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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

2 months

Just when I thought it was impossible for DC to charm me any further, I learn there is a local club specifically for Cleveland, Ohio enthusiasts.

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2 years

My former paper, @TheAthensNEWS , is in shambles days after editorial spoke out against @PublishingAdams management running a scam ad in print, which caused at least one reader to lose money. Here is the thread that was made before editors were ordered to have it removed.

Corinne@AthensNews

@CorinneColbert

2 years

I just got fired.

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2 years

This is the guy who refused to publish all letters from readers critical of his response to this, revoked editorial control from editors of their newspapers and authorized the ad department to manage their social media accounts. All integrity has been tossed out the window.

Alex Hulvalchick

@amhulvalchick

2 years

Here is the aforementioned column prior to print

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2 years

The journalists still on staff, Athens and Southeast Ohio deserve so much better.

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@NewsmanBen

2 years

This would all be a lot easier to swallow if they had, you know, a journalist covering this. But instead they quashed a reporter’s efforts to do a story on it and uncritically published verbatim an attorney’s response.

Attorney responds to questions about coin company

Editor’s Note: The following is a statement from Helen Mac Murray, an attorney representing U.S. Reserve, in response to a Messenger journalist’s questions.

www.athensmessenger.com

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

2 years

Once/if @Colebehr_report and @CorinneColbert are replaced, @TheAthensNEWS will have had its entire editorial staff turned over three times since mid-2020.

Cole Daniel Behrens

@Colebehr_report

2 years

Be sure to pick up a copy of @TheAthensNEWS today, for free, around town. I have decided to step down as associate editor of the paper. My final day will be March 16. I loved this paper and love the Athens community -- thanks for having me.

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2 months

@geeta_minocha Going to investigate the club’s next meeting for this specific type of person

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

3 months

Some news: I'm leaving @InsideNoVA in the coming weeks to cover DC real estate for the Washington Business Journal ( @WBJonline ). Very excited to get started covering development in a city I love and call home. DC Developers: please reach out with tips, story ideas, introductions

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2 years

. @CorinneColbert , who was fired yesterday as editor of @TheAthensNEWS for speaking out against @PublishingAdams , has started fundraising for a nonprofit news venture Athens County Independent, which would be first of its kind in the area.

Athens County Independent

Click here to support "Athens County Independent" by Corinne Colbert on FreeFunder!

www.freefunder.com

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@NewsmanBen

2 years

. @TheAthensNEWS published a letter this week graphically calling for the execution of a former president. “Trump needs to face serious prison time. Better yet, he should twitch at the end of a rope.”

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2 years

Staff Reports

The Athens NEWS

@TheAthensNEWS

2 years

Staff Reports

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@NewsmanBen

2 years

Imagine thinking this is an appropriate way to seek comment from somebody.

The Rooster

@rooster_ohio

2 years

Warned you it would get interesting at our Kroger, @jpelzer . You know damn well the pic is real, brother.

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

10 months

Scoop from me:

InsideNoVA

@InsideNoVA

10 months

Virginia attorney general orders right-wing group to halt voting misinformation campaign

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

14 days

A few months ago I tweeted about the Cleveland Club of Washington, DC. Today, I was told they sent this out in their July newsletter to members.

Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

2 months

Just when I thought it was impossible for DC to charm me any further, I learn there is a local club specifically for Cleveland, Ohio enthusiasts.

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1 year

Some news: In the near future I'll be transitioning out of my role as @rappnews editor to become the Prince William County government reporter with @InsideNoVA . Very exciting!!

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@NewsmanBen

2 years

Worth noting here that APG prints @ThePost at its Athens facility. Pretty bold of a university-affiliated org to publicly denounce a hand that feeds them.

Ohio University SPJ

@OUSPJ

2 years

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: @OUSPJ denounces the recent actions of @PublishingAdams . See the full release below.

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

2 years

My former @TheAthensNEWS / @athensmessenger colleagues launched a nonprofit newsroom to cover a region quickly becoming a news desert because of corporate consolidation. Subscribe (and maybe donate) to support local, independently owned news.

Athens County Independent

@AthensIndy

2 years

The first issue of our newsletter dropped this morning! We are so excited to begin sharing substantive local news. Give it a read, subscribe, and share!

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

2 years

Since everyone was either fired or quit, both of Athens County’s newspapers will have no news reporters in 2 weeks if @PublishingAdams is unable to find replacements by then. It often takes *months* to find replacements for these roles if there isn’t somebody internal to fill in

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1 year

My coffee bar got a major upgrade thanks to this amazing print from @ZZZZach89

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

4 months

Per Prince William Board chair, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez are both here

Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

4 months

President Biden is speaking in Prince William County for the second time this year, this time at Prince William Forest park on Earth Day to announce funding for solar infrastructure, other climate goals. He’s expected to take stage around 2:30 p.m.

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@NewsmanBen

10 months

This entire charade is being overseen by a former Trump campaign staffer who indicated to me in September they’re aiming to scare voters into participating in elections.

Conservative group to use ‘high-pressure tactics’ to turn out voters in Prince William County

A conservative advocacy group with ties to former President Donald Trump is gearing up to launch a campaign in Prince William County using “high-pressure tactics” to encourage disaffected working-c...

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Prince William County Office of Elections

@PWCVotes

10 months

Please read the official statement of the Office of Elections regarding a 3rd party flyer that confused many voters this week.

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@NewsmanBen

28 days

My first ever @WBJonline cover story is out

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@NewsmanBen

3 years

Cleveland subreddit popping off rn with this great question >>

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@NewsmanBen

3 years

“The meeting saw multiple moments of tension, with Smith at one point raising his middle finger at City Council President Tony Dunfee.” Nelsonville politics remain off the walls crazy.

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@NewsmanBen

4 months

Can confirm this was a massive crowd biking up Connecticut

CP Smart Growth

@cpsmartgrowth

4 months

This was absolutely amazing! What a showing of support for bike lanes on Connecticut Ave #bikeparty #MayorCar

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@NewsmanBen

2 years

"In a column he wrote defending the advertisements and the decision to continue running them, Mark Cohen, president of APG of Ohio, wrote that Federated Mint and National Mint and Treasury 'clearly mark ‘Paid Advertisement’ on all print ads.' This is not the case."

WOUB News

@woubnews

2 years

A BBB official said given the volume of business the companies do nationwide, the number of complaints isn’t excessive. Where the BBB does have ongoing concerns is with the ads themselves. Federated Mint earned its F rating in part because of its ads.

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@NewsmanBen

2 years

This can’t be made up

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@NewsmanBen

2 years

Staff Reports

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3 years

The conundrum of reporting on power outages is that everybody is rationing phone and laptop battery. Are they really going to choose to read my reporting with such limited resources??

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2 years

@CorinneColbert @TheAthensNEWS @PublishingAdams Very sorry it had to end for you like this. You were a killer editor and served the community well. Management should be ashamed.

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10 months

@jasonschreier Didn’t Sony just overpay for Bungie for the sole purpose of retaining staff?

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@NewsmanBen

3 months

Meet me

Washington Business Journal

@WBJonline

3 months

Introducing our new commercial real estate reporter.

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4 months

Biden takes the stage in Prince William County with a scathing allusion to Cleveland, Ohio, mentioning “toxic rivers” catching fire a century ago when climate regulations were near nonexistent.

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@NewsmanBen

3 years

It can’t be understated just how massive a piece of news this is. Probably the most consequential thing to happen in the industry in decades.

Jason Schreier

@jasonschreier

3 years

BREAKING: The WSJ reports that Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard, the troubled publisher behind Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, which has been facing crisis over the last year following numerous reports of sexual misconduct and discrimination. A seismic gaming deal

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Ben Peters

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2 years

@KingtonDani @HeatherDWrites @CorinneColbert @PublishingAdams @amhulvalchick @Colebehr_report @TheAthensNEWS @athensmessenger @Editterry1 Not anymore you don’t

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

3 years

Did Twitter just kill local news??

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

8 months

!!!!!!!! In a shocking twist, Democrat Kenny Boddye broke with party lines saying he's not going to support the Gateway, arguing the project was underbaked. This could really change things. Stay for updates on a final vote which should come soon.

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

2 years

Any national reporters looking for background on this guy should reach out

Cole Daniel Behrens

@Colebehr_report

2 years

Derek Myers, a southeast Ohio blogger who faced wiretapping charges in Pike Co. for allegedly illegally recording court proceedings, apparently has been having a romp in D.C. working for - and allegedly betraying - admitted liar U.S. Rep. George Santos:

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@NewsmanBen

1 year

Jackie O’s expansion is awesome. I get giddy every time I see a beer of theirs on tap or in a store in and around DC.

Columbus Dispatch

@DispatchAlerts

1 year

Jackie O's On Fourth announces long-awaited opening of bar and patio in downtown Columbus

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@NewsmanBen

1 year

Tears of the Kingdom fundamentally understands the plight of local news

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@NewsmanBen

5 months

As an addendum: When I was a reporter in southeast Ohio, Myers used to publish wildly salacious stories that I couldn’t independently verify, that were filed under the names of “reporters” my colleagues could never verify the existence of. Here’s one

Sex tapes surface of Waverly Police Chief after he gave employees copies - Scioto Valley Guardian

WAVERLY, Ohio -- Videos of a southern Ohio police chief engaged in sexual intercourse while in uniform have surfaced after he reportedly distributed copies to employees. Zach Dixon, the police chief...

sciotovalleyguardian.com

Enquirer

@Enquirer

5 months

In Ohio, a congressional candidate leaves a trail of court cases and controversy

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@NewsmanBen

2 years

I wake up every morning and do just this

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

2 years

Newspapers just search the Internet and print it out – SJM

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3 months

Journalism Job: InsideNova is hiring to replace me on the Prince William County government beat. You'd be covering mostly local news out of Virginia's second largest county in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. Happy to answer any questions! DMs are open.

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9 months

It’s going to be another late night here at the Prince William County government center. 70 are signed up to speak virtually on the Devlin Technology Park data center, with ~100 lined up in person. The DC tv stations came out for this one. Background:

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

2 years

Hard to imagine one of the wealthiest companies in media recording gameplay with a camera pointed at a TV

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@NewsmanBen

2 months

@Big_Red0 To be fair, the OSU marching band is sort of iconic in college sports and is nationally renowned.

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@NewsmanBen

1 year

The Washington Post has a wonderful column today about my former paper, The Rappahannock News, and the power of hyperlocal news. I love my new job, but the Rapp News is a special paper that you’d be hard pressed to find a replica elsewhere.

Opinion | The country has come apart. Rural America has a cure.

While hooligans have hijacked the national discourse, Rappahannock News operates in a calmer place where the slow rhythms of rural life are newsworthy.

www.washingtonpost.com

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@NewsmanBen

6 months

Prince William Supervisor on Va Lt. Governor calling transgender Sen. Danica Roem "sir"

Yesli Vega

@yestoyesli

6 months

To honor black history month, Virginia’s first black female Lt. Governor gets attacked by unhinged liberals for calling a spade a spade. You don’t matter to the Democrat Party unless you walk, think, & talk like them. To Virginia’s history maker @winsomesears , we honor you! ❤️

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2 years

Investment in local news in Cleveland is so great to see

It’s Dee-LAN-oh! 👈🏽 🤷🏽‍♂️

@DelanoMassey

2 years

🚨1 big thing: Earlier this week, we announced @axios Local would launch in 🖐🏽 more cities. That pushes us to 30 cities by the end of this year, which is exciting for many reasons. If you know me, then you understand one of these *really* excites me. 5 cities & job links👇🏽

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2 years

It’s weeks like this where I’m left really proud of the work we do at @rappnews with robust hyperlocal news and features.

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10 months

Del. Roem, a Western PW data center critic, on staff rejections of Digital Gateway:

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica

10 months

I applaud the Prince William County planning staff’s recommendation for denying the rezoning applications for the PWDG and implore the PWC Planning Commission and PW BOCS to heed their recommendations and vote against the rezonings.

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@NewsmanBen

8 months

It happened. The Prince William Board of County Supervisors have been meeting concurrently (with a few brief recesses) for 24 hours over a proposal to build what would become the largest data center corridor in the world. There is still some gas left in this meeting’s tank.

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@NewsmanBen

8 months

The state of Prince William County Data Center politics: The board took a 5 minute recess after a speaker broke out in song and people in the atrium couldn’t hold in their applause.

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

5 months

While it doesn’t touch on all the craziness in Derek Myers’ past, this is the most comprehensive picture to date published in an official forum.

Enquirer

@Enquirer

5 months

In Ohio, a congressional candidate leaves a trail of court cases and controversy

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@NewsmanBen

7 months

New from me: Deshundra Jefferson, the new D leader of Virginia's second largest county who ousted two of the most powerful women in local politics through her rise, took office this week. A deep-dive into her history

A new day in Prince William: Deshundra Jefferson steps into her role as county chair

During last year’s campaign, Deshundra Jefferson was characterized by some as a “newcomer” to politics. But she rejects that tag.

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

5 months

Big news for Prince William County politics insiders: The board approved a rules change for meetings to adjourn at midnight under most circumstances. The changes comes after approval of a major data center corridor last year followed a 27+ hour meeting. Reporters, rejoice.

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

2 years

@CorinneColbert @PublishingAdams @amhulvalchick @KingtonDani @Colebehr_report @TheAthensNEWS @athensmessenger I too no longer have access to the A News Twitter account, which I was never removed from when I left back in July.

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1 year

I’m in need of a new car and moving from NoVa to DC in the coming months. It’s maddening that a region tough on emissions can’t make electric charging more accessible + convenient because otherwise I’d totally invest in an EV.

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@NewsmanBen

2 months

New: Federal planners are in the early stages of crafting a monumental new concept to incorporate the Kennedy Center and the nearby Potomac River waterfront into the National Mall by eliminating a tangled maze of highways and ramps that inhibit the area.

Underground highways, new park would recast Kennedy Center as part of National Mall

The colossal concept would transform roughly 84.5 acres from Virginia Avenue to the Lincoln Memorial.

www.bizjournals.com

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

7 months

Maybe it's just the honeymoon phase, but there is a marked change in tone of Prince William supervisors meetings since the swearing in of the new chair who pledged to embrace bipartisanship. Members now converse, laugh and smile with one another. It wasn't like this last year.

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@NewsmanBen

9 months

Members of the Prince William BOS are keeping quiet about their stance on the divisive PW Digital Gateway data center plan after county planners, and commissioners appointed by the supervisors themselves, rejected the project. Analysis:

Analysis: Prince William supervisors show little interest in discussing Digital Gateway

Members of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors are keeping quiet about their stance on the divisive PW Digital Gateway data center proposal now that it’s been thoroughly rejected

www.insidenova.com

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

2 years

This is the second cycle in a row Athens Ds’ candidate for this seat has had significant issues getting on the ballot. Last time it was a residency dispute that made it all the way to the Ohio Supreme Court.

Athens County Independent

@AthensIndy

2 years

BREAKING: Tanya Conrath (D) has filed an appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court challenging a recent decision by the Ohio Secretary of State that blocked her from challenging State Rep Jay Edwards (R-94) in the November election. #ohiopolitics #election2022

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@NewsmanBen

2 years

As a deaf person, I can confirm that I use subtitles for just about every piece of visual media I consume

The Washington Post

@washingtonpost

2 years

Closed captions are a common tool for people with auditory processing or hearing issues, conditions which have nothing to do with overall intelligence, neurologists say.

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2 years

In this Ohio diner

Tim Ryan

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2 years

JD Vance doesn’t care about Ohioans and he thinks our country is a joke. Now he wants to represent us in the Senate? You’ve got to be kidding.

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2 years

This is all true, except the salaries on offer are often much lower

Dom DiFurio

@DomDiFurio

2 years

Local news' dirty little secret they don't tell you in j-school is the few big publishers still around are content to hire you on with mounds of student debt (degree required lol) at ~$45k/yr or less and let pay stagnate until you burnout, quit, and the next college grad bites.

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2 years

. @athensmessenger still has a photographer and sports reporter on staff.

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8 months

Not a joke, but I’m genuinely curious if there’s a Guinness World Record on longest local government meeting. Couldn’t find any evidence the record exists, but this has got to be a contender.

Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

8 months

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors' public hearing of the proposed PW Digital Gateway data center project is approaching the 24-hour mark on Wednesday morning as public comment from residents continues.

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@NewsmanBen

2 years

@Tylerjoelb It’s like amateur hour over there.

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@NewsmanBen

8 months

BREAKING: Following more than 27 concurrent hours of public hearings, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Wednesday approved the PW Digital Gateway, allowing construction of what’s expected to become the largest data center corridor in the world. Story TK

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@NewsmanBen

2 years

Mark Cohen’s disinformation campaign surrounding this is astounding

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

2 years

Fringe example, but Cleveland’s rail system failed in 2016 during the Cavs NBA finals victory parade. I had friends trapped in the city since trains were backed up for hours because they couldn’t accommodate the size of crowds.

Tyler Buchanan

@Tylerjoelb

2 years

My favorite genre of response has been people pointing out big events in Cleveland, the one city in Ohio with an expanded rail system!

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@NewsmanBen

6 months

Trying to unpack the complicated legacy of former PW supervisor Jeanine Lawson, who says she's done running for office. Allies say she's a stalwart. Opponents say she's a firebrand who helped nurture the data industry and drive up cost of living.

‘It was truly an honor:’ After nearly a decade in office, Prince William's Lawson embraces some R&R

Jeanine Lawson is hanging it up after nearly a decade in politics, leaving behind a sometimes contentious legacy of sparring with the former chairwoman of the Board of County Supervisors

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

9 months

Youngkin keeps touting his proposed 15-week abortion ban. If Rs win the legislature and control Richmond, this is very likely to go through. That’s why national attention, and Fox News, is focused on Virginia.

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@NewsmanBen

9 months

“If you’re not voting for Jeanine Lawson, then I don’t know what you’re doing”

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@NewsmanBen

2 months

@AidanKohnMurphy @geeta_minocha I could take you on a grand tour of the city one day

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@NewsmanBen

2 years

A story idea about the infamous parking enforcement worker had been kicked around forever when I was a student but nobody ever went for it. s/o to the post for doing in. Love it.

The Post

@ThePost

2 years

At the end of the day, being a parking enforcement officer is just a job for Stephanie Foster. "I work to feed and clothe my children," Foster said. "When I make people mad, I feel bad, but at the same time, I'm doing my job."

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@NewsmanBen

2 years

How 8-Man Football United Rappahannock County The film by @LukeChristopher and @pianodosi on what the winning season meant to the school and the community is part of “This Place,” a series exploring what divides us — and unites us — in Rappahannock.

Watch: How 8-Man Football United Rappahannock County

It was a football season nobody in Rappahannock County will soon forget. The switch this year to an eight-man league by Rappahannock County High School — Northern Virginia’s smallest school

www.rappnews.com

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

2 years

Blockbuster @Colebehr_report report

Columbus Dispatch

@DispatchAlerts

2 years

GOP Franklin County auditor candidate deletes Twitter account, says porn 'likes' by hacker

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@NewsmanBen

2 years

@Colebehr_report Back in the days of yore when ANews had primo content

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@NewsmanBen

6 months

As an industry, we gotta stop using the phrase “edge” as a verb in headlines

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2 years

Pure, unadulterated joy is spending all afternoon on the phone with Apple support after losing in a data transfer to a new iPhone dozens of source contacts I've accumulated over the years

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@NewsmanBen

2 months

Locked myself out of my car on a Friday at the DC Costco ama

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3 years

He posted that hours after not returning text messages from us asking to comment on what was unfolding in Washington.

Cole Daniel Behrens

@Colebehr_report

3 years

On this day last year, @JayEdwardsOhio issued his statement in response to the attacks on the Capitol, comparing it to demonstrations/riots during the 2020 BLM movement, and baselessly claiming some of the participants "were Antifa."

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11 months

@kattenbarge Tech grifters found their saving grace in AI

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@NewsmanBen

2 years

@Tylerjoelb In this Arlington diner

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@NewsmanBen

5 months

Just dropped the U.S. Army a line, asking when I’ll find happiness

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@NewsmanBen

5 months

Jus let landed in Las Vegas and saw a data center ad immediately after I got off the plane. I can’t escape

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11 months

My (very old) Mac won’t survive without a constant charge, but Prince William officials won’t allow me to plug it in and sit in the audience because they say it created an isle tripping hazard. Reporting from the floor in the back of chambers for the remainder of the day.

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@NewsmanBen

2 years

I’ll enter this “games coverage in legacy media” discourse once more to say I find it exceedingly odd that The Wall Street Journal’s internal style guide seems to call for video games to be referred to as “videogames” — no space — on all references, despite AP saying otherwise.

Gene Park

@GenePark

2 years

Hey @nytimes , the success of Elden Ring had nothing to do with the pandemic. It had everything to do with the people who made - and play - the game.

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5 months

In this Cleveland suburb

Sarah Donaldson

@SarahEDon

5 months

in this Cleveland suburb…

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8 months

Happy Digital Gateway Day for all who recognize. I’m fully expecting this hearing to run for 20+ hours as previous ones have.

UPDATE: Hundreds speak out as Digital Gateway hearing approaches 24-hour mark

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors' highly anticipated public hearing of the proposed PW Digital Gateway data center project got underway Tuesday morning.

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

5 months

New: As data centers mushroom across the western reaches of Northern Virginia, environmentalists are warning of dire consequences for a local national jewel — Shenandoah National Park. Really excited to see this @FFRappVA project go live.

Will data centers harm Shenandoah National Park?

As hulking, energy-guzzling data centers mushroom across the western reaches of Northern Virginia, environmentalists are warning of dire consequences for a local national jewel — Shenandoah National...

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

5 months

Spanberger and Prince William County officials are holding a presser in Woodbridge to announce bipartisan legislation she introduced today to combat fentanyl overdoses. Bill would address the online sale of counterfeit pills and drugs laced with fentanyl.

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

2 years

The biggest issue with this entire fiasco is Mark Cohen’s blatant dishonesty — or at the very least severe truth-stretching — with both former employees and audience. This was also his MO when I worked there and now it’s caused these institutions founded on integrity to crumble

Tyler Buchanan

@Tylerjoelb

2 years

@NewsmanBen Can't believe someone who lives about 30 minutes from the county line would exaggerate like this

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@NewsmanBen

1 month

New from me:

Washington Business Journal

@WBJonline

1 month

The assessed values of D.C.'s largest office buildings has fallen by nearly $7 billion since 2020, costing the District about $143 million in property tax revenue — and it's only expected to get worse.

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

1 year

The Clevelanders are out in force at Nationals Park tonight

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

4 months

The Prince William County board has moved to raise taxes on data centers to the maximum rate allowable under state law in hopes of making good on the promise that data center revenue will offset the residential tax burden.

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

2 years

@john_litten Mulligans in Highland Heights is probably my favorite, but Winking Lizard is dirt cheap on Tuesdays with some great wings.

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

8 months

A taste of Southeast Ohio ( @JackieosBrewery ) on tap at DC’s best pizzeria, Andy’s.

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

2 months

@TF_Johnston A source from NEO showed this to me yesterday and my jaw dropped

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

8 months

25 hours. More negotiating between board and companies on some last-minute concessions.

Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

8 months

It happened. The Prince William Board of County Supervisors have been meeting concurrently (with a few brief recesses) for 24 hours over a proposal to build what would become the largest data center corridor in the world. There is still some gas left in this meeting’s tank.

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Ben Peters

@NewsmanBen

2 months

New from me:

Washington Business Journal

@WBJonline

2 months

D.C.'s office vacancy rate hit yet another a record high in the now concluded second quarter, according to CBRE. It’s unlikely to fall anytime soon.

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