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Our Newspapers: Does anyone really care?
About a month ago, I posted my last "Our Cyberplace" blog and asked readers if they thought, (1) Is citizen media a fad or the future of news? (2) Will this innovation result in a major transformation of our local newspapers? and (3) What do you think?
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Hammerhead #12 - The "Squeaky Wheel" does get results!
;)
If the recent newspaper reports about cleaning up our railroad "dumping ground" by the Visitors' Center is any indication, it would appear that "complaining" to the right officials can produced results.
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Remembering Vi
;)
Last Saturday was both a sad day and a happy one. "Sad," because I attended the memorial service for a former colleague, that I knew from my 32 years at San Francisco State University. A "happy" day because of the memories that were presented by the various speakers, including the President of SFSU, the Dean of the College of Education, colleagues from the Department of Elementary Education, former students, family, and friends.
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Downtown Wi-Fi Project
At last, our CyberPlace is catching up with the 21st. Century.
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Useful acronyms
Over the past 24-48 hours, these three acronyms (you know how I love to use them), were flashing across my radar screen in living color. On Saturday, eight NERT "spark plugs" (Neighborhood Emergency Response Team), from Petaluma participated in a six hour, "CERT Challenge" with over 50 other CERT course graduates from throughout Sonoma County. There were six, hands-on/feet-on-the-ground scenarios to test the emergency preparedness knowledge of these community volunteers that were found in the textbooks
;)
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Bill Hammerman
Bill Hammerman's blog shares reflections on how the information and technology world of today impacts Petaluma. In addition, from time to time, the following themes are addressed: "Then & Now," "Web of Life," "Our Community," and "Remembering Bill Soberanes." When he can't concentate on just one topic, look for a "GLOB." Following a 40-year career as an educator, Bill is now a community volunteer who founded Petaluma Electronic Network (PEN) in 1996, the Petaluma CyberCity Roundtable (PCCR) in 1998, the Petalumans of Yesteryear in 1998, and the Petaluma Alliance for Local Emergency Response Teams (ALERT) in 2006.
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