4 New Bloggers Join Local Voices in March; How About You in April?

I'm often asked, "What is a blog?"

And I always answer with, "It's whatever you want it to be."

In my line of work, I tend to interview a lot of passionate people. Passionate people need an outlet. Our blogs, as part of our Local Voices section, offer exactly that outlet.

And those words, "Local Voices," are exactly what it sounds like. We want to hear from you, what you're passionate about, what you're an expert in, and how these two points are important for the Danville Patch community.

Our blogs complement our site and our reporting. Along with our reports of , the , and (for example), we have our Local Voices.

So, what's new to these Local Voices this month?

In March, we signed up four new bloggers. These new bloggers include:

• : "I work as an Education Consultant. I can help you find direction with your big plans. Self-discovery is a necessary tool to lay the firm foundation underneath your goals and to motivate your decisions," Olson writes in her first blog post.
• : Harvey is a chiropractor, wellness specialist, personal trainer, and mom. She blogs about keeping you healthy through all of those points.
• : This is an organization blog for the Alamo Women's Club. They'll be using this space for getting the word out about their events and various projects they are involved in.
• : Cat is a local baker and will be blogging about, well, baking. Her first post, she offers up some sage advice: "BAKE WHEN YOU'RE HAPPY! NOT SAD!"

Also through March we had our veteran bloggers hitting on some good topics. Notably:

• Mary Ann Cadorna showed her_ who is running for District 2 supervisor. Cadorna's endorsement of Andersen spurred some discussion about the race.
• Kari Hulac, regional editor of Patch and sometimes blogger, wrote about the Hunger Games and asked if the . There was a mixed response and a healthy debate about the books.
• And, finally, blogger Michelle Erickson continued with her thought-provoking posts on the SummerHills Home project and .

If you're passionate about local issues and interested in being a Local Voice, drop me a line at terry.parris@patch.com.