Christine Dickhart

[Bob Pompeani @KDPomp]

The CBS Sports family lost a beloved teammate over the weekend. A tragic accident took the life of 31-year old Bryce Adair, who worked on football and golf coverage

Can’t imagine how any family deals with a sudden loss, both immediate family and work family

Jim Nantz with a moving and emotional tribute during the broadcast of the Memorial Tournament. #RIP 🙏

[Earth @earthcurated]

🪵Fun Fact: Wood is one of the rarest materials in the universe, known to exist only on Earth.

[meghan @deloisivete]

I don't even mind making dinner every night, I just don't want to decide what's for dinner every night

[Jack Carr @JackCarrUSA]

The people of Normandy showing up for our World War II veterans! What an honor it was to be there with them today! Thank you to the Best Defense Foundation for all you do for our Greatest Generation 🙏🇺🇸

[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

Terrifying video of a tarp getting blown by the wind into a crowd, injuring multiple fans in Morgantown.

Hoping everyone is alright

[College Baseball News @CollegeBSBNews]

West Virginia’s crowd is insane…

There’s literally more people outside the stadium than inside today.

(via @TheBenBoothShow)

[The Timeless Traveler @TimelessTrvlr]

We used to build public buildings that made ordinary people feel like their lives mattered.

[Freedom 250 @Freedom250]

On June 6, 1944, ordinary Americans became the guardians of freedom. They crossed an ocean, stormed the beaches of Normandy, and changed the course of history through courage, sacrifice, and love of country.

Eighty-two years later, Freedom 250 remembers the heroes who gave everything so freedom could endure. 🇺🇸

[Austin Oravec @AustinOravec]

Good afternoon Pirates fans.

The Pittsburgh Pirates lead all of Major League Baseball in hits.

Yes, this is real.

#LetsGoBucs

[Tad Wissel @DVE_Tad]

Local news hound Morty Tennyson with a hard-hitting piece on the Morgan Wallen brawl. #GetMorty @BindleyHardware

[Josh Yohe @JoshYohe_PGH]

I love sports as much as anyone, but if you don’t think there is something seriously wrong with this, I don’t know what to tell you.

[Bob Smizik @BobSmizik]

The #Pirates are in 2nd place, they have the 4th best record in the National League, they are undeniably a legit contender and they have 6 games coming up against the 2 best teams the NL. It’s been a long time since baseball has been this good in Pittsburgh. Enjoy!

[Bob Pompeani @KDPomp]

Morgan Wallen rocking a Roberto Clemente jersey #21TheGreatOne

[Hillbilly @JamesHu27192912]

Y’all gather on in here now.

Up here in these Appalachian mountains, there’s an old sayin' that don’t make much sense till life knocks you low enough to understand it.

“They got better to die.”

Now that sounds backward, don’t it?

But mountain folks know exactly what it means.

It means somebody’s been lying sick for a long spell. Maybe they ain’t ate much. Maybe they ain’t talked much. Maybe the family has been sitting beside the bed, listening to every breath like it might be the last one.

Then one morning, they wake up different.

Their eyes look clearer.

They ask for a bite of soup beans or a little cornbread crumbled in milk.

They know everybody in the room.

They smile.

They might even laugh and say, “I believe I’m feelin’ some better today.”

And for just a little while, hope walks back through that door.

The family starts whispering in the kitchen.

“Maybe they’re turnin’ a corner.”

“Maybe the Lord ain’t ready yet.”

“Maybe we got a little more time.”

But the old ones sittin' quiet in the corner know. They’ve seen it before.

They don’t say much, because some truths are too tender to speak out loud.

They just nod slow and say, “Well, they may have got better to die.”

It ain’t cruel. It ain’t givin' up.

It’s mountain wisdom, born from years of watchin' life and death sit side by side in little houses tucked between ridges.

Sometimes, before a soul leaves this world, God gives them one last good day.

One last clear word.

One last smile.

One last squeeze of the hand.

One last chance for the family to say what needs sayin'.

I’ve heard old folks tell it like a lamp flaring bright right before the oil runs out.

And maybe that’s exactly what it is.

A little mercy.

A little goodbye.

A little window cracked open between here and glory.

So when mountain people say, “They got better to die,” they don’t mean it cold.

They mean love showed up for one more visit.

They mean the Lord gave the family one more memory to hold on to.

They mean that poor tired body had one last spark before the soul went home.

And if you’ve ever sat beside a bed and watched somebody you love get peaceful all at once, you know.

Sometimes better don’t mean staying.

Sometimes better means they’re almost home.

~banjo~

[Rodney Smith Jr @iamrodneysmith]

Dear @WhiteHouse, my name is Rodney Smith Jr., founder of Raising Men & Women Lawn Care Service in Huntsville, Alabama. Through our 50 Yard Challenge, over 6,000 kids across the country have signed up to mow free lawns for the elderly, disabled, veterans, active-duty military, first responders, and single parents. With America celebrating its 250th birthday this year and me also being born on July 4th, I wanted to humbly ask if a few kids from our program and myself could travel to Washington, D.C. to help mow the White House lawn for this historic celebration.

More than anything, I want these kids to see how a simple act of service something as ordinary as mowing a lawn for someone in need can lead to extraordinary places. What better lesson in community service than showing them that helping others can take them all the way to our nation’s capital? I’d also love to bring my American flag-themed mower in hopes that the President might sign it, so I can later auction it off and donate 100% of the proceeds to a nonprofit supporting veterans. It would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to highlight the importance of service, patriotism, and the impact young people can have when they choose to make a difference. 🇺🇸

[Freyy @Freyy_is]

a teacher on the last day of school had all her senior students sit on the floor for one final story time. she said, “you start kindergarten sitting on a rug… so i thought you should finish the same way.”

then she sat in a chair and read them Oh, the Places You’ll Go.

and i just kept thinking about how beautiful it is when endings are handled with that much intention.

[AJ Inapi (Allan) @aj_inapi]

NO white person alive today owned slaves. Teach your kids that.

NO black person alive today was born a slave. Teach your kids that.

Not all white people owned slaves back then. Teach your kids that.

Millions of white people fought and died to end slavery. Teach your kids that.

People should not inherit guilt from their ancestors. Teach your kids that.

People should not inherit victimhood from their ancestors. Teach your kids that.

You are responsible for your own actions, not the actions of people who lived 200 years ago. Teach your kids that.

America is not perfect, but it is not uniquely evil. Teach your kids that.

The West is responsible for some of humanity's greatest advances in freedom, science, medicine, and prosperity. Teach your kids that.

Loving your country is not racism. Teach your kids that.

Wanting secure borders is not racism. Teach your kids that.

Wanting safe communities is not racism. Teach your kids that.

Wanting merit over quotas is not racism. Teach your kids that.

Questioning political narratives is not racism. Teach your kids that.

People should be judged by their character, not their skin color. Teach your kids that.

History should be taught honestly, not used as a weapon. Teach your kids that.

A nation that teaches its children to hate their heritage will not survive. Teach your kids that.

Your country is your home. Protecting it is not something to be ashamed of. Teach your kids that.

You do not owe an apology for being born. Teach your kids that.

Never let fear of being called names stop you from speaking the truth as you see it. Teach your kids that.

[WV Sports Talk @SportsTalk_304]

ESPN showing Country Roads uninterrupted just skyrocketed WVUs brand overnight. This is the first time a lot of "casual" sports fans have gotten to see this amazing tradition in full.

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

The reason we think dandelions are weeds is because of a 1950s marketing campaign.

Dandelions, native to Europe and Asia, were brought to North America in the 1600s by European colonists who grew them deliberately.

Every part is edible. The leaves are a salad green, the flowers were made into wine, and the roots were roasted as a coffee substitute and used medicinally for liver and kidney conditions for thousands of years. They were a kitchen-garden staple well into the 1800s.

The shift happened after World War II, when 2,4-D (originally developed for chemical warfare research) was approved as a residential herbicide. Companies like Scotts built the modern lawn-care industry around the idea that a perfect green lawn meant zero broadleaf plants.

Dandelions, being bright yellow and resistant to mowing, became a visible enemy, and the campaign worked. By the 1970s, "dandelion-free" was synonymous with "well-kept."

They aren't native, but they aren't doing significant ecological harm either. The herbicides used to kill them, on the other hand, kill bees, contaminate groundwater, and have been linked to non-Hodgkin lymphoma in humans.

If you hate dandelions, it's most likely due to a marketing campaign that ran before you were born.

[ICHawkeye ✈️ @ICHawkeye]

We caught up with the @UnionPacific “Big Boy”
today in Watkins, Iowa.

The farmlands of Iowa made for a spectacular background.

You’re never too old to enjoy trains. Never. #Bigboy #unionpacific