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Blake DowlingSeptember 18, 2018

This week, Tallahassee ABC affiliate WTXL27 stopped by the office to chat on one of my favorite topics — social media posts, specifically video content. If I were to critique my own social media use, one might say I post too much. However, I try and stick to a once daily max for most platforms […]

Blake DowlingSeptember 8, 2018

As the glow of opening college football weekend wears off, and the tornado of Andrew Gillum versus Ron DeSantis begins, I read a very refreshing column this week from Skip Foster about non-biased reporting. Bottom line: If both sides of the coin are giving you heat, you must be playing it fair. However, I did […]

Blake DowlingSeptember 1, 2018

Tuesday’s primary elections are in the rear-view mirror. So, what did we learn? First, never count out the underdog. Our Mayor here in Tallahassee kept fighting the good fight all the way to the end … and got the W. Andrew Gillum shrugged off a 2-year FBI investigation in his backyard, the highest crime rate […]

Blake DowlingAugust 11, 2018

Elections are upon us. Arguments are bound to spring up, especially in our highly charged 2018 world of politics. We are presented with a good opportunity to see who has class — and who doesn’t. The worst (in my opinion) are negative ads. It reminds me of an old quote about college football recruiting: You […]

Blake DowlingAugust 4, 2018

I voted by mail this week. Done. Neither Russians nor Scientologists, nor Canadians were able to influence or meddle with my selections. What did those groups behind the headlines do to our electoral process? They created discord and a lack of faith in some areas — certainly one of their goals. The last administration told […]

Blake DowlingJuly 28, 2018

The internet. The Final Frontier. To boldly post what no one has posted before. These are the ramblings of me, on a never-ending mission to spread something you will find remotely helpful in your political, personal or business life. Let’s talk about posting on Facebook. Do you post links from the press on a campaign […]

Blake DowlingJuly 21, 2018

I visited Ozark, Alabama last weekend to attend a family reunion at my grandfather’s childhood home, the Holman House. Holman House is a 15,000-square-foot historic landmark built by hand (with no electricity) in 1912 by a small team of local master craftsman. A truly amazing feat, if you think about it. The house sits directly across […]

Blake DowlingJuly 4, 2018

Our nation and our state are both the greatest in the land. We have so many to thank for this, our armed forces, first responders, law-abiding citizens that vote, the media, government employees, athletes, the business community, even rock-n-rollers and anyone involved in The Process. It might seem sometimes there are problems everywhere you look […]

Blake DowlingJune 30, 2018

There are certainly lots of hot topics of bad behavior lately. Maxine Waters certainly got the nation’s attention with a recent statement: “If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out, and you create a crowd and you push back on them and you […]

Blake DowlingJune 16, 2018

Do you need a break from Putnam, Donald, Kim and all the other headlines raging this week in the Sunshine State and our nation? How ‘bout we talk cybersecurity, so you can make sure you have all the bases covered (baseball analogy for the upcoming College World Series). Are you familiar with “social engineering?” The […]

Blake Dowling

Blake Dowling: Social media shows the great (and ugly) of society, politics

Blake Dowling: It’s time for politics … and college football

Blake Dowling: Primaries are over; time to buckle up

Blake Dowling: Elections are here. Who has class — and who doesn’t

Blake Dowling: Elections and tech

Blake Dowling: The World-Wide Internets

Blake Dowling: A weekend of Alabama history and therapy animals

Blake Dowling: Happy Fourth of July

Blake Dowling: Discrimination, bad behavior in 2018

Blake Dowling: Social engineering