Shooting suspect Vance Boelter was under financial duress after quitting his job to go to the Democratic Republic of Congo to work on business ventures, his friend and roommate David Carlson told me this morning: https://t.co/qlN7q6j62i
My mom died last week. She was my biggest fan and the light of my life.
She was a staunch believer in the power of news. So much so that we included this in her obit:
“In lieu of monetary contributions, we ask that you hug your loved ones and subscribe to a local newspaper.”
Donations can help us produce a documentary in Northern India about three pretty amazing women fighting poverty and injustice in their villages. Please consider giving. Anything helps. -Scott Join me and make a gift to Textura #Textura https://t.co/7p2OhWGy25
See you there at 7 tonight. Park in Bethel University's West Lot and go to the big building (the CLC). Fancy snacks afterward and you'll be out in an hour, folks.
https://t.co/SqopC3DXWE
See you there at 7 tonight. Park in Bethel University's West Lot and go to the big building (the CLC). Fancy snacks afterward and you'll be out in an hour, folks.
https://t.co/7hvOinzMJi
Remember to mark your calendars for next week Thursday October 12 at 7 p.m. when the documentary premieres at @BethelU! The showing will take place in Benson Great Hall with refreshments to follow. We are excited to see you there!
1) Thread for today: I am not going to opine on the Supreme Court's ruling except to tell a story about a late and valued friend. The story will suffice for the sum of my thoughts about affirmative action.
I was working at the student newspaper at the University of Maryland...
NEW: 2 yrs ago, I set out to learn everything about Heather Mayer, a popular figure in the local BDSM scene whose death was never solved. The reporting took me and @reneejon across the country chasing allegations of a serial abuser in the BDSM community. Read the investigation:
This was so cool today at the ILPC Spring Convention. A student journalist sketched me while I was teaching, and asked me to add my signature.
Also, I feel like I’m in good company next to @ProfScottWinter.
#studentmedia#ilpc#ILPC2023