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Kindle book for free download: kNewspapers: A Novel About Love and Citizen Journalism Available NOW 

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MUNCIE, IN - A novel about Citizen Journalism (and love) is being released as a free download on Kindle today, Tuesday June 18, 2013. Over a year in the making, kNewspapers is not a short book, but K. Paul Mallasch, the author, hopes that the autobiographical novel gets people to think and join a conversation online about "citizen journalism" and how to best serve the people and uphold the values of Journalism.

While many non-fiction books have been written about citizen journalism, Mallasch believes he is the first to tackle the subject using a fictional narrative.

By Rick Yencer

YORKTOWN, IN - The orange tractor planting corn stood out among the green trees and grass of Gary Prater's back 40 on Monday.

And it was retired veterinarian and neighbor Neil Perril helping out to give Gary's Garden that one last push before summer and fall.

Prater recently was laid up, but returned to the garden in time to harvest a bumper crop of new strawberries that are sweet and just the taste of the early garden season.

But Yorktown's well known organic Gardner says it will be a late garden with broccoli, cauliflower and other vegetables in October and even November that will surprise even the old farmers and farm to table crowd because of historic rain in April and a continued wet spring.

kNewspapers: A Novel About Love and Citizen Journalism Available NOW on Amazon and Kindle

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MUNCIE, IN - Many years in the making, a novel about Citizen Journalism hit the market today at Amazon.com as both a print book as well as an ebook.

The book, written by K. Paul Mallasch, is available as both a print book as well as an ebook via Kindle. It  is a fictionalized account of the continued decline of big media and the rise of Grassroots Journalism efforts.

By Rick Yencer

MUNCIE, IN - With a Colt 45 malt liquor, Afroman sang familiar tunes about sex, marijuana and his favorite beverage while a crowd of Ball State students and others enjoyed the rap party Friday at Be Here Now.

The nationally known, Grammy nominated entertainer with his big booty and boobie girls threw down a late show that was amazing and entertaining from his well known "Because I Got High" to "Drunk 'n' High."

 Joseph Edgar Foreman is a natural born rapper, starting in middle school and selling about 400 copies of a song about being kicked out of school.The rest is a journey from The Howard Stern Show to a fight at the Grammys with Rednex and never ending songs about how his life derails by smoking marijuana or drinking malt liquor.

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MUNCIE, IN - A teenage runaway admitted having sex with a 45-year-old Muncie man who faces felony sexual misconduct with a minor.

Robert E. Ginsbach, 3304 N. Linden St., is behind bars with no bond for his alleged affair with a 14-year-old girl he picked up in Cambridge, Ohio.

Court records indicate Ginsbach is a well known felon doing time for forgery and convicted of other minor crimes.

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MUNCIE, IN - A well known convicted felon was arrested again this week, this time testing a record .50 for alcohol intoxication after crashing her car around a south Muncie neighborhood.

Kimberly Rose Sandridge, 43, 116 E. 13th St., faces a host of alcohol and other related charges based on her latest episode with police where she literally confessed to being an alcoholic.

BY  Rick Yencer

MUNCIE, IN - Judging from applications, Ball State University could have the biggest incoming class ever, with ongoing efforts to recruit from around the world.

And the hundreds of people in town for freshman orientation show the impact of the institution has on the economy and quality of life in the community.

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MUNCIE, IN – Chefs Matt Burns and Jessica Wilburn just love to feed people.

And the 30-something couple want people to feel the energy in their food with their new    DWNTWN restaurant, Barn Brasserie that opens next week.

The eatery that features their farm to table food producers besides a unique offering of entrees, sides, and sandwiches that emphasize local like Bell Perch, taste in fried duck confit, and energy with sweet potato hash has all the makings of a great eating experience.

Music for All, one of the nation's most influential music education organizations, will bring its national summer music camp to Ball State University for a third year. Symposium events are scheduled for June 24 through June 29.

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MUNCIE, IN - For the third straight year,  Ball State University will host Music for All's weeklong summer music camp with events scheduled June 24- 29.

Presented by Yamaha, the Music for All Summer Symposium provides high school instrumental music students and high school and middle school band directors an opportunity to engage in a week of instruction with renowned teachers, artists and fellow campers from more than 35 states and abroad. As part of the symposium experience, the Muncie community can participate in the musical offerings of the camp by attending Music for All's evening concerts and events. These performances include:

Poetry Prequel of kNewspapers; a Grassroots / Citizen Journalism Novel Available Free on Kindle 6/11/13

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MUNCIE, IN - In anticipation of the publication of kNewspapers; a Grassroots / Citizen Journalism Novel later this month, publisher K. Paul Mallasch (who also owns Muncie Free Press and other websites) has released a collection of poetry from the upcoming tome about the transition from big media (print and TV) to quantum journalism (online and mobile).

The collection of poems - Love and Journalism: a Poetry Collection - is available as a free Kindle download Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Publishing a separate volume of poems about Journalism and Love is part of an overall plan to market the kNewspapers book and promote the kNewspapers.com website, which aims to become the place for independent journalists, citizens and big media folks to come together to discuss big J journalism in the 21st century.