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DEALING WITH REJECTION

I’ve just experienced something that, as a freelance journalist, you’ll have to quickly develop...
April 15, 2010, By Gary Smith
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NOT TO PUT TOO FINE A POINT ON IT

It may sound cliché, but sometimes too much of a good thing is not all it’s cracked up to be.
March 19, 2010, By Gary Smith
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ALIVE AND KICKING!

As we travel further into the digital age, there’s still plenty of life left in the newspaper industry.
February 18, 2010, By Gary Smith
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A NEW YEAR, AND THE NEW WORDS KEEP COMING!

If you’ve recently taken a ’staycation’ or ’unfriended’ someone, the way you express yourself is helping the evolution of the English language.
January 29, 2010, By Gary Smith
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THE TIMES THEY ARE A–CHANGIN’

As another year rolls by, it’s a good time to reflect on what we’ve learned… and what direction we are heading in.
December 23, 2009, By Gary Smith
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DON’T ’MISUNDERESTIMATE’ THE PRESIDENT

When you’re in the public spotlight, it pays to choose your words carefully…
December 8, 2009, by Gary Smith
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