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Cheerful optimist, confident my most spectacular blunders are ahead
This is a superb story that captures the challenges of high school football and the eternal question - how do you define victory?
In 2023, the Freedom Eagles were the best HS football team in Virginia. Then, everybody left.
Two years later, Freedom is still searching for its next win.
A story about transfers, commitment and learning to pick up the pieces:
Two years later, Freedom is still searching for its next win.
A story about transfers, commitment and learning to pick up the pieces:
It was the best high school football team in the state. Then, everybody left.
The Freedom Eagles followed back-to-back Virginia titles with back-to-back winless seasons. It’s an extreme example of how player movement can shock a school.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This is a superb story that captures the challenges of high school football and the eternal question - how do you define victory?
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OPINION: Jesus preached that one of the two greatest commandments from God is to love one’s neighbor. Compare this to Kirk’s show of antagonizing transgender people, broadcasting anti-Blackness, stoking Islamophobia and more.
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Kirk's rise as a Christian hero exposes the faith's perilous path
(RNS) — Attempts to sanitize Kirk demonstrate a perilous consensus among many Christians to make the faith the bedrock of authoritarianism.
religionnews.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
OPINION: Jesus preached that one of the two greatest commandments from God is to love one’s neighbor. Compare this to Kirk’s show of antagonizing transgender people, broadcasting anti-Blackness, stoking Islamophobia and more.
religionnews.com/2025/10/14/k...
religionnews.com/2025/10/14/k...
A corn maze closes because of bad people. "We're not having fun anymore." Ditto that.
Unruly Guests Cause Liberty Mills Corn Maze Owners to Close for Season
Unruly Guests Cause Liberty Mills Corn Maze Owners to Close for Season
The owners of the Liberty Mills Corn Maze in Orange County have closed for the year, citing the stress caused by too many unruly guests. The maze had just been
www.cbs19news.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A corn maze closes because of bad people. "We're not having fun anymore." Ditto that.
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*Stay tuned* New Wason Center Virginia elections poll out tomorrow. This is our final of the election season. Survey covers Virginia Gov, LG, AG, House of Delegates generic ballot, top of mind issues + some ?s related to the Jones text scandal. Release is expected at 4pm tomorrow! #VirginiaElections
October 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
*Stay tuned* New Wason Center Virginia elections poll out tomorrow. This is our final of the election season. Survey covers Virginia Gov, LG, AG, House of Delegates generic ballot, top of mind issues + some ?s related to the Jones text scandal. Release is expected at 4pm tomorrow! #VirginiaElections
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👀 Busy on Saturday? 👀
October 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
👀 Busy on Saturday? 👀
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Vaccines are safe and effective.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
October 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
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*Stay tuned* New Wason Center Virginia elections poll out tomorrow afternoon. Survey covers statewide races (Gov, LG, AG), House of Delegates generic ballot, top of mind issues + who VA likely voters believe will handle each issue best among Gov. candidates #VirginiaElections
October 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
*Stay tuned* New Wason Center Virginia elections poll out tomorrow afternoon. Survey covers statewide races (Gov, LG, AG), House of Delegates generic ballot, top of mind issues + who VA likely voters believe will handle each issue best among Gov. candidates #VirginiaElections
This is the clearest thinking and strongest writing on this tragedy yet. Worth your time.
For those who were directly targeted by Charlie Kirk’s rhetoric, bipartisan tributes to him as a champion of free speech signal the mainstreaming of formerly extremist views, Nikole Hannah-Jones writes in an essay for The New York Times Magazine.
What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This is the clearest thinking and strongest writing on this tragedy yet. Worth your time.
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From the pulpits of Black churches on Sunday, pastors used their sermons to denounce what they called hateful rhetoric from Charlie Kirk that runs counter to the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Gospel.
religionnews.com/2025/09/25/b...
religionnews.com/2025/09/25/b...
Black pastors say Charlie Kirk is not a martyr, while decrying racism and political violence
From the pulpits of Black churches, pastors used their sermons to denounce what they called hateful rhetoric from Kirk that runs counter to the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Gospel.
religionnews.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
From the pulpits of Black churches on Sunday, pastors used their sermons to denounce what they called hateful rhetoric from Charlie Kirk that runs counter to the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Gospel.
religionnews.com/2025/09/25/b...
religionnews.com/2025/09/25/b...
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Utah Department of Health and Human Services officials say people may have been exposed to measles at a Chick-fil-A in Cache County.
Measles outbreak hits new part of Utah; people may have been exposed at fast food chain
Measles cases continue to spread in Utah, with a new case reported in northern Utah.
www.sltrib.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Utah Department of Health and Human Services officials say people may have been exposed to measles at a Chick-fil-A in Cache County.
This is really insightful and made me think about these two seemingly different stories in a new way.
There is a throughline between Texas A&M's embarrassing response to a student's complaint and a certain newspaper's "who's to say who signed it" article. www.pbump.net/o/the-climat...
The climate of fear is self-imposed
I am not generally in the habit of criticizing the editorial decisions of The Washington Post, my employer for 11 years and an institution that continues to good, important work in covering the unwind...
www.pbump.net
September 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This is really insightful and made me think about these two seemingly different stories in a new way.
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you know how it goes
Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children
The state’s elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids.
www.theatlantic.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
you know how it goes
Insurrectionist who wore an offensive sweatshirt on Jan. 6, pardoned by Trump, now arrested for dog attack that hospitalized four people. www.dailypress.com/2025/09/04/j... @emptywheel.bsky.social
Jan. 6 convict pardoned by Trump arrested after dogs bite 4 in Newport News
Newport News Police have made an arrest in connection with a dog biting incident that left four people hospitalized Monday evening.
www.dailypress.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Insurrectionist who wore an offensive sweatshirt on Jan. 6, pardoned by Trump, now arrested for dog attack that hospitalized four people. www.dailypress.com/2025/09/04/j... @emptywheel.bsky.social
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Nobody preaches the way Andy Buchanan does. Don't even think about trying it. But any sermon of his will give you a shot of adrenaline. My husband and I listen to him a lot. Here's just one (website of Galilee Church, Virginia Beach)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gB9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gB9...
Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost | 11/3/2024
YouTube video by Galilee Church
www.youtube.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Nobody preaches the way Andy Buchanan does. Don't even think about trying it. But any sermon of his will give you a shot of adrenaline. My husband and I listen to him a lot. Here's just one (website of Galilee Church, Virginia Beach)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gB9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gB9...
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I stand with Ukraine. Every decent person should. It’s not just a strategic interest. It’s a moral imperative.
Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦
Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦
February 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I stand with Ukraine. Every decent person should. It’s not just a strategic interest. It’s a moral imperative.
Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦
Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦
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I don't know what Jeff Bezos means by "personal liberties and free markets." But I do know this: The biggest threat to personal liberties and free markets in America today is Donald Trump. My @postopinions.bsky.social column on this week's trauma at the Post. wapo.st/3DaSKxX
Opinion | Here’s the real threat to ‘personal liberties and free markets’
The rapidly spreading authoritarianism coming from this administration threatens all of our freedoms.
wapo.st
February 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I don't know what Jeff Bezos means by "personal liberties and free markets." But I do know this: The biggest threat to personal liberties and free markets in America today is Donald Trump. My @postopinions.bsky.social column on this week's trauma at the Post. wapo.st/3DaSKxX
The closest #cfp game remains Indiana-Notre Dame @chrisvannini.com
January 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The closest #cfp game remains Indiana-Notre Dame @chrisvannini.com
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Indiana beat Michigan, unlike Alabama, and Indiana played Ohio State closer than Tennessee did.
December 31, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Indiana beat Michigan, unlike Alabama, and Indiana played Ohio State closer than Tennessee did.
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If Jesus is Lord and if the Bible is true, this man was a great person, leader, president, disciple. To teach Sunday School and to build houses with the poor is personal and social holiness. He came to his own people and they did not receive him. Rest in peace President Carter!
December 29, 2024 at 10:20 PM
If Jesus is Lord and if the Bible is true, this man was a great person, leader, president, disciple. To teach Sunday School and to build houses with the poor is personal and social holiness. He came to his own people and they did not receive him. Rest in peace President Carter!