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Jason Koon

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Covers:  Education, Local News, Features, Religion & Spirituality, LGBTQ, non-profit community advocacy
Doesn't Cover: Poker (That's another guy)

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Jason Koon’s Biography

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I am a freelance journalist covering the intersection of religion and public policy, non-profit community advocacy, and education for a variety of publications such as The John C. Danforth Center for Religion and Politics, Sojourners, Baptist News Global, Our Bible App, and Christians for Social Action.

Formerly, as a staff reporter for The News Herald in Western North Carolina, I covered education, features, and non-profits.

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Burke County Public Schools grapple with school discipline, suspensions

Burke County Public Schools grapple with school discipline, suspensions

It seems like a simple equation: A student commits a major disciplinary infraction, they earn a suspension. P…

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Utica: City of Refuge for the New Millennium - Christians for Social Action

Utica: City of Refuge for the New Millennium - Christians for Social Action

By Jason Koon / photos courtesy of The Center, UticaIt may not be evident on the surface, but a walk down Ble…

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Dual Language Program at NC School Shows Signs of Success

Dual Language Program at NC School Shows Signs of Success

By JASON KOON, The News Herald MORGANTON, N.C. (AP) - With the inaugural class of the Global Immersion Academ…

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Amid Covid Surge, Loved Ones Worry for These Unvaccinated Evangelicals | Religion & Politics

Amid Covid Surge, Loved Ones Worry for These Unvaccinated Evangelicals | Religion & Politics

For Michelle King, vaccination was supposed to mark the end of more than a year of Covid-related anxiety. How…

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Veterans' group continues a tradition of honor, service

Veterans' group continues a tradition of honor, service

It's not an unfamiliar scene in Burke County - Bojangles at 8 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, six men, five of the…

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An Alternative Southern Baptist Resolution on Racism - Word&Way

An Alternative Southern Baptist Resolution on Racism - Word&Way

Todd Littleton knows he faces nearly impossible odds at this week's annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Co…

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Lenoir-Rhyne men's soccer drops wild season opener after being picked No.4 preseason

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By Jason Koon
| Morganton News Herald Verified
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Lenoir-Rhyne women's soccer drops opener after being picked No. 8 in preseason national poll

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By Jason Koon
| Morganton News Herald Verified
The Lenoir-Rhyne University women's soccer team has been picked to finish second in the South Atlantic Conference this year, as voted on by the conference coaches. Head coach Justin Maullin and the Bears are ranked No. 8 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll. kAmz2E:6 sFC92> 2?5 pG2 w2CE>2? H6C6 ?2>65 E@ E96 !C6D62D@? p==\r@?76C6?46 %62>[ H9:=6 |J2 #:G6C2[ x?8C:5 zC2<96==6? 2?5 #@D2 v@?K2=6K H6C6 ?2>65 !=2J6CD E@ (2E49] %9:D J62CVD E62> 92D A=6?EJ @7 G6E6C2? =6256CD9:A 2D E96J C6EFC?
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Thousands flood Lenoir-Rhyne to watch Bears dismantle No. 14 team in football opener Original

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By Jason Koon
| Hickory Daily Record Verified
Thousands of students, supporters and community members flooded the Lenoir-Rhyne University campus in Hickory on Friday to tailgate and watch the team dismantle Virginia Union 45-3 in the 2026 season opener. kAm%96 AC682>6 2E>@DA96C6 H2D 3C:67=J 52>A6?65 3J 27E6C?@@? E9F?56CD9@H6CD[ 3FE E92E 5:5?VE <66A DFAA@CE6CD 7C@> 4@?E:?F:?8 E@ 6?;@J E96 D49@@=VD 82>6 52J 76DE:G:E:6D 27E6C E96 C2:? DE@AA65] qJ 82>6 E:>6[ >@C6 E92? d[a__ 72?D 925 A24<65 |@C6EK $E25:F> E@ 4966C @?
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