Author Archives: Ken Dowell

Americans Discover Vacation: Overcoming Our Heritage

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Since a good percentage of the American public with some disposable income in the 19th century was pretty Waspy, the whole idea of vacation took hold rather slowly here. Continue reading →

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Every Thanksgiving

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Thanksgiving 2014. Montclair vs. Bloomfield Continue reading →

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A Few Great Music Documentaries

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Stories of Sixto Rodriguez, Darlene Love, Booker T. and David Bromberg Continue reading →

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WashPo’s Baron: The Future of News is About Entrepreneurs and Ideas

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron tells FIU students “nothing is more important than ideas.” Continue reading →

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Hockey Night in Newark

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Devils fans turn downtown Newark red on game night. Continue reading →

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A Couple of Days In and Around Denver

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Beer, biscuits and doughnuts, pot shops and some serious geology Continue reading →

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Digital Deception: Is Fake News a Laughing Matter?

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Ken Dowell

It is not just clickbaiters that use fake news to accomplish their goals. It has also reportedly been a tactic of both the FBI and the Republican Party. Continue reading →

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Digital Deception: Social Media’s Identity Conundrum Pt. 2

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Both LinkedIn and Twitter have policies that reflect the way their services are being used. If, however, you want to be everything to everybody (Facebook) or if you are running from behind (Google+) the way forward is not so clear. Continue reading →

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Digital Deception: Social Media’s Identity Conundrum Pt. 1

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Ken Dowell

The major social media networks are in something of a quandary about how to deal with fake identities. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Google+ have all taken different approaches. I don’t think any of them have found the solution. Continue reading →

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Upholding the Constitution With a Sense of Humor

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Ken Dowell

We all then stood up, raised our right hand, and took an oath to uphold the Constitution. And by god, that is exactly what I intended to do, although I admit to being a little sketchy about the right to bear arms bit. Seems to me there were probably some trials going on in that very courthouse involving some folks who were in deep shit for bearing arms. Continue reading →

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