Slacking on the blogging...

Here's a shot at Austin Peay State University that I took.
If you click the link below, you'll find out why I was there.

But I have good reason!

The past two weeks have been extremely crazy for me at work — which is a good thing. Looking back at the work I've done, it makes me realize how much I love my job. Who wouldn't love being a community watchdog and telling stories to people?

Anyways, on Oct. 12 I left for Clarksville, Tenn. which is the site of the new Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) facility. To make a long story short — HSC is the world leader in producing the main component of solar panels. With green energy taking off, HSC also takes off. Their headquarters are in Saginaw County and they've done some major expansion (we're talking billions of dollars) in Saginaw County.

But a major investment was recently made in Clarksville, thus the reason why a reporter from the Saginaw News and myself teamed up to make the trip down south and see what was really going on in Clarksville. The point of the story showed what Michigan missed out on (potentially thousands of jobs) because of everything Tennessee could offer — including cheaper electricity and cheaper taxes. I also covered the educational side of it which also plays large role.

Instead of me describing the whole story — you can read everything we wrote and blogged about by clicking, HERE.

I wrote another story before I left for Colorado (read below) last week, that exploded on the Internet, getting more than 60,000 clicks online over the weekend. It's about bullying and discriminatory harassment — specifically toward gay and lesbians students. Check it out.

This previous week, Erin and I went back to Colorado for Maria Schmitt's wedding! I was lucky enough to be her photographer and Maria let me take Erin with me so she could go home for fall break. I'm so happy we were able to travel to Erin's home — not only because she was able to spend time with her family, but also because she knows her wedding photography! Many of the really good photos came out so well because Erin thought of the perfect pose. She was the perfect assistant! I need Maria's permission before posting any of those photos, but I'll share them soon!