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Tracey likes to shake things up and then take the lid off. She also likes to keep the peace, especially in a safe, fuzzy place. She is the owner of re: communications, mainly because she was caught running with scissors in the corporate world and, well, people started to talk. You can follow her on Twitter: @traceylkelley or @tkyogaforyou
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welcome to scuzzy iowa!
a guidebook for caucus attendees
12.28.11
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If you’re planning to visit Iowa in 2012, I presume you’ve read a certain dismissive diatribe by University of Iowa journalism professor Stephen Bloom in The Atlantic. And, as some people are prone to do, perhaps you considered it a gospel account of life in Iowa. Scuzzy river towns. Desolate rural areas. Scary Deliverance-type meth-head hunters.
Jell-O eaters.
A shame, really, because it’s so easy to stereotype a culture, race, or population. Why, if I were feeling nasty, I could devise a number of derogatory aspects about 60-year-old Jewish men from New Jersey that Bloom might take issue with, but why be that meanspirited?
The supposed point of Bloom’s opinion piece (and please, this writer/editor begs you to not measure it on journalistic merit, because it was riddled with enough typos, factual errors, and trumped-up pontification to make an episode of “Jersey Shore” look like a sit-down with Charlie Rose), was to demonstrate what he considered ...
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don't dare spotlight the dark corners
what the glaring focus of political satire can reveal
11.28.11
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kids need to read
a progressive nonprofit inspiring imagination
10.27.11
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tune out to tune in
reducing external information clutter
9.29.11
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re: tune out to tune in
Very thought provoking and well argued, but I'm not sure this CNN junkie can break the addiction. I know I -do- feel better when I take a break from current events but can't seem to resist.
re: the forgotten independent
I'm a yellow dawg Democrat, but I agree with you on every point.
re: the forgotten independent
as the saying goes: "spot on." I don't think there's a single point I'm in disagreement with, sis.
re: portrait of an artist: wendell pierce
Makes me angry! It's amazing how the storm is still bringing so much damage to N.O.
re: american dream 2.0
Lovely piece that puts the American dream of the 21st century into perspective!
re: american dream 2.0
Absolutely terrific. Please submit this around, even if you just start with the DSM Register. Just a brilliant consolidation of the general welfare.
re: two tales of one city
Such an amazing story! Love how you described Mrs. Goff as a southern lady with sass. You and your team are the saints of NOLA!
re: two tales of one city
Left me in tears & sniffing. Great work, Tracey, as always!
re: two tales of one city
Submit this elsewhere, please. Get it out of our cozy little space and out into the world where more can take inspiration from it.
re: portrait of an artist: christian kane
Nice score, Tracey!
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