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Why I won’t run for public office: Bill Moyers’ advice to me

August 18, 2011Joe WesselsCommunity, Politics2 Comments on Why I won’t run for public office: Bill Moyers’ advice to me

When I was first hired by The Cincinnati Enquirer in 1998 (my job interview was on day two of the …

Tagged Bill Moyers, Cincinnati, Colerain High School, Journalism, Lyndon B. Johnson, media, Northwest Local School District, Ohio, Politics, Society of Professional Journalists

City Council ballot update: The Return of the Queen and more

August 15, 2011Joe WesselsPoliticsLeave a Comment on City Council ballot update: The Return of the Queen and more

A change in Ohio state law made the filing deadline for most elected offices on this November’s ballot 90 days …

Tagged Chris Bortz, Chris Seelbach, Christopher Smitherman, Cincinnati, Cincinnati CityBeat, city council, Jim Tarbell, Roxanne Qualls

School Board Member Parker falls short of being on fall ballot

August 12, 2011Joe WesselsPolitics1 Comment on School Board Member Parker falls short of being on fall ballot

Cincinnati School Board Member Sean Parker has fallen short of the required petition signatures to appear on this fall’s ballot. …

Tagged Board of education, Candidate, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Public School, Parker, Political party, school board, schools, Sean Parker

Event Friday discusses the narcissism of social media users

June 16, 2011Joe WesselsCommunity, Local Blogs, New Media, TechnologyLeave a Comment on Event Friday discusses the narcissism of social media users

Recently, I asked to be subscribed to a local list of interesting things to do called “Tri-State Treasures,” curated by …

Tagged Facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace, Social media, Social network, Twitter

Family headed to Germany

June 16, 2011Joe WesselsFamily, Thoughts & ObservationsLeave a Comment on Family headed to Germany

Seven members of my family – including my Uncle Rick, his wife and three kids, my grandmother and my Dad …

Tagged Family, travel

Best Cincinnati hairdos

May 31, 2011Joe WesselsThoughts & Observations5 Comments on Best Cincinnati hairdos

I keep seeing that commercial for the law firm of Elk and Elk. I don’t know what they specialize in …

Tagged appearance, attorneys, bad, elk, Hair, haircut, media

Bike to work

May 19, 2011Joe WesselsUncategorized, Web Page/BlogLeave a Comment on Bike to work

Notes: Almost hit in Kenwood Bus driver on route 4 – yelled at bike about to fall off; didn’t know …

A conversation with Enquirer editor Carolyn Washburn

May 9, 2011Joe WesselsJournalism, NewsLeave a Comment on A conversation with Enquirer editor Carolyn Washburn

I will be live-Tweeting and/or covering the “Meet the Editor” with Cincinnati Enquirer editor Carolyn Washburn, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May …

Tagged Cincinnati, editor, Enquirer, event, Journalism, live, News, northern kentucky university, washburn

Doctor “hero” at Giffords shooting says he and others are just “normal people”

January 16, 2011Joe WesselsNews, Thoughts & ObservationsLeave a Comment on Doctor “hero” at Giffords shooting says he and others are just “normal people”

Image via Wikipedia I heard this quote on ABC’s “This Week with Christiane Amanpour” today and I really liked it. …

Tagged Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, hero, heroes, Safeway, shooting, This Week (ABC TV series), Tucson Arizona, United States

Cincinnati and Hamilton County Election Night coverage using Qik video

November 2, 2010Joe WesselsCinDaily.com, Community, Journalism, New Media, News, Politics, TechnologyLeave a Comment on Cincinnati and Hamilton County Election Night coverage using Qik video

I will be running around downtown Cincinnati – including the Hamilton County Board of Elections and various campaign victory parties …

Tagged 2010, Cincinnati, Congress, Election Day, elections, Hamilton County, Ohio, Politics

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