from Amazon.com.
