http://davedonelson.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Dave Donelson en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:39:16 GMT 2009-12-30T02:39:16Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977385466 We all know we can find a book at our public library, but did you know you might also find a job there?  The Westchester (NY) Library System (where I am a trustee) has been a pioneer in offering . . . Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:30:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977385466 Dave Donelson 2008-06-29T21:30:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977346039 Human rights abuse is a major them in my novel, Heart of Diamonds . I also write about it frequently on my blogs. These are some of my posts as part of the "Bloggers Unite For Human Rights" . . . Thu, 15 May 2008 13:05:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977346039 Dave Donelson 2008-05-15T13:05:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977313229 Writers like me shouldn't be discouraged by all the doom and gloom in the popular press about the decline in reading.  There's heartening news in the publishing world that bodes well for . . . Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:16:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977313229 Dave Donelson 2008-04-13T14:16:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977275890 Cell phones are as welcome on a golf courses as deer ticks and poison ivy. Unfortunately, they're also just about as prevalent. One country club staffer in Westchester (NY) county, who spoke . . . Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:19:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977275890 Dave Donelson 2008-03-05T02:19:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977264178 It seems sometimes that every country on the Central African map is a trouble spot.  Today, though, there seems to be a few glimmers of progress in several ugly situations.   The grief is far . . . Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:01:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977264178 Dave Donelson 2008-02-21T17:01:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977262606 I never thought it would happen, but I have to give George W. Bush credit for accomplishing something positive in the world.   His initiatives to battle HIV/AIDS and malaria in Africa have actually . . . Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:43:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977262606 Dave Donelson 2008-02-19T22:43:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977231780 Kunati Books will publish my latest novel, Heart of Diamonds , in September, 2008. Of special interest to Gather members, perhaps, is the fact that the book was entered in the First Chapters Writing . . . Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:21:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977231780 Dave Donelson 2008-01-17T01:21:24Z