New voices, new venues at BeaconOnlineNews.com

By Jennifer Horton
BEACON STAFF WRITER

posted Feb 2, 2009 - 9:42:18am

Jen's Soap Box by Jennifer Horton

Hello, West Volusia!

I wanted to drop you a personal note about the new things brewing at BeaconOnlineNews.com.

The West Volusia Beacon is revamping its blogs, and we’re ready for you to come hang out and be a part of our BeaconOnline community.

I want to personally welcome our new online columnists, Dr. Norma Callahan, Hugh Strickland, Maggi Hall and Ken Goldberg, who will be blogging alongside members of our award-winning news team, Barb Shepherd, Pat Hatfield and, yours truly, Jen Horton, award-winning graphics manager Michael Jaeckle, and circulation manager Will Kirkpatrick.

New, fresh voices from the community will be coming online with us every week, so you’ll want to stay connected.

Here’s a little taste of what’s waiting for you at BeaconOnlineNews.com/blogs.

Voices from your community:

Health Talk With Dr. Callahan, by Dr. Norma Callahan — Dr. Callahan lends her expertise and talks about health-related topics, from coughs to diabetes. Log on to BeaconOnlineNews.com/blogs/drcallahan and ask Dr. Callahan a question.

Birds Sleep With One Eye Open, by Hugh Strickland — Strickland believes since people don’t sleep with one eye open, they need to help watch each other’s back, as a community. Log on to BeaconOnlineNews.com/blogs/birdssleep, to read what Strickland has to say today.

Saving Animals’ Lives, by Maggi Hall — Animal activist Maggi Hall shares her passion for finding humane solutions for dealing with abandoned or feral animals. Log on to BeaconOnlineNews.com/blogs/savinganimals to find out how you can help.

Hang in There, by Ken Goldberg — General contractor Goldberg says he’s seen it all in the building industry, and while things are bad, he offers encouragement and scorching commentary to help us all “hang in there” during these difficult times in the building industry. Don’t miss what Goldberg has to say; log on to BeaconOnlineNews.com/blogs/hanginthere.

Your Beacon Bloggers:

From the Heart, by Barb Shepherd — Following in the tradition of her popular newspaper column, Shepherd speaks from the place she thinks all real change and progress happens: the heart. Follow The Beacon’s co-founder and co-publisher online at BeaconOnlineNews.com/blogs/fromtheheart.

This Means War!, by Pat Hatfield — Pat’s passions are the environment, animals and social justice. Hold on to your seat as Hatfield tackles injustice, inhumanity and nastiness. Check out the award-winning reporter’s battles at BeaconOnlineNews.com/blogs/thismeanswar.

Randomocity, by Jen Horton — Throwing caution to the wind, Horton blogs about the police logs, life, work, shoe sizes, and anything that happens to pop into her head. Sometimes, such as now, Horton speaks in the third person. Get ready to get random; check out BeaconOnlineNews.com/blogs/randomocity.

Tech Splat (aka: Tech Spl@!), by Michael Jaeckle — Jaeckle loves technology and gadgets, so that’s what he’s blogging about. Have something to say about the new TomTom or iPhone? Say it at Tech Spl@!. Find all sorts of information about what’s going on with technology at BeaconOnlineNews.com/blogs/techsplat.

Fire at Will, by Will Kirkpatrick — If you want to know what’s going on at The Beacon, you want to read Kirkpatrick’s blog. But, for Kirkpatrick, it’s not all work and no play; he’ll share random thoughts, and he’ll be seeking your recipes — because everybody loves food. As a redhead, Kirkpatrick says he’s an endangered species. Read his blog before redheads are extinct. Visit BeaconOnlineNews.com/blogs/fireatwill.

Want to be a part of it?

I’m still looking for community voices. My blogger wish list includes: city bloggers for each West Volusia city, school bloggers, parenting bloggers, financial bloggers, religion bloggers, gaming bloggers, bargain-hunter bloggers, movie-, video- and book-review bloggers, science bloggers and more.

In fact, if you’ve ever thought about blogging about, well, anything, send me an e-mail at blogs@beacononlinenews.com.

Please put NEW BLOG INQUIRY in your subject line. Just give me a few lines about what you want to share with the community.

And, while you’re at BeaconOnlineNews, don’t forget to check out daily police logs, daily death notices, free online classifieds, and the calendar of events.

If you’re not logging on, you’re missing out.

I look forward to hanging out with you all at BeaconOnlineNews.com.

Rock on,

Jen Horton, Web Editor

— jen@beacononlinenews.com

— jen@beacononlinenews.com

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