Author Archives: Ken Dowell

Growing Up in the 50’s: Groceries

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Groceries in my house happened once a week on Friday night. My father came home with his pay and handed my mother some cash. Before making dinner that night, since there was absolutely nothing left from last week’s shopping excursion, … Continue reading →

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Growing Up in the 50’s: My First Concert

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Ken Dowell

My first concert was at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City. The Steel Pier was an entertainment complex, with various shows, including an aquatic show of some type at the end of the pier. At one time I think that … Continue reading →

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Rockwell as Chronicler of the Civil Rights Movement

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Ken Dowell

If you are in the New York/New Jersey area you have a couple more weeks to catch the Norman Rockwell exhibit at the Newark Museum. I would encourage you to do so. I found the exhibit to be a revelation. … Continue reading →

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Requiem for the Newark Bears

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Ken Dowell

                    The last of the Newark Bears baseball team was up for grabs earlier today. The bus, the lawnmowers, the mascot’s costume, the nacho cheese dispenser, all offered up in a … Continue reading →

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A Growing Up in the 50’s Book Review: Ike and Dick

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Prior to reading Jeffrey Frank’s book my opinion of these two men was that Eisenhower was probably a decent man and fairly good president. Nixon, on the other hand, was Tricky Dick. I was half right. If your image of … Continue reading →

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Growing Up in the 50’s: Thinking in Ethnic Slurs

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Ken Dowell

I often wonder what idiotic backward thinking might still be lodged in the recesses of my brain based upon what I was exposed to growing up. My father ranked high among the most prejudiced men on the face of the … Continue reading →

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The Content Quality Quest

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Ken Dowell

If you have been anywhere near the neighborhood of digital publishing in the last couple years you may have heard some discussion about quality content. In fact you might have heard quite a lot about it. It has been posed … Continue reading →

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Growing Up in the 50’s: The Night Two Guys Burned Down

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Ken Dowell

What were the most important events of the 1950’s? Maybe the Korean War, the Soviets launching Sputnik, or the Cuban Revolution. But for me none of those events made much of an impression. I was born on the last day of … Continue reading →

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Three Phases of Online Media — ISOJ 2014

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Jim Bankoff, chairman and CEO of Vox Media, described the three phases of online media at his keynote presentation today at the International Symposium on Online Media in Austin. The first phase is porting to the web. This is probably … Continue reading →

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Men and Women of the South (Mostly Men)

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Ken Dowell

One of my favorite authors who is also a personal friend is Joe Samuel Starnes. Sam has published two novels, Calling and Fall Line. What is distinctive about his writing is the depth of the characters he creates. They are, from the … Continue reading →

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