{"id":162,"date":"2016-02-21T19:40:42","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T03:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fourinthegarden.com\/?p=162"},"modified":"2016-07-05T21:20:22","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T04:20:22","slug":"guest-columnist-for-local-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rickhocker.com\/weblog\/guest-columnist-for-local-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Columnist For Local Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Martinez Tribune<\/strong><\/p>\n

In October, I started my free subscription system for people who wanted to read my inspirational articles. In November, I contacted my local paper, The Martinez Tribune, about submitting these articles for their Faith section. After reading some sample articles, they were delighted to publish them. Since then, I have been writing a new article for the paper each month as a guest contributor. You can read them at https:\/\/martineztribune.com\/category\/life\/faith\/<\/a>. These same articles can be downloaded at http:\/\/www.rickhocker.com\/articles.html<\/a>. My intent is to write about topics of faith in a style that is practical and accessible.<\/p>\n

Subscriptions<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you wish to subscribe to receive these articles, you can do so at http:\/\/www.rickhocker.com\/subscribe.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Martinez Tribune In October, I started my free subscription system for people who wanted to read my inspirational articles. In November, I contacted my local paper, The Martinez Tribune, about submitting these articles for their Faith section. After reading some sample articles, they were delighted to publish them. 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