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Reader Soapbox: Hub City Co-op Ownership Meeting

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Soapbox contributor: Lydia Anthony To write your own Reader Soapbox, visit our Reader Soapbox submission page. Last night was the first ownership meeting of the Hub-City Co-op, and as a proud member of the vanguard of co-op owners, I can hardly wait to tell you all about it. But before I launch into the details of the meeting, you... »

Reader Soapbox: How I Freed Myself From Facebook

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Soapbox contributor: Dani Draper To write your own Reader Soapbox, visit our Reader Soapbox submission page. The past few months I have come to realize the importance of dealing with people face-to-face. To help you understand how I came to this conclusion, I have to take you back eleven years. When I was twelve, in middle... »

Reader Soapbox: School Budget Freedom?

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Reader Soapbox lets you, the readers of Spartanburg Spark, create your own posts about topics you find interesting and important. To write your own post, visit our Reader Soapbox submission page. Soapbox contributor: Sylvie Galloway Today I am reading the Spartanburg Herald-Journal during lunch, noticed the piece about local politics, knowing I’d be reading more of... »

Reader Soapbox: More Good News On The Local Jobs Front

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Reader Soapbox lets you, the readers of Spartanburg Spark, create your own posts about topics you find interesting and important. To write your own post, visit our Reader Soapbox submission page. Soapbox contributor: Sylvie Galloway Another local company is poised to bring more jobs to the area. Sterling Packaging is expanding, adding a second facility and... »

Reader Soapbox: Pop, Lock and Drop It

By Steve Shanafelt

Reader Soapbox lets you, the readers of Spartanburg Spark, create your own posts about topics you find interesting and important. To write your own post, visit our Reader Soapbox submission page. Soapbox contributor: Daniel Today’s front page, homicide and historical hikes? Boring. Spartanburg budget issues? Woo-hoo! ‘Shortfalls push council to make tough decisions; sheriff seeks alternative’... »

Reader Soapbox: Support a Smoke Free Spartanburg

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Reader Soapbox lets you, the readers of Spartanburg Spark, create your own posts about topics you find interesting and important. To write your own post, visit our Reader Soapbox submission page. Soapbox contributor: “Non Smoker” If you believe that the health of Spartanburg workers and citizens could be greatly improved with the passage of a comprehensive... »

Reader Soapbox: Jealousy

By Steve Shanafelt

Reader Soapbox lets you, the readers of Spartanburg Spark, create your own posts about topics you find interesting and important. To write your own post, visit our Reader Soapbox submission page. Soapbox contributor: Bev Jealousy Jealousy a state of mine Leaving me behind Undesired somewhat concubine. Our paths intersected once upon a time. Need I remind? Of course not, distant one. Thousands of... »

Reader Soapbox: Election Postmortem

By Steve Shanafelt

Reader Soapbox lets you, the readers of Spartanburg Spark, create your own posts about topics you find interesting and important. To write your own post, visit our Reader Soapbox submission page. Soapbox contributor: Christopher George: Well, it’s all over but the crying and finger pointing now. Election 2008 was historic, expensive, long, and fascinating. As anyone... »

Reader Soapbox: Hub-Bub Soapbox Sessions and Halloween at Nu Way

By Steve Shanafelt

Reader Soapbox lets you, the readers of Spartanburg Spark, create your own posts about topics you find interesting and important. To write your own post, visit our Reader Soapbox submission page. Soapbox contributor: Bryan “chAng” Teague Just wanted to give a heads up to everyone that the Hub-Bub’s Soapbox Session will once again take place at... »

Reader Soapbox: Chuck Wright

By Steve Shanafelt

Reader Soapbox lets you, the readers of Spartanburg Spark, create your own posts about topics you find interesting and important. To write your own post, visit our Reader Soapbox submission page. Soapbox contributor: Richard Cannon: Ah, Spartanburg, the city that never peaks, or something like that. Last week you may recall a hell swarm of helicopters... »

Reader Soapbox wanted

By Steve Shanafelt

This week’s Blog Report won’t be coming until later this afternoon, so I thought I’d post a request for more Reader Soapbox contributions. Think of them as your own personal blog post on the Spark, about any topic (as long as it relates to something local, that is). Just to get you started, here are... »

Reader Soapbox: “Insiders” & “Outsiders”

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Reader Soapbox lets you, the readers of Spartanburg Spark, create your own posts about topics you find interesting and important. To write your own post, visit our Reader Soapbox submission page. Soapbox contributor: Lydia Anthony: Several weeks ago, I spoke with a local graphic designer who had a few choice words to say about Hub-Bub. He... »

Reader Soapbox: Politics Shmolatics

By Steve Shanafelt

Reader Soapbox lets you, the readers of Spartanburg Spark, create your own posts about topics you find interesting and important. To write your own post, visit our Reader Soapbox submission page. Soapbox contributor: Bryan “chAng” Teague: ~ Is anyone enthusiastic at all about the upcoming elections? I mean, the TV media has been cramming their views... »

Reader Soapbox wanted

By Steve Shanafelt

It’ll be a few hours yet before this week’s Sparkle City Headlines, but I thought I’d make today’s first post a request for more Reader Soapbox contributions. Think of them as your own personal blog post on the Spark, about any topic (as long as it relates to something local, that is). Just to get... »

Reader Soapbox: Hub-Bub Soapbox Sessions .. UPDATED

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Reader Soapbox lets you, the readers of Spartanburg Spark, create your own posts about topics you find interesting and important. To write your own post, visit our Reader Soapbox submission page. Soapbox contributor: Bryan “chAng” Teague: ~ Well, I just woke up after a night of seeing a bunch of old and new friends, friendly faces,... »