Archive for October 18th, 2010

Management Update – Want to write for HoboTrashcan?

Oct 18th, 2010 | By

The only and only Ned Bitters has been kind enough to fill in for the short-term while we look for Courtney Enlow’s replacement. It’s always a treat having him on the site. But we are looking for a new writer to permanently take over our Monday slot. Do you fancy yourself a wordsmith? Could you…

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Overrated – Platitudes for the bereaved

Oct 18th, 2010 | By

Ned Bitters This week’s inductee into the “Overrated Hall of Fame” is … platitudes for the bereaved. I went to a memorial service last week for a six-year-old Down’s Syndrome boy who died of Leukemia. I’ve never witnessed such grief in person. For 90 minutes, the parents greeted a parade of mourners, nearly all of…

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From the Vault – One on One with Buzz Burbank

Oct 18th, 2010 | By

Let’s face it, the news isn’t very easy to digest these days. That’s why it helps to have a broadcaster who can offer you a spoonful of sugar to help the awful news go down – someone like Buzz Burbank. In 2008, we had the chance to talk to Burbank, a veteran broadcaster who became…

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