Joe Norley (a baby boomer) grew up as a Philadelphia Main Liner. He is a colorful and provocative local advocate for residents’ rights and grass roots democracy. Joe has been involved in advancing solutions for numerous issues on behalf of residents of West Chester. For more than 10 years, Joe has interfaced at most pertinent meetings of West Chester Borough government, Town-Gown, and more. Joe has gained an interesting perspective into the workings of local government and ways to solve apparent “intractable” problems. He advocates for local citizens’ and taxpayers’ rights to local self-governing principles. He writes about community journalism and social media as well. Joe also wants to remember that all this “pro-activity” is relative when compared to the most important issue of appreciating life and the magic of every moment. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15694426-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @knowjoe)http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/<a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2013/03/report-the-irss-antiquated-and-counterproductive-rules-are-hurting-nonprofit-news-orgs/">Report: The IRS’s “antiquated and counterproductive” rules are hurting nonprofit news orgs » Nieman Journalism Lab</a>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/44587059445http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/44587059445Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:11:22 -0500<a href="http://mashable.com/2013/03/02/wealth-inequality/">http://mashable.com/2013/03/02/wealth-inequality/</a>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/44499615283http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/44499615283Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:17:51 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CyYqBQVIJqM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds (Full Version HD) (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyYqBQVIJqM&feature=share">asaiyauruvam83</a>)</p>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/43569621646http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/43569621646Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:04:22 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/097468f9362a29b67592515c77c91fa3/tumblr_mif17lB9NZ1qbs3uyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/43394888388http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/43394888388Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:25:59 -0500<a href="http://350.org/en/support-civil-disobedience-white-house-february-13th-2013-0">Support Civil Disobedience at the White House - February 13th, 2013 | 350.org</a>: <p>Save the Planet. Fight back today. G</p>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/43007880419http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/43007880419Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:41:17 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d734a7bdd41d62ed63c8c55be6ddd665/tumblr_mi4jk8TFTS1qz4cuyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/42943140950/carnival-2013-in-brazil" class="tumblr_blog">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/02/carnival-2013-in-brazil/100458/">Carnival 2013 in Brazil</a></p></blockquote>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/42947839493http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/42947839493Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:34:37 -0500<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/02/04/1533801/pennsylvanias-gop-senate-majority-leader-to-introduce-new-election-rigging-plan-this-month/">Pennsylvania Republicans To Introduce New Election-Rigging Plan</a>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/42846220621http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/42846220621Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:59:11 -0500<a href="http://protectingourwaters.wordpress.com/?blogsub=confirming">http://protectingourwaters.wordpress.com/?blogsub=confirming</a>: <p>Great Philly Group.</p>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/42350898369http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/42350898369Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:10:45 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/58275397" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Save the Planet!</p>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/42295979536http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/42295979536Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:58:37 -0500<iframe src="http://www.indiegogo.com/project/324241/widget" width="224px" height="486px" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/><br/>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/42293919565http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/42293919565Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:31:20 -0500<a href="http://gigaom.com/2013/01/28/how-facebook-comments-affect-trolling-for-news-websites/">http://gigaom.com/2013/01/28/how-facebook-comments-affect-trolling-for-news-websites/</a>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/41903865723http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/41903865723Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:29:05 -0500<a href="http://metmuseum.org/metmedia/audio/collections/david-roentgen-long-case-clock">The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Extravagant Inventions - David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock</a>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/41645504662http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/41645504662Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:26:06 -0500<a href="http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/201728/godin-perfect-world-of-local-media-replaced-by-something-thats-impossible/#.UQLYbxxnsi0.tumblr">Godin: ‘Perfect world’ of local media replaced by ‘something that’s impossible’ | Poynter.</a>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/41455106323http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/41455106323Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:09:42 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VXaS1NJLXsY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>How people portray God- Amusing (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXaS1NJLXsY&feature=share">callheart</a>)</p>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/41278608679http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/41278608679Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:52:46 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qYrV_G-W840?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Welcome to the World of Life (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYrV_G-W840&feature=share">wopgyt</a>)</p>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/41278291664http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/41278291664Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:45:27 -0500<a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2013/01/c-w-anderson-how-journalists-self-concepts-hindered-their-adaptation-to-a-digital-world/?utm_source=Daily+Lab+email+list&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2961269f65-DAILY_EMAIL">http://www.niemanlab.org/2013/01/c-w-anderson-how-journalists-self-concepts-hindered-their-adaptation-to-a-digital-world/?utm_source=Daily+Lab+email+list&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2961269f65-DAILY_EMAIL</a>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/40791559018http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/40791559018Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:37:12 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5cf5048935a30851f26c3e1c42ebaddd/tumblr_mes0nlFNtQ1qbs3uyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/37569545525http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/37569545525Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:28:23 -0500<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/11/29/susan-rice-secretary-of-state-tar-sands_n_2214169.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/11/29/susan-rice-secretary-of-state-tar-sands_n_2214169.html</a>http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/37569172410http://knowjoe.tumblr.com/post/37569172410Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:23:32 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8UtNF-Le2L0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Breaking The Taboo - 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