What does the future hold for journalism? The question has been on my mind a lot recently as I’ve spoken on the subject at both Accuracy in Media’s 40th anniversary conference last month and the Institute on Political Journalism’s...
Topics: Accuracy in Media, Institute on Political Journalism, journalism, Media, National Journalism Center, Phillips Foundation, Society of Professional Journalists

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A year ago at The Heritage Foundation’s President’s Club meeting we began an exclusive lunch for the under-40 crowd. The goal was to give younger members of our President’s Club (those who donate $250 per year to Heritage) time to...
Topics: Capitol Hill, Congress, Jason Chaffetz, Kathryn Jean Lopez, Mary Katharine Ham, The Heritage Foundation

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Earlier this year I vowed to not just talk the talk but actually walk the walk when it came to the GOP’s state of affairs. I wanted to do something about it, so I volunteered for a Fairfax County race in February and followed up on my commitment by.
Topics: Bill Bolling, Bob McDonnell, Ken Cuccinelli, Mark Sickles, Politics, Tim Nank, Virginia

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I was fortunate to live only a few miles from my younger cousins Sara and Lara when growing up. We spent every Sunday playing together at my grandparents’ house and countless occasions having fun with their older brother Jon. Because of Sara and...
Topics: Club Monarch, Family & Friends

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In an area where cheap labor is abundant and construction help is prevalent, it’s quite rare in Northern Virginia to see family and friends come together as we did last weekend at my brother-in-law’s house to build a deck.Many of the...
Topics: construction, family, Family & Friends

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