Russ Walker
@russwalker.bsky.social
Cooley 2028
LancasterOnline journalist | Husband to Kim | Backstory: KY->TN->DC->VA->WA->PA
The night the practice room caught fire /
There were rumors of a dragon headed straight for Muscle Shoals
LancasterOnline journalist | Husband to Kim | Backstory: KY->TN->DC->VA->WA->PA
The night the practice room caught fire /
There were rumors of a dragon headed straight for Muscle Shoals
Pinned
Big news at work: David Greene leading new nonprofit effort to acquire and grow LNP | LancasterOnline
Editor’s note: This story was reported and edited by independent journalists commissioned by LNP | LancasterOnline. Jeff Hawkes, a veteran reporter and columnist who retired from LNP | LancasterOnline in 2020 after 42 years, reported and wrote this story. David…
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Veteran journalist David Greene to acquire LNP | LancasterOnline, creating nonprofit news organization
Editor’s note: This story was reported and edited by independent journalists commissioned by LNP | LancasterOnline. Jeff Hawkes, a veteran reporter and columnist who retired from LNP | LancasterOnline...
lanc.news
December 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Big news at work: David Greene leading new nonprofit effort to acquire and grow LNP | LancasterOnline
Spotted in Fremont
November 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Spotted in Fremont
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"Miles said her son and uncle were both detained by ICE agents who initially did not accept their tribal IDs before they were eventually let go."
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Miles said her son and uncle were both detained by ICE agents who initially did not accept their tribal IDs before they were eventually let go."
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Officials cheer, while watchdogs fume, over the Pa. Supreme Court removing the mandated 24-hour window for making meeting agendas available to the public. t.co/TbDHtvZ04x
https://www.witf.org/2025/11/26/officials-cheer-watchdogs-fume-over-pa-supreme-court-softening-key-public-access-law
t.co
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Officials cheer, while watchdogs fume, over the Pa. Supreme Court removing the mandated 24-hour window for making meeting agendas available to the public. t.co/TbDHtvZ04x
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Warwick school board decides not to pursue solar energy for the district at this time
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Warwick school board decides not to pursue solar energy for the district at this time
When: Warwick school board meeting, Nov. 18.
lanc.news
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Warwick school board decides not to pursue solar energy for the district at this time
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lanc.news/4pt1WQI
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Lancaster City Council votes to increase allowable square footage of self-storage units
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Lancaster City Council votes to increase allowable square footage of self-storage units
When: Lancaster City Council meeting, Nov. 25. Council members Ahmed Ahmed and Janet Diaz were absent.
lanc.news
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Lancaster City Council votes to increase allowable square footage of self-storage units
lanc.news/49MRm2B
lanc.news/49MRm2B
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Lancaster County officials and providers that serve people at risk of homelessness are scrambling to understand the implications of federal funding changes that could lead to 155 households in the county to lose their homes next year, according to one…
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155 Lancaster County households could lose homes with HUD funding change
Lancaster County officials and providers that serve people at risk of homelessness are scrambling to understand the implications of federal funding changes that could lead to 155 households in the
lanc.news
November 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Lancaster County officials and providers that serve people at risk of homelessness are scrambling to understand the implications of federal funding changes that could lead to 155 households in the county to lose their homes next year, according to one…
lanc.news/3M0oWIp
lanc.news/3M0oWIp
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Manheim Borough gives green light for immediate repairs to South Oak Street bridge so it can reopen
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Manheim Borough gives green light for immediate repairs to South Oak Street bridge so it can reopen
When: Manheim Borough public works committee and council meeting, Nov. 25.
lanc.news
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Manheim Borough gives green light for immediate repairs to South Oak Street bridge so it can reopen
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lanc.news/4p5ocjW
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Elizabethtown church launches fundraiser to pay off student lunch debt
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Elizabethtown church launches fundraiser to pay off student lunch debt
When: Elizabethtown Area school board meeting, Nov. 25.
lanc.news
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Elizabethtown church launches fundraiser to pay off student lunch debt
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lanc.news/4ag0gWk
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Strasburg Borough Council votes to advertise preliminary budget with no tax hike
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Strasburg Borough Council votes to advertise preliminary budget with no tax hike
When: Strasburg Borough Council meeting, Nov. 11.
lanc.news
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Strasburg Borough Council votes to advertise preliminary budget with no tax hike
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lanc.news/4p5OZwx
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As Lancaster County students eagerly awaited the start of their Thanksgiving breaks, we checked in with a few elementary schools to ask kindergarteners a simple question: What are you thankful for this year?
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'Unicorns, rainbows and family': What are Lancaster County's kindergartners thankful for this year? [photos]
As Lancaster County students eagerly awaited the start of their Thanksgiving breaks, we checked in with a few elementary schools to ask kindergarteners a simple question: What are you thankful
lanc.news
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
As Lancaster County students eagerly awaited the start of their Thanksgiving breaks, we checked in with a few elementary schools to ask kindergarteners a simple question: What are you thankful for this year?
lanc.news/4ol980m
lanc.news/4ol980m
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The man involved voted twice for Trump -- once in Pa., and once in Fl.
Legal scholars say Trump’s 2020 election pardon may have unintended consequences.
Did Trump accidentally pardon a man accused of voter fraud?
Legal scholars say Trump’s 2020 election pardon may have unintended consequences.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The man involved voted twice for Trump -- once in Pa., and once in Fl.
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Reposted by Russ Walker
All smiles as King County Executive @girmayzahilay.bsky.social takes the oath of office in front of a standing room only crowd in South Seattle.
@komonews.bsky.social
@komonews.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
All smiles as King County Executive @girmayzahilay.bsky.social takes the oath of office in front of a standing room only crowd in South Seattle.
@komonews.bsky.social
@komonews.bsky.social
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"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
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siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Preventable death. This headline was common ... A CENTURY AGO.
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Preventable death. This headline was common ... A CENTURY AGO.
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Oregon is suing the Trump administration for relocating, without notice, a Coast Guard rescue helicopter that has saved lives in dangerous waters near Newport. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Oregon is suing the Trump administration for relocating, without notice, a Coast Guard rescue helicopter that has saved lives in dangerous waters near Newport. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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As we all wait for Callais to come down, our piece showing that Shelby County increased the racial turnout gap in most of the covered parts of the country has cleared the replication check and is incoming at JOP.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
As we all wait for Callais to come down, our piece showing that Shelby County increased the racial turnout gap in most of the covered parts of the country has cleared the replication check and is incoming at JOP.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
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The right loves the accounts, which often rail against supposed voter fraud.
They’re run by a Macedonian who illegally donated to a U.S. House candidate.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
They’re run by a Macedonian who illegally donated to a U.S. House candidate.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The right loves the accounts, which often rail against supposed voter fraud.
They’re run by a Macedonian who illegally donated to a U.S. House candidate.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
They’re run by a Macedonian who illegally donated to a U.S. House candidate.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
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Tyson Foods has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately, but there is a silver lining for the hundreds of Tyson jobs locally.
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Despite trouble for Tyson Foods, there's a silver lining for its Lancaster County jobs
Tyson Foods has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately, but there is a silver lining for the hundreds of Tyson jobs locally.
lanc.news
November 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Tyson Foods has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately, but there is a silver lining for the hundreds of Tyson jobs locally.
lanc.news/4rhEdor
lanc.news/4rhEdor
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BREAKING: The Comey indictment has been dismissed
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
BREAKING: The Comey indictment has been dismissed
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Reposted by Russ Walker
"At best, the war correspondent can write what he sees and hears and feels; he can perhaps reflect the mood of men in battle, as those men appear and talk and fight.”
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The Reporter Who Helped Persuade FDR to Tell the Truth About War | Essay | Zócalo Public Square
Betio, part of the Tarawa Atoll, is a small, bird-shaped island along the equator in the central Pacific. Early in the morning on November 20, 1943,
www.zocalopublicsquare.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"At best, the war correspondent can write what he sees and hears and feels; he can perhaps reflect the mood of men in battle, as those men appear and talk and fight.”
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/reporter-hel...
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