Wes’ Blog

A couple weeks ago I was filling out an application for an internship at a theme park. How this didn’t strike me then I don’t know, but it is striking me now. Two of the questions were about visible tattoos and hair length. Appearance is very important to this park and other organizaionts [...]

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In my PR Case Studies class we looked at a case to try to keep a hospital building standing, even though it was not being used.  They hired a huge PR firm and spent a lot of money only to see the hospital be razed.  But Randolph County, Indiana did things a little differently.

The courthouse [...]

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I personally think of music stars as being super-human. Unfortunately, they are not. Sheryl Crow is proof positive of that. Sheryl Crow had breast cancer surgery on Wednesday.
Breast cancer is something that all women fear. But Sheryl realizes how important it is to care about your health. She said, “I [...]

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This may be a stretch as far as PR writing, but just try to follow me.  Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot a man while quail hunting on Saturday.  Guess what?  The information wasn’t disclosed from Cheney’s people until nearly 24 hours after the accident????  
It bothers me that Cheney accidentally shot his hunting partner, [...]

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I was looking forward to February 1st since about last June.  Well February 1st came and I forgot all about it due to my flu, but I found what I was looking for today: The artists for 2006 at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.  Call me crazy, but when I say I am crazy [...]

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Sue me, or the Arctic Monkeys, but I love music. So anytime I find something to talk about music related I consider it a plus. (Especially after the week I have had.) What I saw was an album cover that had a guy smoking a cigarette on it.
The album is “Whatever [...]

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Oprah Winfrey is on top again. When was she not on top you might ask? Well in the past few weeks Oprah has been denying that a book that she added to her book club was full of lies. James Frey’s book “A Million Little Pieces” caused all kinds of trouble for [...]

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Even if the Seattle Seahawks don’t win the Super Bowl they still have won when it comes to helping improve the Washington public school system. The Seahawks announced January 16 that they will partner with Symetra Financial of Bellevue, Wash. I bring this up because in the past few months I [...]

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I hate to admit this, but I have not been very good at keeping up with current events. The past summer was the only time I have been up to date and it was because I had a quiz every day.
I was at work [...]

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I had no idea what I should do for my first PR blog until I realized I WORK in PR. I think I’ll write about that.
All this time I was thinking that I don’t do anything in my major, but I was wrong. What do I do you might ask? I sell textbooks for [...]

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