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I am a freelance journalist with 15 years experience in the newspaper industry. I've been a cops reporter, copy editor, and sports editor, and I currently cover Indiana University sports for two separately-owned newspapers.

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Boys Nation 2026: Patriotism and pride in the nation’s capital

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By Andy Proffet Verified
| American Legion Magazine Verified
The 80th session of American Legion Boys Nation began Friday; catch up on the weekend’s highlights. Weeks after America’s 250th birthday, 100 rising high school senior boys from across the nation headed to the nation’s capital to create their own nation of sorts.
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Notes from Michigan Boys State: ‘This is a great bunch right here’

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By Andy Proffet Verified
| American Legion Magazine Verified
Highlights from Michigan Boys State’s first year at Hillsdale College. A Medal of Honor recipient. Michigan’s first blind Supreme Court justice. Elected officials from both sides of the political spectrum. Amidst their own government simulation, the delegates at Michigan Boys State heard from a variety of speakers, either in person or via Zoom, whose words program leadership hoped would provide guidance as the soon-to-be high school seniors figure out their next steps in life.
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Hillsdale College welcomes Michigan Boys State

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By Andy Proffet Verified
| American Legion Magazine Verified
After hosting national youth programs, Hillsdale College hosted Michigan’s Boys State program for the first time this year. Since 2024, Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Mich., has hosted two of The American Legion’s premier youth programs in the National Oratorical Contest and the Junior 3-Position Air Rifle National Championships. So it was “kind of a no-brainer,” as Michigan Boys State Director Mark Brejcha put it, for that program to move to Hillsdale College as well when the opportunity arose.
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