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Ismael Rodriguez Jr.

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Ismael Rodriguez Jr.’s Biography

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Roughly after the 9/11 tragedy, my fifth grade teacher had us sit down and type a story of our choosing. She thought it would help us express our feelings about the current state of our country.

I sat down on a computer to the far right of the classroom, hacking away at the keyboard for the better part of two hours before recess.

The teacher pulled me aside a few days later, encouraging me to pursue writing as a vehicle to tell stories before asking for my permission to hang the story on a wa…

Ismael Rodriguez Jr.’s Journalist Portfolio

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Shooters shoot: Carter Brown named Telegraph Player of the Year

Shooters shoot: Carter Brown named Telegraph Player of the Year

You find yourself heading west on Interstate 80 towards Ogallala on a Sunday in mid-April, arriving at the lo…

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Rodriguez: Keith County teams make statement at boys basketball state tourney

Rodriguez: Keith County teams make statement at boys basketball state tourney

There's this iconic line in "A Few Good Men," where Jack Nicholson's character, fed up with insinuating quest…

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Capacity crowd in McCook watches the Huskers defeat Colorado State 3-1 in spring exhibition

Capacity crowd in McCook watches the Huskers defeat Colorado State 3-1 in spring exhibition

McCOOK - The Huskers didn't sweep Colorado State, but they gave Big Red nation a showcase worth celebrating.

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Telegraph Girls Soccer Player of the Year: Gracie Haneborg helped guide NP to the state semis as ...

Telegraph Girls Soccer Player of the Year: Gracie Haneborg helped guide NP to the state semis as ...

Success is a ladder, and North Platte's Gracie Haneborg isn't one to stop climbing after a few steps. This se…

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McGahan: A tough place to win

McGahan: A tough place to win

As a superstitious, former athlete that played the Miami High Stingarees twice a year for four years, I could…

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Catch of the day: Scott Blaesi snags third at regionals, inches closer to Bassmaster Classic

Catch of the day: Scott Blaesi snags third at regionals, inches closer to Bassmaster Classic

Scott Blaesi stared out at the vastness of Lake Guntersville on the third and final day of the B.A.S.S Nation…

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Pickleball therapy for mind, body

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By IsmaeL RODRIGUEZ JR, Ismael Rodriguez Jr. Verified
| Citrus County Chronicle Verified
Moving into a retirement community two years ago in Leesburg, Army veteran Nelson Gonzalez kindled a newfound passion for a game eight years his junior. A retired Army major, DEA supervisory special agent and investigation specialist with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in Florida, Gonzalez can now add decorated competitive pickleball player to his long resume.
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‘Only My Sisters in Arms Understand’

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By IsmaeL RODRIGUEZ JR, Ismael Rodriguez Jr. Verified
| Citrus County Chronicle Verified
While dry-docked aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) during the initial shutdown brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Miranda Williams came across an interesting Facebook post. Williams, who spent most of the pandemic in deployments to the Indo-Pacific region with the Navy’s “Air Wing of the Future,” Carrier Air Wing 2, had created and administered a Facebook page for other women veterans seeking camaraderie.
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Pittsburgh Warriors

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By Ismael Rodriguez Jr. Verified, Ryan Bergman, Michael Mauer
| pittsburghwarriors.org
If you would like to support our organization further, visit our website https://t.co/VAcCD5Ujkz and consider donat… https://t.co/Foe0xf0EYu
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My current job at the North Platte Telegraph

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, but it's a tedious little thing.

How is social media changing news?

Social media allows for anyone to deliver news. In some ways, it ruins authenticity because anyone can push their agenda now.