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TimesDispatch.com | The many faces of Va. bloggers

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Here is an interesting article on Bloggers in Virginia. Although the article speaks of the majority of bloggers, the political ones, I feel as though we are all incorporated. My blog only turns political when need be. Read on.

TimesDispatch.com | The many faces of Va. bloggers:

The many faces of Va. bloggers
The Web gives them a way to air their views and raise some issues Many faces of Virginia bloggers Web gives them way to air thei

BY JULIAN WALKER AND MEREDITH BONNY
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITERS

Jul 2, 2006

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Find blogs on local issues and state politics at TimesDispatch.com

As there are for most everyone, political bloggers have their own stereotypes.

One of the most common is that of an unkempt white male, typically in his 20s, who spends count- less hours every day in front of a computer, churning out opinion articles and ruminations about the latest headlines.

In other words, a tech-savvy hermit.

Conaway B. Haskins III, 29, is none of those things.

He spends only a few hours a day working on his blog, doesn’t suffer computer withdrawal and admits that he isn’t exactly a techie. Oh, and by the way, he’s black.

But Haskins is a part of Virginia’s burgeoning blogging community. (Read More)

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