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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

Morganton News Herald — It seems like a simple equation: A student commits a major disciplinary infraction, they earn a suspension. Problem solved. However, Burke County Public Schools administrators are saying it may not always be that simple. "Out-of-school suspension, as a consequence, probably has changed in impact," said Vivian Radford, BCPS Behavior Support Services lead.
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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

christiansforsocialaction.org — By Jason Koon / photos courtesy of The Center, UticaIt may not be evident on the surface, but a walk down Bleecker Street in the small city of Utica in upstate New York is a vastly different experience than it was 20 years ago.
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Dual Language Program at NC School Shows Signs of Success

Dual Language Program at NC School Shows Signs of Success

U.S. News & World Report — By JASON KOON, The News Herald MORGANTON, N.C. (AP) - With the inaugural class of the Global Immersion Academy (GIA) at Mountain View Elementary School entering fourth grade this year, Burke County Public Schools is seeing more signs of success for its dual language program.
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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

Religion and Politics — For Michelle King, vaccination was supposed to mark the end of more than a year of Covid-related anxiety. However, with several close family members refusing the vaccine, what should have felt like a victory lap is quickly turning into a new wave of uncertainty and anxiety.
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Veterans' group continues a tradition of honor, service

Veterans' group continues a tradition of honor, service

Morganton News Herald — It's not an unfamiliar scene in Burke County - Bojangles at 8 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, six men, five of them in their 70s, sitting around a table enjoying breakfast together. There are a few U.S. Marine Corps hats, biscuits, eggs, gravy and coffee.
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An Alternative Southern Baptist Resolution on Racism - Word&Way

An Alternative Southern Baptist Resolution on Racism - Word&Way

wordandway.org — Todd Littleton knows he faces nearly impossible odds at this week's annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. Amid a flurry of resolutions decrying critical race theory, he decided to submit his own proposal to recognize structural racism and oppression as societal evils.
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Gen Z: Slackers or Superheroes?

Gen Z: Slackers or Superheroes?

christiancourier.ca — Carlos Foster is only 21, but he already has a resume many people twice his age would envy. He is currently juggling a demanding career in marketing, an MBA program which he expects to finish next year, and several community commitments. Despite his age, however, this kind of demanding schedule is nothing new for Foster.
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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

wordandway.org — Jason Koon writes that the new resolution on racism passed last week at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting far short of what is needed to begin the SBC's work of digging out from its racialized past and seeking racial reconciliation.
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Why I don't believe #AllLivesMatter

Why I don't believe #AllLivesMatter

Baptist News Global — Of course, every life is significant - uniquely created by God and irreplaceable - and while I do believe every life matters, I don't believe in #AllLivesMatter. I don't believe in it because it is a cop-out, an attempt to silence voices that make many of us uncomfortable.
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White Evangelicals Have Won Political Influence. But at What Cost?

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

Sojourners — Americans are more polarized than ever over the immigration issue. Recent polls show us neatly dividing up along gender, racial, and generational lines, but perhaps the most troubling split has opened up across religious ones.
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