A little bit of everything
Jason Flanagan has been a journalist for nearly 12 years. At the age of 19, he began working for The Prince George’s Journal covering sports and later covered crime and education. A graduate of the University of Maryland-College Park, Jason worked as a reporter and editor at The Diamondback and was recognized for his spot news coverage of the Beltway sniper in 2002. He has also worked at The Prince George’s Gazette, where he covered local and county governments, and most recently at The Baltimore Examiner, where he covered local and state governments as well as the military. Jason, a father of two daughters, is an English and journalism teacher and girls soccer coach at a high school in Maryland, where he constantly annoys students by correcting their writing and quoting long-since-dead authors. Follow Jason on twitter at @flanglish
So I’m officially back in the world, as much as I can be. And now you’ve heard my COVD-19 story, which has so far turned out to be miraculous. Let me tell you someone else’s story.
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I don’t know what to do with this. The outpouring of love, support, well-wishes, prayers, check-ins, generosity, thoughts, and encouragement
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While I was under intubation, in my mind,I went on a 10-day COVID-19 adventure. I was in three different states,
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Hello world! Back from the brink to try this living thing one more time. It will be a long road to recovery as I have lost 35 pounds – not in a good way – and have to learn how to build my lungs to breathe normally again so standing doesn’t become a chore.
Read moreI performed an experiment using my 10th graders Tuesday – they are such great test subjects. I wrote on the
Read moreRichard Curry attended the historic inauguration of President Obama in 2009, but he did not bring his children – they
Read moreAbout 1 million people attended the 57th Presidential Inauguration, and a vast majority had to brave crowded Metro stations, crowded
Read moreA massive yet slightly smaller crowd is pouring onto a highly-secured yet jovial National Mall this morning for President Obama’s
Read moreI came across an article in Education Week about conservative leaders calling for the arming of teachers. As an educator,
Read moreThe end of the school day comes and I see an email from my superintendent sending condolences to those affected
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