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Ray

HIDALGO

The

difference

between

"could have"

and "can do"

is how you'll

change the present

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THE NIGHT I RAN AWAY FROM HOME

July 24, 2025
Despite fulfilling four out of the seven Roman Catholic sacraments and regularly attending...

THREE QUOTES THAT TERRORISTS WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND

November 18, 2015
The faith of the international community is shaken. After a heart-wrenching string of deliberate...

FAREWELL, MY BROTHER, FAREWELL

July 12, 2015
  My father's stirring tribute to his eldest brother as published in the first  June 2015 issue...

MICHIGAN, YOU'RE MY HOME

June 29, 2015
Earlier this year, I was still an unemployed journalism graduate staring at dismal job boards...

IT'S TIME TO RESCUE JOURNALISM FROM CORPORATE AMERICA  

May 21, 2015
During the first class of a media law and ethics course I took in undergrad, our professor broke...

8 REASONS TO TAKE YOUR COFFEE BLACK

March 23, 2015
Each weekend can be an escape. In order to distract ourselves from the monotony of our lives, we...

TYPES OF CLASSMATES YOU MEET IN COLLEGE

January 14, 2014
The normal student: Comprising the overwhelming majority of the class, normal students take...
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  • This portfolio is the consequence of more than a decade's worth of creative work fueled by copious coffee consumption and my passion for the following disciplines

    Journalism

    I hold a journalism degree from Michigan State University and have written for media outlets and college publications in Boston, Chicago, Detroit, and Lansing in both print and online formats.

    Social Media

    I have managed the accounts of Detroit-area businesses, driving foot and web traffic respectively to their physical locations and digital storefronts with photography/video content that illuminated their products and/or services.

    Marketing

    I've helped a big data software company hone its content marketing collateral on a creative level and briefly spearheaded the content strategy of a small web agency while being mindful of inbound marketing best practices.

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    THE NIGHT I RAN AWAY FROM HOME

    July 24, 2025
    Despite fulfilling four out of the seven Roman Catholic sacraments and regularly attending catechism every other weekend, I’d had it. Trading an hour of Sunday mornings out of my “busy” teenage schedule for an hour of interactive sleep deprivation to me was absolute nonsense. So one day, I stood...
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    THREE QUOTES THAT TERRORISTS WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND

    November 18, 2015
    The faith of the international community is shaken. After a heart-wrenching string of deliberate terrorist attacks, hundreds of families around the world are mourning the deaths of loved ones. With renewed vengeance, agents of evil are cutting swaths of destruction around the world. They are...
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    FAREWELL, MY BROTHER, FAREWELL

    July 12, 2015
      My father's stirring tribute to his eldest brother as published in the first  June 2015 issue of the Michigan Filipino Star, Page 15 Manoy (Bicol word for an older brother as ‘kuya’ is to Tagalog), as we fondly called our eldest brother Sime, was the second in a brood of nine children of...
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    MICHIGAN, YOU'RE MY HOME

    June 29, 2015
    Earlier this year, I was still an unemployed journalism graduate staring at dismal job boards while  getting calls from recruiters seeking salespeople for health insurance. I hated where I was born; where I was still living. I hated Michigan. Fast-forward to this past weekend. I didn't just see...
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    IT'S TIME TO RESCUE JOURNALISM FROM CORPORATE AMERICA  

    May 21, 2015
    During the first class of a media law and ethics course I took in undergrad, our professor broke a sobering truth into us: “Money Always Wins.” And she was right. Consider that in 1983, 50 corporations controlled the news media in the United States. Today, only six corporations (General Electric,...
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    8 REASONS TO TAKE YOUR COFFEE BLACK

    March 23, 2015
    Each weekend can be an escape. In order to distract ourselves from the monotony of our lives, we may smoke doobs while cruising around random neighborhoods, pound Red Bull/vodka shots like Greek life neophytes, or snort lines of coke and pretend that we don’t have a drug problem. But come Monday...
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    TYPES OF CLASSMATES YOU MEET IN COLLEGE

    January 14, 2014
    The normal student: Comprising the overwhelming majority of the class, normal students take notes, drink whatever caffeinated beverage they need to avoid zoning out, and may even ask the occasional question. The leech: The leech will approach seemingly diligent classmates for last week’s...
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