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DavidASpecht.com: "Success by association" is a solid business principle
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Success by association" is a solid business principle. Seven years ago, America experienced the worst natural disaster in its history. When Hurricane Katrina came ashore just east of New Orleans, it left an unprecedented amount of damage in its path. Just when we thought the worst was over, levees broke along Lake Ponchartrain, flooding New Orleans and many of the surrounding communities. Even today, the scars of Katrina are still very visible in the Crescent City. Once the ma...
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DavidASpecht.com: I Went to Jail - Again
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Monday, October 22, 2012. I Went to Jail - Again. For the second time, I had the privilege of teaching job-seeking skills to a group of men incarcerated at the Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center at Camp Minden. While the group was different than my first trip out there, their attentiveness was just as strong. The reality is that an ex-convict faces an uphill battle to obtain employment. There are plenty of job seekers out there without a criminal record. Dress for the part. Show up for the interview in t...
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DavidASpecht.com: Hope for Knuckleheads
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012. Do you think you are a knucklehead? Maybe others think that about you. Either way, I have good news — there is hope for you. In my late teens and early 20s, my “knuckleheadedness” was in full motion. I was irresponsible, short-sighted and somewhat arrogant. Each weekend meant consuming too much alcohol, spending too much money and usually doing something stupid. I would like to say that from that point on I didn't do anything stupid. Wouldn't we all like to say that? During t...
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DavidASpecht.com: Long live the (incandescent) light bulb
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Friday, December 16, 2011. Long live the (incandescent) light bulb. From the "I didn't even know they could ban that" department, fans of incandescent (non fluorescent) light bulbs can breathe a sigh of relief, at least for now. According to the Washington Times, Congressional negotiators struck a deal Thursday that overturns the new rules that were to have banned sales of traditional incandescent light bulbs beginning next year. Stopping the bulb ban was a chief GOP priority coming into this year, with ...
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DavidASpecht.com: All Things to All People
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Thursday, October 18, 2012. All Things to All People. Minden Press-Herald site - Circa 1998. I had an editor that worked for me who was as “old school” as they came. He believed in such things as the “inverted pyramid,” concise leads, and newspapers are to be printed on paper, not posted online. At the time — the mid 1990's — he had a lot of company in his assessments, especially when it came to the online newspaper. Then, a funny thing happened. My editor started watching the counter each day. I was on ...
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DavidASpecht.com: Why I don't Facebook about politics (very often)
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012. Why I don't Facebook about politics (very often). My good friend, and Bossier Press-Tribune. Managing Editor, Sean Green wrote an editorial in the Monday edition about a political discussion he had with some of his friends on Facebook. You can read his editorial here. For example, I could post a status that reads, "I wonder how many Ron Paul supporters are only behind him because of his stance on legalizing marijuana? Facebook, while good for many things, is not the best forum ...
