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The #Waltonfamily has long embedded their interests, and money, among industry groups, policymakers, and NGOs active in the future of food. Now, they’re expanding their philanthropy to news orgs.

This story was published in partnership w/ Nonprofit Quarterly 🧵⬇️civileats.com/2024/02/28/wal…

NWS Survey Teams are expected to visit Johnson county, as well as Daviess, Martin, and Monroe counties on Monday, June 26th, to assess damage from Sunday afternoon's severe storms and tornadoes. Addtional surveys may occur as further information comes to light. #INwx

Howey Politics INGov/InSen: Mitch Daniels has ruled out an 2024 INGov run, telling Dave Bangert, 'A rerun just didn't feel like the right thing to do.' As for an INSen run: 'I am giving it a serious look.'

Extraordinary, gut-wrenching reporting by ⁦⁦Jan Hoffman⁩ about the horrifying realities on the streets of drugs: Sedative Mixed With Fentanyl Brings Fresh Horror to US Drug Zones - The New York Times nytimes.com/2023/01/07/hea…

From our talk with Nina Totenberg:
-The Court didn't need to overturn Roe to decide MS case, but went for it.
-Roberts didn't go that far. MS law is overturned 6-3; overturning Roe is 5-4.
-Alito's opinion seems unchanged; 'score-settling' language from the draft remains.

Attended a memorial tonight for PJ O’Rourke.

Life is a mystery, existence a conundrum.

But I’ve yet to find a better guiding principle than this:

Life your life so when you go, your friends have too many great stories about you to fit into the time allotted.

Local news is disappearing across the country. Many Americans feel overlooked by national media and polarization is growing. Report for America seeks to reverse this trend. Tonight, 60 Minutes’ Jon Wertheim explores the crisis in local news. #RFAon60

Climate change benchmarks all set records last year, report finds

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President Joe Biden in his State of the Union address warned Russian oligarchs their yachts and private jets could be seized. Some in the global community of wealthy Russians had already begun, albeit tentatively, to speak out against the war. apne.ws/X3durJk

!! NPR has a new pop-up podcast to follow the Ukraine crisis with on-the-ground reporting and expert perspective. Mutliple daily episodes -- State of Ukraine: npr.org/podcasts/51036…

ICYMI: 'Brown Co. Schools says students can't opt out of diversity lessons for Black History Month' from my @WFIUNews colleague Mitch Legan

The widening controversy over an NPR story on masks in the Supreme Court turned inward. trib.al/f0hd6oo

Monroe Co. confirms 196 COVID-19 cases, government opens at-home test registration | news - Indiana Public Media indianapublicmedia.org/news/monroe-co…

People leave jobs for other opportunities if they are unhappy with the opportunities they have and the way they have been treated. I'm sad to see this happening but it is not unexpected.

Live updates: Police negotiating with armed suspect at IU Memorial Union | news - Indiana Public Media indianapublicmedia.org/news/iu,-bpd-r…

Tonight for PBS NewsHour, I looked at the decline of Black farmers in a community that was once a haven for diversity. It’s indicative of a larger trend.

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Black Lives Matter.

Thank you to the Black Collegians group for bringing this mural to life on our campus.

Surprised by the CDC's new mask guidance? So were public health experts. Our reporter Apoorva Mandavilli explains what's going on: nyti.ms/3fmrCfx

Excited to share my latest release, Drifting Solitude.
The lavender fields of France are astonishing! The gently curving rows scattered with lush green trees set up perfectly to capture these wondrous colors.