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Jason Koon

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North Carolina
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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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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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Gen Z: Slackers or Superheroes?

Gen Z: Slackers or Superheroes?

Carlos Foster is only 21, but he already has a resume many people twice his age would envy. He is currently j…

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The Problem with the SBC's New Resolution on Racism - Word&Way

The Problem with the SBC's New Resolution on Racism - Word&Way

Jason Koon writes that the new resolution on racism passed last week at the Southern Baptist Convention annua…

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Why I don't believe #AllLivesMatter

Why I don't believe #AllLivesMatter

Of course, every life is significant - uniquely created by God and irreplaceable - and while I do believe eve…

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White Evangelicals Have Won Political Influence. But at What Cost?

White Evangelicals Have Won Political Influence. But at What Cost?

Americans are more polarized than ever over the immigration issue. Recent polls show us neatly dividing up al…

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