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James Talarico
Columns, Politics

Should James Talarico run for president? Joe Rogan thinks so. Maybe he’s right.

Michael Schoeffel
brian wilson the beach boys
Arts & Culture, Columns

Michael Schoeffel: A few (more) thoughts on the passing of Brian Wilson

Michael Schoeffel
Pete Crow-Armstrong
Baseball, Columns

Michael Schoeffel: I just want Pete Crow-Armstrong to love himself

Michael Schoeffel
danny go
Arts & Culture, Columns

The Danny Go Experience: Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love a kids’ entertainer

Michael Schoeffel
flag july fourth independence day parade gypsy hill park staunton
Columns

The root and the wing: On finding community in Staunton

Michael Schoeffel
immigration
Columns, Politics

American Dirt, American Water: Cultivating empathy for migrants amidst Trump’s culture of fear

Michael Schoeffel
baseball
Baseball, Columns

Imperfection is the point: On tee-ball, the Steroid Era, and the love of baseball

Michael Schoeffel
sunshine state
Columns

On Florida: Notes on life and loss from a weeklong vacation in the Sunshine State

Michael Schoeffel
keller williams the foundry
Arts & Culture, Columns

Closet Piano: Lessons on self-expression from a Keller Williams show

Michael Schoeffel
ben cline
Columns, Politics

Michael Schoeffel: Ben Cline needs to address the gorilla in the living room

Michael Schoeffel
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