Newsletter
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By adriana_acosta in To venus and back
A few weeks ago the editor of the Inlander, the monthly publication for the Inland Press Association, called me to let me know he was going to write a profile story about me. This isn’t something special just for me, ...
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Celebrating 15 years of newspaper print, with cake
By adriana_acosta in To venus and back
I look forward to Thursday mornings. That’s the morning I see our final product in print. Carrying a few bundles of papers to the front of the office, cutting the thick plastic wrap and getting to look at the paper ...
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By adriana_acosta in To venus and back
I am sitting in front of my computer trying to figure out how to write this next column. It’s not that I don’t know what to write about, it’s just that today I was brought to tears – not by ...
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The power of the press, power for the people
By adriana_acosta in To venus and back
It was a cold and windy morning…but the local media gathered together and helped out the Boys and Girls Club! When Kevin Anderson and I discussed how to help the Club, I knew we had to do something never done ...
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What Thanksgiving means to me.
By adriana_acosta in To venus and back
I love Thanksgiving. It is the one holiday I look forward to, and it’s not because I get time off or because of the food – OK, take that back – I love the food. But most importantly, I get ...
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Like walking on fluffy cotton candy clouds
By adriana_acosta in To venus and back
This weekend has been filled with emotion that I have not yet fully been able to describe. This is happiness I know, to have gone to a conference in Chicago that is celebrating what I have chosen as my life ...
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The AP Wire, oh and yes, my Chicago trip!
By adriana_acosta in To venus and back
This week has been an unusually crazy and hectic week for me, very overwhelming. On Sunday, I will be flying to Chicago for the 125th Annual Inland Press Association conference and I have been running around trying to finish everything ...
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Someone pinch me, is this real?
By adriana_acosta in To venus and back
This past week has felt so unreal. On Monday, I found out I was one of three chosen nationally for a three year Inland Press Association minority fellowship. So now that the initial shock is gone, I can write something ...
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By adriana_acosta in To venus and back
Football is like a foreign language to me. No, take that back – all sports to me are like a foreign language. It can be football, soccer, baseball – you name it. But today, I am here to write about ...
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By adriana_acosta in To venus and back
By the time you read this, I will be in Austin taking some much needed time off. I love and enjoy my job, but sometimes it can be hectic and busy, but I think that’s what I love about this ...