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We think you should have a great time at sea. Carnival Liberty feels the same way! This is one ship thats ready to put its fun where your vacation is, with plenty of ways to enjoy your time away.

All day long, Carnival Liberty can be found serving up signature burgers designed by Guy Fieri, right there at Guys Burger Joint and look! just over there is SkyBox Sports Bar: a double-header of a sports bar that brings together live sports on TV and lively sports-gaming competition... oh, not to mention great drinks! Enjoy BlueIguana Cantina tacos and burritos on Lido deck made fresh, and fast, while you wait plus two great bars: one rum-slinging, one tequila-wielding, both dueling for your heart. Thats right: just a quick stroll from RedFrog Rum Bar youll find BlueIguana Tequila Bar.

On the entertainment side of things, Carnival Liberty features two of our best, live on stage. First theres Playlist Productions, where pros sing and dance their hearts out, performing high-energy themed revues of tunes you know, backed by amazing visual effects. Then theres Hasbro, The Game Show, where you might get the chance to come on down, get up on stage and compete in larger-than-life versions of your family-favorite Hasbro games each with a unique twist. Kids have three unique youth spaces where they can hang out with others their age and enjoy supervised activities, games and more.

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LYNCHBURG Liberty University offered $1,000 credits to students who decided not to return to campus residence halls because of the coronavirus pandemic, the university announced Friday.

For students returning in the fall, the credit will be available for tuition and room and board costs.

Graduating students will be provided a refund for any money left over after the credit is applied to their accounts in late April. Students not returning in the fall are not eligible.

Students had until Saturday to leave their dorms to qualify for the credit, according to the universitys online announcement Friday.

The offer could help incentivize some students who remained on campus to return to their hometowns. On Tuesday, a Liberty representative said about 1,900 were back on campus.

Liberty faced a flood of criticism from state and local officials after President Jerry Falwell Jr. invited students to return to campus even as most classes moved to an online format in response to the coronavirus threat.

I think we have a responsibility to our students who paid to be here, who want to be here, who love it here to give them the ability to be with their friends, to continue their studies, enjoy the room and board theyve already paid for and to not interrupt their college life, Falwell told The News & Advance on March 22.

During a news conference Wednesday, Gov. Ralph Northam called on Falwell to reconsider his decision to invite students back to campus.

Fridays announcement made Liberty the first institution of higher learning in the Lynchburg area to announce specific plans to reimburse students.

Leaders at Randolph College and Sweet Briar College have pledged to offer reimbursements in the future but had not yet released details about the exact size of the refunds.

The University of Lynchburg, meanwhile, has a policy against providing refunds in response to a pandemic, but administrators have said they are considering changing that policy.

Robert Lambeth Jr., the president of the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia, said most private institutions in the state were considering offering refunds to students but are taking different approaches.

Some independent colleges and universities, including Liberty, are offering refunds at a flat rate, while others are prorating refunds based on the amount of time students spend on campus and the level of financial aid they receive, Lambeth said.

Theyre all over the map as to how the amount is calculated, Lambeth said. Everybody is making their own decisions.

Lambeth said several institutions were waiting to see how much assistance they would receive from the federal government as part of a $2 trillion emergency stimulus package.

Colleges and universities across the country are expected to receive about $14 billion in total relief.

Private institutions in particular are taking a huge financial hit from this whole crisis, he said. Its very difficult for all colleges, but particularly private colleges that dont get any direct state assistance.

Housing costs at Liberty range from $2,300 to $3,750 a semester, depending on the residence hall.

Richard Chumney covers Liberty University for The News & Advance. Reach him at (434) 385-5547.

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Two crew members from Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas cruise ship have tested positive for COVID-19, Port of Galveston officials confirmed Monday.

One of those crew members has been hospitalized and the other was still quarantined aboard the ship, along with about 1,250 other crew members, as of Monday evening, officials said.

The Liberty of the Seas is one of four nearly empty cruise ships that have been rotating out of the Port of Galveston over the past two weeks. The ship left the port Monday and was moored at an anchorage point off the Texas coast, Port of Galveston Director Rodger Rees said.

The ships need to move occasionally to resupply and keep their engines and other equipment working properly, he said, explaining that crew members remain aboard while the ships are berthed.

Liberty of the Seas is the second Galveston-based cruise ship to be connected to a case of COVID-19. Last week, Carnival Cruise Line informed passengers that one of the crew members of the Carnival Freedom had tested positive for COVID-19 and urged them to quarantine themselves because of their potential exposure.

It was unclear Monday whether Royal Caribbean was similarly notifying passengers who were on the Liberty of the Seas during its most recent voyage March 8. The ship returned to port from that voyage March 15.

In a statement to The Daily News, a Royal Caribbean spokesman said the situation aboard the Liberty of the Seas was "fluid."

"The health and well-being of our crew is our foremost priority," Jonathan Fishman said. "Crew members who exhibited symptoms will receive medical care in accordance with our health and safety protocols.

"We are in continuous contact with multiple government authorities and public health officials, and we appreciate their support and guidance in protecting everyones health and safety."

Members of the Wharves Board of Trustees were informed about the first diagnosed case Sunday, officials said. Trustees were told that at least 30 crew members were allowed off the ship and driven to an airport, officials said.

Those crew members were U.S. citizens, Rees said on Monday. They were screened for COVID-19 symptoms before they were allowed off the ship and then driven directly to a local airport, Rees said.

The Galveston County Health District has been informed about the infection aboard the cruise ship, a spokeswoman said.

The U.S. Coast Guard is one of the lead agencies in charge of monitoring and screening people on ships coming into the port for COVID-19 symptoms, Rees said. The Coast Guard did not respond to a request for comment about the situation aboard the Liberty of the Seas on Monday.

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KEARNEY Shiloh Robinson initially thought he would redshirt in his first year at Liberty University.

But that quickly changed as the 6-foot-7, 215-pound freshman forward from Kearney showed promise in preseason practices.

Robinson and the Liberty mens basketball coaching staff agreed just days before the start of the regular season that it was in the teams best interest if he played this season.

Robinson was a key piece off the bench for the Flames, who posted a 30-4 record and had one of their best seasons in program history this year.

The Flames tied for the second-most wins in Division I behind Gonzagas 31 victories. They also won the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament to earn their second consecutive automatic berth for the NCAA Tournament.

Robinson didnt experience the thrills of March Madness this season, however. On March 12, the NCAA canceled the tournament due to the coronavirus crisis.

It was a shocking occurrence for Robinson and his teammates, especially since the Flames roster boasts four seniors. Last year, the 12th-seeded Flames upset fifth-seeded Mississippi State in the first round.

We figured out March Madness was probably going to get canceled when the NBA suspended their league, Robinson said. I found out on the notification app just like everyone else. Most of the coaches were gone recruiting, so we had a team meeting to discuss the season later that night.

Robinson ranked eighth in minutes played and was one of six players to appear in all 34 contests for the Flames this season.

He averaged 2.6 points per game on 46.6 percent shooting in 10.9 minutes per contest. He was a versatile option defensively for the Flames, playing mostly at power forward. He also saw time at small forward and center, which he played in high school for Kearney High School when he earned 2018-19 Hub Territory Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

It was obviously an adjustment from high school to college, Robinson said. I think I definitely got a lot better.

The hardest transition was the physicality. Nebraska high school basketball doesnt really prepare you physically for Division I. Also, just shooting. I didnt shoot a lot in high school, so that was a big adjustment.

Robinson, a sports management major, returned to Kearney on March 19 and will finish the semester online.

Despite the coronavirus outbreak, Liberty is allowing students to remain on campus and attend classes in-person if they prefer that option.

Robinson said he will return to Lynchburg, Va., once student-athletes are allowed to use the athletic facilities.

He hopes to improve his dribbling, understanding of the offense and jump shot this offseason in preparation for his sophomore year.

Although the season ended abruptly, Robinson is appreciative of the success he experienced in his first year. He also aspires to lead the Flames back to the NCAA Tournament in the future.

March Madness got canceled and that was disappointing, Robinson said. But something Ive been thinking is that if our team needed to win one, two, three more games to deem our team as successful then the whole season was useless. We won 30 games, so I dont think we should focus on what didnt happen but what did happen. We had a really good season.

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ALLENTOWN, Pa. | Anybody who's been around the Lehigh Valley any length of time has heard about Allentowns Zions Reformed United Church of Christ's Liberty Bell Shrine Museum, and the story of how the bell was kept at the church during the British occupation of Philadelphia from 1777 to 1778.

But after a lot of work, a long-sought goal of the churchs pastor, Rev. Robert "Bob" Stevens, and others was achieved. In a letter received earlier this month by the museums new director, Rev. Joshua Knappenberger, it was learned that the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission had approved the historical marker nomination for the church.

Stevens notes the help of state Sen. Pat Browne and his office staff in their support for the project.

"We could not have gotten it done without them," he said.

The markers are significant in giving the state of Pennsylvanias official recognition of the historical worth of a property. Over the years, the church has received several plaques from groups like the Daughters of the American Revolution. Stevens, who will be retiring as Zions pastor later this year, wanted to get this done. No date for the dedication of the plaque has yet been established.

The roots of Zions Church go back before the Revolution. When William Allen laid out his plan for the village he called Northampton Town, he set aside the property between Hamilton Street and what became Walnut Street for a church. The first building was a log structure where a parking deck is today. It was a Union church that was shared with a Lutheran congregation that was later St. Pauls Lutheran.

One source suggests that at least part of the property was intended as the churchs cemetery, but that never happened. It was shortly thereafter on Oct. 8, 1763, that the churchs Lutheran services were interrupted by the arrival of local farmers from the frontier seeking protection from what they feared would be an attack by native Americans. A recent raid in Whitehall had left 22 settlers dead.

"As I was a preaching the people came in such numbers, I was abliged (sic) to quit my Sarmon (sic)," the minister wrote.

By 1770, there was a movement among some members of Zions congregation to contemplate building a new church. But it was not until 1773 that it began to get off the ground. The money was raised through the form of a lottery. Many years later, in 1937, when the churchs official history was being written, the concept of gambling to build a church brought condemnation from its authors as immoral.

Todays generation, to whom lotteries are common, would probably be more tolerant. The Lutheran congregation continued to hold services there until they got land to build a church in the 1790s. After the Lutherans ceased to worship in the log church, its lumber was sold.

The Zions Church building was a handsome stone structure that would have been at home in the Philadelphia of its day. The Liberty Bell was not the first bell that was tied to Zions Revolutionary history.

On July 8, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was read for the first time in Allentown, the small bell outside the church was rung to gather the people of the village for that reading. That bell, after being put to other uses in the 19th century, was restored in the 1990s and is now a treasured historical item that is rung by the church during its Fourth of July service.

It was the British occupation of Philadelphia from 1777-78 that sent the State House Bell, as it was then known, to Allentown. The reason for its departure, ordered by the Continental Congress, along with the citys other bells, is not known exactly. It is usually given that there was a fear that the British would melt them down to make either cannon or bullets that would be used to shoot at Washingtons Army.

"The British were in need of ammunition," says Zions official 1937 history, "and what a delight it would have been to them to convert the herald of freedom into cannon balls!"

Two things are questionable about this. The British, then the worlds only super-power, had plenty of ammunition, and what we call the Liberty Bell would not be called that until many years later by abolitionists in the 1850s.

To the patriots of that day, it was not "the herald of freedom" but simply the State House Bell. And because the State House, what we call Independence Halls steeple was badly in need of repairs, some historians wonder if it could have been rung at that time. There is a greater possibility that the bells were moved so that if it was necessary, they could be turned into cannon by the patriots to hurl cannon balls at the British.

Proof of this possibility can be found in the papers of the patriot leaders in New York, when that city's bells were removed before the British occupation in 1776. They refer to the bells as the "sinews of War" that could be useful in arming the forces of Washington. Washington himself fully supported their removal from New York for that reason.

Whatever the reason, Pennsylvania German farmers from what was then western Northampton County aided in moving the Liberty Bell and other Philadelphia bells. This may have happened by night because it is known from diary accounts that the citizens woke up one morning to hear no bells, something that was very unusual at a time when many people depended on them to keep track of time.

The exact route of the bells trip north is still disputed. Thanks to the Moravian diaries it is known that the wagons broke down and had to be repaired in Bethlehem. When they got in the vicinity of Allentown, they most likely took part of the route of the Kings Highway, known as the Reading Road after the Revolution that ran from Reading to Easton.

This would have placed them relatively close to Trout Hall, country home of James Allen, the third son of William Allen.

"The road in front of my house has become the busiest highway in North America," Allen wrote in his diary. And indeed, the troops of militia that moved down it were many.

Although years later artists liked to depict the Liberty Bell at the center of a wagon as riders in tricorn hats galloped around them, this was not the case. As one source has suggested, as the region was swarming with Tories that would have quickly reported it to the British, chances were good it was hidden in some way and then moved largely at night.

It was then moved up what is now Church Street and hidden underneath the church. There, it and presumably all of Philadelphias other bells were kept until the summer of 1778. Diary writers note one day they were not there and the next they were ringing again.

Why Sir William Howe, the British commander, did not send scouting parties into the region around Valley Forge and further north remains a mystery. Some believe Howe hoped he could persuade the Americans to come to him and beg for peace. Others think Howe just enjoyed the comforts of Philadelphia too much to go out in a Little Ice Age winter to chase rebels in the snow.

Perhaps Benjamin Franklin had it best. When he was representing the new nation in France, the foreign minister approached him with the news that Howe had captured Philadelphia. "There you are wrong," Franklin is said to have replied, "it is Philadelphia rather that has captured General Howe."

Although what the National Park Service calls, "a long-standing oral tradition" kept alive the stay of the Liberty Bell in Zions Church, locally it was not until 1824 that prominent local attorney Robert Wright Sr. made reference to it in a speech.

In the Civil War era as the bell became known as the Liberty Bell, Allentown began to honor its role in the revolution. On Oct. 27, 1893, on its return from the Chicago Worlds Fair, the Liberty Bell was placed on a trolley lines flat car. Crowds lined the streets from the railroad station to Zions Church as it was stopped in front of the church. Photos of the time suggest that this was all done in the rain.

In the 1830s, Zions Church underwent another change and became a red-brick, white-steepled structure that could have graced the green of any New England village. In 1886, under the direction of local architect Lewis Jacoby it became the Victorian Gothic beauty it is today. The Liberty Bell Shrine Museum was added in 1962. And now at long last, it will get its official recognition by the state.

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Fire Oak Distillery in Liberty Hill has produced nearly 600 gallons of sanitizer for Williamson County first responders and for the community. (Courtesy Fire Oak Distillery)

Endsley said as soon as the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau authorized the use of ethanol, which the distillery makes for its alcohol, as a base for hand sanitizer, the business's focus turned toward supplying those in need.

"As a craft distillery, we knew there was something we could do to help our community," Endsley said. "We started making it and received a call from Williamson County. They had a need, and we told them we were ready to help."

For Williamson County, the distillery has produced just under 200 gallons as of March 30, which has gone to aid county emergency management services, police and first responders as well as local law enforcement. These entities are the distillery's top priority, Endsley said, but it has made bottles available in its tasting room for persons in the community with a need.

The distillery has not stopped making its Fire Oak Vodka and Fire Oak Texas Bourbon, but it has slowed down production of those to make as much sanitizer as it can, Endsley said. He added that the sanitizer is made on a need base with local entities reporting to him how much they need.

"We have been able to work closely with one another to expedite distribution so that everyone taking care of all of us has what they need," he said.

A single batch takes four to five days, but Fire Oak is running staggered batches so that it is producing sanitizer almost daily, Endsley said.

"As long as the supply chain holds up, we will keep things running," he said.

Because of the county government's stay-at-home order, Fire Oak cannot offer food or drinks service on-site, but the distillery is selling its vodka and bourbon bottles to go, as well as hand sanitizer and apparel.

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Formula 1 owner Liberty Media has been urged to help the smaller F1 teams survive the COVID-19 crisis by the chairman of Motorsport UK, David Richards.

There will be no races held before the Canadian Grand Prix on June 14 at the very earliest, with the countries where all of the teams are based the United Kingdom, Italy and Switzerland all in various states of lockdown. Richards used to be team principal of Benetton and BAR and now heads up motorsport in the UK, and he believes F1s ownership group needs to focus on protecting the smaller teams at this time.

A lot will depend on the way Formula 1 behaves throughout this, Richards told the Press Association. F1 cannot afford to lose teams at the back of the grid because that would be a disaster for them. Bernie (Ecclestone) made sure that when there were tough times the smaller teams were looked after and I hope that Liberty see the common sense in that, too.

The big manufacturers such as Mercedes and Renault will be OK, but if you look at Williams and Racing Point, for example, it is not going to be easy for them. There is a distinct danger of operations going out of business.

There will be motorsport companies who do not have the resources to get through this period. It is going to be a real challenge.

A number of changes have already been agreed and announced by F1 in response to the impact of the pandemic, with the 2021 technical regulations delayed by a year and teams taking a mandatory three-week shutdown before the end of April in order to reduce overheads and open up the potential for more races and with them more income later this year.

F1 CEO and chairman Chase Carey this week stated the sport is currently aiming for between 15 and 18 grands prix this season, by extending the final race beyond the previous date of November 29.

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On Sunday, Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. announced that unlike virtually all other colleges and universities in the United States, Liberty would soon be reopening and permitting thousands of students and faculty to return to campus even as the coronavirus continues to rage and the city where the school resides discouraged the move.

I think we have a responsibility to our students who paid to be here, who want to be here, who love it here to give them the ability to be with their friends, to continue their studies, enjoy the room and board theyve already paid for and to not interrupt their college life, Falwell, Jr. said in an interview with a Richmond-area newspaper on Sunday.

To be sure, the abrupt closures enacted by thousands of other colleges and universities resulted in major problems for many, with international students and students in need of housing left scrambling as dorms closed and cafeterias shut.

But Liberty faculty have already been on campus during this time, asked to teach to empty rooms while the university and Falwell Jr. give wildly differing stories about the universitys coronavirus strategy to news outlets and to members of the university community. While the university says that students will be taking all classes online, Falwell told ABC Tuesday that about one to two thousand students have returned to campus dorms and cafeterias major gathering places where coronavirus could easily spread. In short, the university will be both open and, according to Falwell Jr., closed, more like an apartment complex than a university during this time. That incoherent strategy has left many at Liberty confused and upset. I reached out to Liberty University for comment and will update if and when I hear back.

As President Trump starts to voice a desire to return to some semblance of economic normalcy by Easter, the president of one of the largest Christian universities in the world (and a major supporter of Trump) is using his campus as a testing ground to prove that the pandemic is no real concern. In a March 23 press release, Falwell Jr. said, Our thinking was, Lets get them back as soon as we can despite a surge of coronavirus cases in the state of Virginia.

Ultimately, its a failure of leadership and communication, a Liberty University professor who wanted to remain anonymous told me.

Liberty University is one of the worlds largest Christian universities, with roughly 15,000 students on campus but more than 95,000 students taking classes online. Founded in 1971 by Falwell Jr.s father, Rev. Jerry Falwell, as Lynchburg Baptist College, the school has become a massive institution of higher learning with hundreds of graduate programs and colleges under its aegis.

But under the leadership of Falwell Jr., who has served as the schools president since 2007, its also become a platform for advancing political evangelism. As I wrote last year:

Its important to remember that despite being often described as a Christian leader, Jerry Falwell Jr. never became a pastor a fact hes not shy about sharing even while leading one of the largest Christian universities in the world. According to the agreement made with his father, upon the Rev. Jerry Falwells death in 2007, Falwell Jr. took the helm of Liberty University while his brother, Jonathan, took over the church their father helped to found in 1956, Thomas Road Baptist Church.

Falwell is also not shy about his fundraising efforts for the university, or his role within the world of what Id call political evangelicalism the effort to combine evangelical Christianity with bare-knuckle politics in order to get evangelical priorities into law and evangelical politicians (or politicians willing to accede to evangelical interests) into office.

Falwell is also a longtime supporter of Donald Trump (because of the presidents purported business acumen). Because of that alliance during the 2016 presidential campaign, Falwell Jr. said that he was offered the role of secretary of education.

And its that fervent support for Trump that some believe may have influenced Falwell Jr.s decision-making regarding coronavirus, a pandemic he told Fox and Friends was both largely an overreaction by mainstream media and potentially a Christmas present from North Korea. In an interview with Fox News radio host Todd Starnes, Falwell Jr. said, Shame on the media for trying to fan [coronavirus] up and destroy the American economy. Theyre willing to destroy the economy just to hurt Trump.

On campus, Falwell Jr. and other leaders downplayed the pandemic during convocation on March 13 (convocation is a mandatory assembly for students held twice a week), referring to coronavirus as a flu and saying that Liberty would be remaining open while eschewing large gatherings. I dont see us doing the same thing other schools have done, Falwell Jr. said, referring to colleges and universities that had already closed in the wake of coronavirus.

You guys paid to be here, you wanted to be on campus, I wanted to give you what you pay for, he continued, while saying that students should be cautious about those with respiratory illnesses and the elderly. While his recent rhetoric toward national outlets has been less dismissive of the virus mirroring Trumps shift on the issue the messaging at Liberty has been incredibly mixed.

But as one faculty member I spoke to told me, students are in fact getting a clear message from the university: [Coronavirus is] not that serious or not as serious as the quote-unquote media makes it out to be.

And for faculty, the situation has been doubly challenging as they have been expected to continue teaching on campus even while students arent present in the classroom. Marybeth Davis Baggett, a professor of English at Liberty, described the confusing situation in an op-ed for Religious News Service:

Faculty and staff are also required to report, despite the fact that telecommuting options are readily available. As a Liberty faculty member, I have been told that my colleagues and I must conduct our classes from our offices, even though that instruction is now being delivered virtually. We are also expected to hold office hours and welcome students for face-to-face interaction.

In response, Falwell Jr. tweeted the page linking to Libertys coronavirus response while referring to her as the Baggett lady.

And the guidance professors and faculty are receiving from the university seemingly changes by the hour, even based on media appearances by Falwell Jr. himself.

For example, in interviews with CNN and ABC News, Falwell Jr. said that all faculty were working from home due to the pandemic, but I reviewed emails sent to faculty that clearly stated they needed to request permission and provide a rationale for why they should work from home rather in their on-campus offices. My source told me that either Falwell Jr. is lying, or he hasnt communicated the new guidance to faculty but has been more than willing to do so to media outlets. Now my colleagues are wondering if we are supposed to go in or now we can stay home.

One faculty member said that this lack of clarity was par for the course at Liberty. To be honest, thats kind of how things go at Liberty. It doesnt work that well when theres not a crisis, [and] it goes especially wrong when there is a crisis, were finding out. Liberty does things on the fly.

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A dramatic mystery where a a haunted teen endures a terrifying exorcism in the hopes of unlocking shocking secrets about the church and his family.

Director:Don E. FauntLeRoy

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Director:Craig Moss

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LYNCHBURG As the coronavirus threatens to spread across the Lynchburg region, Liberty University officials are preparing to welcome back up to 5,000 students from spring break this week.

Defying a national trend of campus closures, President Jerry Falwell Jr. has invited students to return to residence halls and has directed faculty members to continue to report to campus even as most classes move online.

In an interview Sunday night, Falwell said somewhere between several hundred to more than 5,000 students are expected to live in campus dorms, where they will continue coursework online rather than in classrooms.

Meanwhile, hundreds of professors and instructors without a valid health exemption will come to campus to hold office hours.

I think we have a responsibility to our students who paid to be here, who want to be here, who love it here to give them the ability to be with their friends, to continue their studies, enjoy the room and board theyve already paid for and to not interrupt their college life, Falwell said.

Falwells decision leaves Liberty as an outlier among the scores of colleges and universities across the country that have shut down to help limit the spread of the disease known as COVID-19.

The threat of the coronavirus became more immediate for the Lynchburg region this weekend when the Virginia Department of Health announced cases in Amherst and Bedford counties. Statewide, as of Monday evening, more than 250 people have contracted the disease and seven have died.

In response to the widening pandemic, several nearby institutions have instructed faculty to work remotely and have limited dorms to students unable to return home. At the University of Lynchburg, 19 students continue to live in dorms while at Randolph College just five remain on campus.

In contrast with other schools, Libertys dorms, academic buildings, library and fitness center remain open to students.

The university has taken some steps to help slow the spread of the virus. Gatherings in campus buildings, including a handful of classes still holding in-person meetings, are capped at 10 people in accordance with an order by Gov. Ralph Northam.

Similarly, dining halls are only providing take-out service and campus visits have been suspended.

On Monday, Northam directed all non-essential businesses to close by the start of Wednesday. Non-essential services were identified as all places of indoor public amusement as well as fitness centers, and salons that cannot comply with social distancing guidelines. It is unclear how that order will impact Liberty.

Falwell, who has publicly downplayed the threat of the virus in recent weeks, said he is confident the school has taken the proper steps to prepare for a campus outbreak. He said Liberty officials have identified an old hotel owned by the university as a place to quarantine students who fall ill.

I think we, in a way, are protecting the students by having them on campus together, he said. Ninety-nine percent of them are not at the age to be at risk and they dont have conditions that put them at risk.

Some Liberty faculty members have questioned whether Falwells actions have gone far enough.

In a blunt opinion piece published by Religion News Service on Sunday, longtime English Professor Marybeth Davis Baggett called on Libertys board of trustees to overrule Falwells decision to keep campus open.

Many students, faculty, and staff have health conditions that would make COVID-19 difficult to fight, Baggett wrote. And of course, Liberty is not a bubble where the virus would be contained. Instead, its population comes into regular contact with those in the Lynchburg community, putting their health and lives at risk as well.

In an interview with The News & Advance, Baggett said she has refused to return to campus during the course of the pandemic.

Lives are at stake, Baggett, who plans to join the Houston Baptist University faculty this fall after 17 years at Liberty, said. I think this decision is a recipe for disaster and I have been trying to push that as much as I have been able to internally.

For some students life on campus has already resumed, albeit under unusual circumstances.

Senior Christian Griffith returned to his east campus dorm Thursday. He said of the about 70 students who normally live in the building, only around 20 have since moved back in.

It's a pretty empty campus, he said. The number of students staying seems to be low.

Other students returned only briefly to meet a Tuesday night deadline to complete the move out process. According to an announcement sent to students Saturday, the university is now considering offering refunds or credits to students who choose to move off campus.

Though Griffith is concerned about the swiftly spreading virus, the Charlottesville native said he is happy to have a place to stay in Lynchburg. Both of his parents work at the University of Virginia Medical Center and living at home, he said, could pose a greater health risk than living in a dorm.

To protect himself, Griffith has stocked up on food and plans to spend most of his day indoors binging television shows, studying for classes and reading the Bible.

I'm not going to leave unless I need to, he said.

Photos: The scene in Washington D.C. as cherry blossoms reach full bloom, streets close

A visitor take a picture as she walks by cherry blossom trees in full bloom at the tidal basin in Washington, Sunday, March 22, 2020. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

A 17-year-old who asked not to be named wears a yellow hazmat suit, gas mask, boots, and gloves as he walks with his family, from Gaithersburg, Md., under cherry blossom trees in full bloom along the tidal basin, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington. "I'm not worried for me since I'm young," says the 17-year-old, "I'm wearing this in case I come into contact with anyone who is older so that I won't be a threat to them." He plans to wear his protective outfit for coronavirus each time he leaves the house. Sections of the National Mall and tidal basin areas have been closed to vehicular traffic to encourage people to practice social distancing and not visit Washington's iconic cherry blossoms this year due to coronavirus concerns. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw a large crowd. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

At sunrise people walk by cherry blossom trees in full bloom on the National Mall, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington. Sections of the National Mall and tidal basin have been closed to vehicular traffic to encourage people to practice social distancing and not visit Washington's iconic cherry blossoms this year due to coronavirus concerns. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A family from Washington, who asked not to be named, are reflected in a puddle as they take photographs for the daughter's quinceaera, or fifteenth birthday celebration, under cherry blossom trees in full bloom along the tidal basin, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington. Sections of the National Mall and tidal basin have been closed to vehicular traffic to encourage people to practice social distancing and not visit Washington's iconic cherry blossoms this year due to coronavirus concerns. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw a large crowd. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A visitor take pictures of cherry blossom trees in full bloom at the tidal basin in Washington, Saturday, March 21, 2020. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Visitors using masks walk by cherry blossom trees in full bloom at the tidal basin in Washington, Saturday, March 21, 2020. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

A visitor walks by cherry blossom trees in full bloom on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, March 22, 2020. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds..(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Visitors walk by cherry blossom trees in full bloom at the tidal basin in Washington, Sunday, March 22, 2020. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds..(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

A couple take a picture as they walk by cherry blossom trees in full bloom on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, March 22, 2020. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds..(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Visitors walk by cherry blossom trees in full bloom at the tidal basin in Washington, Sunday, March 22, 2020. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds..(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

A musician play as visitors walk by cherry blossom trees in full bloom at the tidal basin in Washington, Sunday, March 22, 2020. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds..(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Officer Green, with the Traffic Control Office, directs traffic around street closures as the city makes an an effort to keep large crowds away while the cherry blossom trees are in full bloom, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington. Sections of the National Mall and tidal basin areas have been closed to vehicular traffic to encourage people to practice social distancing and not visit Washington's iconic cherry blossoms this year due to coronavirus concerns. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw a large crowd. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Summer Thomas, 16, left, and Emily Treacy, 18, both of McLean, Va., run past cherry blossom trees in bloom at the tidal basin, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington. "We run track together and we are trying to keep our workouts going," says Treacy, "running is the one thing that makes it feel normal." The girls recently dyed their hair pink together via video chat with friends who are staying home due to coronavirus worries. Sections of the National Mall and tidal basin have been closed to vehicular traffic to encourage people to practice social distancing and not visit Washington's iconic cherry blossoms this year due to coronavirus concerns. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A car is towed from a parking space on 14th St NW shortly after sunrise as sections of the National Mall and tidal basin were closed to vehicular traffic in an effort to prevent crowds from visiting the cherry blossom trees in full bloom along the tidal basin, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington. Traffic was modified to encourage people to practice social distancing and not visit Washington's iconic cherry blossoms this year due to coronavirus concerns. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw a large crowd. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

People visit the cherry blossom trees in full bloom at the tidal basin, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington. Sections of the National Mall and tidal basin have been closed to vehicular traffic to encourage people to practice social distancing and not visit Washington's iconic cherry blossoms this year due to coronavirus concerns. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A woman wearing a mask walks along an almost empty Tidal Basin lined with cherry blossoms that are about to peak, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

A small amount of cherry blossoms have begun to bloom along the Tidal Basin at East Potomac Park, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Lincoln Memorial is visible as Cherry Blossoms begin to bloom near the base of the Washington Monument on the National Mall, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Visitors walk by cherry blossom trees in full bloom with the Washington Monument in the background on the National Mall in Washington, Sunday, March 22, 2020. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

A 17-year-old who asked not to be named wears a yellow hazmat suit, gas mask, boots, and gloves as he walks past a couple in an embrace, as he and his family from Gaithersburg, Md. walk under cherry blossom trees in full bloom on their way to the tidal basin, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington. "I'm not worried for me since I'm young," says the 17-year-old, "I'm wearing this in case I come into contact with anyone who is older so that I won't be a threat to them." He plans to wear his protective outfit for coronavirus each time he leaves the house. Sections of the National Mall and tidal basin areas have been closed to vehicular traffic to encourage people to practice social distancing and not visit Washington's iconic cherry blossoms this year due to coronavirus concerns. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw a large crowd. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Milla Tang, center, and Aaron Chen, right, wait as Junjie Dong, left, takes a photograph as the college students visited cherry trees in full bloom, Sunday, March 22, 2020, along the tidal basin in Washington. "I've heard people saying it's hilarious to wear masks," say Tang, who came early to avoid crowds, "it makes me feel sad, masks aren't a joke, they can keep people safe. We want to be treated like everyone else, not like dangerous Asian people." Sections of the National Mall and tidal basin have been closed to vehicular traffic to encourage people to practice social distancing and not visit Washington's iconic cherry blossoms this year due to coronavirus concerns. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Two people stand in front of the Washington Monument at sunrise as cherry blossom trees are seen in full bloom, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington. Sections of the National Mall and tidal basin area have been closed to vehicular traffic to encourage people to practice social distancing and not visit Washington's iconic cherry blossoms this year due to coronavirus concerns. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw a large crowd. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A District of Columbia Police Car blocks the road near the Washington Monument in an effort to discourage crowds from visiting the cherry blossom trees in full bloom, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington. Sections of the National Mall and tidal basin areas have been closed to vehicular traffic to encourage people to practice social distancing and not visit Washington's iconic cherry blossoms this year due to coronavirus concerns. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw a large crowd. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Charlotte Petersen, 1, toddles to her father, Billy Petersen, of Falls Church, Va., next to her mother Heather, as the family visits the cherry blossom trees in full bloom along the tidal basin, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington. "We wanted to get some fresh air and a change of scenery," says Heather Petersen, "we figured if we came early and it wasn't crowded then we wouldn't be too on top of other people." Sections of the National Mall and tidal basin areas have been closed to vehicular traffic to encourage people to practice social distancing and not visit Washington's iconic cherry blossoms this year due to coronavirus concerns. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw a large crowd. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A family plays under cherry blossom trees in bloom at the tidal basin, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington. Sections of the National Mall and tidal basin have been closed to vehicular traffic to encourage people to practice social distancing and not visit Washington's iconic cherry blossoms this year due to coronavirus concerns. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Visitors walk by cherry blossom trees in full bloom at the tidal basin in Washington, Sunday, March 22, 2020. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Visitors take pictures of cherry blossom trees in full bloom at the tidal basin in Washington, Saturday, March 21, 2020. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Visitors walk by cherry blossom trees in full bloom at the tidal basin in Washington, Sunday, March 22, 2020. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

A lone man skateboards under cherry blossom trees in bloom at the tidal basin, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington. Sections of the National Mall and tidal basin have been closed to vehicular traffic to encourage people to practice social distancing and not visit Washington's iconic cherry blossoms this year due to coronavirus concerns. The trees are in full bloom this week and would traditionally draw large crowds. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Dave Anderson, left, and Panadda Harrington, both of Reston, Va., walk hand-in-gloved-hand while wearing cloth face masks as they visit the tidal basin to see the cherry blossom trees in full bloom, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington. "We walk everyday," says Harrington, "and cabin fever pushed us out to see the blossoms. We didn't think it would be as crowded as usual and it's not. We would only have been concerned about coronavirus if it had been very crowded." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Thousands of Liberty students expected to return to campus amid coronavirus outbreak - Richmond.com

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) Officials with the Central Virginia Health District (CVHD) showed up Tuesday on the campus of Liberty University to perform an unannounced inspection as students return to campus.

The CVHD staff visited common areas and food establishments across campus, including Montview, the buffet at Reber Thomas, the Tilley Student Center and the Tinney Caf.

According to the CVHD, they did not find any violations of the State of Virginias Executive Order 53, placing temporary restrictions on certain businesses and organizations.

All operations appeared to be in compliance with the governors emergency order, which becomes effective at midnight. We observed that all operations were carry-out only, no seating was provided, and onsite security guards present at each location were limiting the number of customers in line to 10.

The department also found that all food, including on the buffet line, was being dispensed by food service workers which included items that are usually self-serve. They also found that public items like soda machines and utensil dispensers were being sanitized every fifteen minutes.

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I announced this morning that I am suspending my campaign for president, Elizabeth Warren said on March 5 with a tone that was, for her supporters, strangely hopeful. In fact, as she spoke those words, I felt a lot of conflicting emotions: sadness, pride, confusion, but most significantly, nostalgia. My mind started to paint a thousand images of the past year. As I watched her announce the end of her campaign, the image that endured was the night she announced the beginning.

The news that Elizabeth Warren intended to run for president set off smiles, laughs, and ecstatic jumps in my dorm room. My roommate, best friend, and I all radiated a happiness and vigor that was insatiable. Warrens iconic campaign color, Liberty Green, reflected in our eyes while we watched the announcement video. Rife with passion, my plans for the night started to change. I dropped all intent to be productive, and instead put on a face mask, steeped some tea, took her book This Fight is Our Fight off my shelf, and read through the night the words of possibly Americas first female president.

Warrens campaign immediately struck an emotional and passionate tone. Always a planner, she outlined exactly what kind of America she fights for: One where our democracy and economy work for all of us, no matter where we live or where we come from. One where we can strive for what we all truly want: to work hard, play by the same set of rules, and take care of the people we love. Her vision for American ideals was present in every aspect of her campaignher intricate plans, her pinky-promises, all the way down to her iconic Liberty Green.

When I was 12, I wrote an essay about one of my favorite fellow Okies, who went by Betsy in our shared hometown of Norman. And now she was running for president. It would make sense that I had such a strong reaction to the candidacy of one of my long-term role models, but I didnt realize that people without that connection would feel the same. I didnt expect the same excited shrieks from my roommate and best friend that day. Nor did I expect an equal amount of passion from hundreds of people who I can now call friends when we set up Hoyas for Warren.

For seven months, we worked hard. We phonebanked to early primary states. We canvassed in Virginia. We designed buttons. We wrote pamphlets. We planned events. We fundraised. We tabled. We organized. We led. We knocked on those doors with the same fists that Elizabeth used to fight Wall Street, big business, and deep-pocketed billionaires. We talked to friends, family, and voters with the same persistent words of her inspiring campaign. And in everything we did, our eyes gleamed with Elizabeths vision, a vision of progression, compassion, accountability, and equal opportunity. We all so deeply believed in that vision.

So, Super Tuesday was hard. I was confused when the immense passion and dedication I saw around me for Elizabeth Warrens campaign did not translate into delegates. When she dropped out two days later, it was even harder. I cant tell you how many people who once came to my dorm to jump for joy now came to cry. But the following days were the hardest. People were outraged for all sorts of reasons. Some were rightfully saddened because all those little girls that she pinky-promised would have to wait four more years. Some were angry because they felt that Warren was the most competent and well-prepared presidential hopeful. And some were angry at her, heavily criticizing every move short of an endorsement as a betrayal of her lifes work. For a brief moment, all that grassroots organizing for seven exhausting months felt futile. We didnt know what to think. Her supporters scrambled to find the candidate they so loved in Bernie and Joe, but she just wasnt there.

Shortly after the news that she was suspending her campaign, I went to Mexico to visit my sister for spring break. Women there were outraged there for a plethora of reasons, but especially the increased femicide and violence against women. So, they decided to disappear from society and organize a national strike called A Day Without Us. These women wanted to give their nation a taste of an economy, culture, and life without themand, for a day, the nation became malnourished with a bland and empty flavor. Because of her traditionally marginalized status, a womans profession is not entitled to her by society, but her work is somehow assumed. Many times, she may feel that she has to prove her occupation to society, which motivates her to work relentlessly and reinforce a position she has already won, or gain one she hasnt. Of course, some men try to shake this institution, but it is difficult when it inherently benefits them. Oppression of minorities is a stain of different hues, but often the same base color throughout, which allows women to empathize with other marginalized groups on some level. These phenomena, paired with the fact that womens issues are best characterized by women themselves, produce an interrelated feminine insight. Therefore, a world without women loses productivity, empathy, and understanding. There is a list much longer than this of undeniably vital contributions of women to society, and a presidential race is no different.

Not to undermine the women that work in the Sanders or Biden engine, but a woman at the forefront of a campaign carries unique visibility and direction. Elizabeth Warren was a once-in-a-lifetime candidate that struck a chord in millions of people strong enough to uproot their lives and pour their heart into the movement. Her empowering run deserves reflection and recognition in itself, but her legacy ripples outward.

In that hopeful announcement of her intent to run, Elizabeth assured us, if we organize together, if we fight together, if we persist together, we can win. Fast-forward a few months of dedicated campaigning, she thanks her staffers and supporters for leaving plenty of blood and teeth on the floor in a righteous fight. Maybe we didnt win like we wanted tobut we did win. Just this past week, both Biden and Sanders have adopted some of her most significant plans and ideas, from portions of the wealth tax, to her plans for combatting Coronavirus, to her ideas involving education costs and bankruptcy. Katie Porter, a co-campaign manager, expertly pressed the director of the CDC to commit to free coronavirus testing. Marie Newman of Illinois, whom Elizabeth and her team leaned heavily into even before her official suspension, dethroned an eight-term congressman who actively worked against the progressive cause. I can imagine the big smile on Warrens face as she witnesses the strong coalition of fighters she has put together.

As for Warren herself, she is doing what she has spent a lifetime doing. She warns of the economic recession caused by COVID-19, of course, accompanied with thoughtful plans that protect consumers and the most vulnerable during this outbreak. She is holding the wealthy and well-connected accountable, and making certain they play by the same rules we all do. She is fighting. She is persisting, just like all of us. Elizabeth Warren persists with heart and grit and determination and selflessness and passion. She taught me an invaluable lesson: there are selfless fights worth fighting in this world that either end with victory, or plenty of blood and teeth and legacy left on the floor. Thats why Ill forever be a Warren democrat. Her vision will emanate from my actions no matter what fight Im devoted to in my future. Thanks to such an empowering campaign and inspiring candidate, the United States of America is now full of eyes rife with that same gleam of liberty green.

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The Associated Press announced its 2019-20 all-state boys and girls basketball teams for all classifications on Wednesday, and 22 regional athletes were named to the lists.

Libertys Maisie Burnham, who signed with Eastern Washington, was selected as girls 2B state player of the year one of four players of the year within the region.

Joining Burnham as AP POY are Clarkston senior Tru Allen (boys 2A), Odessa senior Ryan Moffet (boys 1B) and Curlew senior Korin Baker (girls 1B).

Burnham and Moffet the state career scoring record-holder helped their teams to state titles. Allen guided Clarkston to a state runner-up finish and Bakers Cougars finished sixth at state.

All four players were scheduled to participate in The Spokesman-Review High School Basketball Showcase.

Its pretty exciting, Burnham said. Its quite an honor, but Im more excited about our team accomplishment, you know.

Burnham is the latest in the extended Soliday family to receive the honors.

Her grandfather, Ron, is one of four brothers who helped put Eastern Washington basketball on the map.

Theres some pretty high expectations in the family, for sure, Burnham said.

Her mother, Cheri (Soliday) Burnham, won a title at Reardan in 1988, an achievement that eluded her father Blaze and brothers Match and Chase.

I wanted it for so long, Maisie Burnham said of the state title. I know me personally, my dad and my brothers we have had troubles reaching that goal. My mom did it and so I was the last chance to follow my moms footsteps.

It definitely feels good to bring that home, not only for us, but for Liberty.

Burnham praised teammates Aleena Cook (honorable mention), Kendyl Fletcher and Delaney Goodwin, among others, as instrumental in the title chase.

I think it really showed you cant win with just a few players. Youve got to have the whole team, and I think that we really honed in on that and I think thats what made us pretty successful throughout the season, and it helped us in final game for sure.

Several Greater Spokane League players received honors.

Gonzaga Prep senior Liam Lloyd was named to the boys 4A first team. GSL Player of the Year, junior Tyson Degenhart, was selected to the boys 3A first team.

This is Degenharts second consecutive all-state selection.

I think it just shows the amount of work someone has to put in the offseason, he said. I think it just motivates me to keep putting in more work and getting better each day.

Degenhart was selected to the State 3A all-tournament team, despite Mt. Spokane being eliminated in a first-round game.

I thought that was super cool, he said. I was totally surprised when those all-tournament teams came out.

Degenhart said he was honored by the all-tourney and all-state selections.

Its nice to have some respect over on the West Side, because most of the time on the East Side of the state you dont get as much respect from the West Side. It just seems like thats just how its been.

He was also impressed at the volume of Eastern Washington players on the all-state teams.

Thats a lot of players, he said. I think, as time goes on, the East Side just keeps getting better and better and I think that number will continue to rise.

Junior MJ Bruno, from girls State 4A champion Central Valley, was named as honorable mention. GSL Player of the Year, senior Jayda Noble of Mt. Spokane, who signed with the University of Washington, was a 3A first-team pick.

Other area players honored:

Boys first team: 1A: Jobi Gelder, sr., Deer Park. 2B: AJ Floyd, sr., Davenport.

Boys honorable mention: 2B: Tyshawn Colvin, soph., Liberty; Matthew Thompson, sr., Kettle Falls. 1B: Chase Gerard, sr., Almira/Coulee-Hartline; Reece Isaak, soph., ACH.

Girls first team: 2A: Ashlyn Wallace, jr., Clarkston. 1B: Mia Pakootas, sr., Inchelium; Rylee Desautel, sr., Inchelium.

Girls honorable mention: 2A: Hailey Marlow, sr., West Valley. 2B: Lydia Bergquist, sr., St. Georges; Aleena Cook, sr., Liberty. 1B: Lizzy Perry, sr., Oakesdale.

Complete Associated Press all-state teams:

All-class POY: Jabe Mullins, sr., Mount Si.

4A: POY: Mullins. First team: Mullins; Liam Lloyd, sr., Gonzaga Prep; Tanner Toolson, sr., Union; Kaden Perry, jr., Battle Ground; Jackson Grant, jr., Olympia. Hon. mention: Tyler Patterson, sr., Mount Si; Cooper DeWitt, sr., Chiawana.

3A: POY: Tari Eason, sr., Garfield. First team: Eason; Tyson Degenhart, jr., Mount Spokane; Paolo Banchero, jr., ODea; Ayoni Benavidez, sr., Kennewick; Nolan Hickman, jr., Eastside Catholic. Hon. mention: Cameron Stordahl, sr., Marysville Pilchuck; Malakhi Knight, jr., Marsyville Getchell; Kyson Rose, sr., Kamiakin.

2A: POY: Tru Allen, sr., Clarkson. First team: Allen; Noah Pepper, jr., Selah; Kobe McMillian, sr., North Kitsap; Jonas La Tour, soph., North Kitsap; Nate Snook, sr. Columbia River; Issac Perez, sr., Toppenish. Hon. mention: Alex Jensen, sr., Lakewood; Shea Humphrey, sr., North Kitsap; Tyler Speck, sr., W.F. West; Jackson Reisner, sr., Burlington-Edison; Wyatt Walker, sr., Burlington-Edison.

1A: POY: Tyler Lindhart, soph., Kings. First team: Lindhart; Hunger Ecklund, sr., La Center; Jaden DeBoer, jr., Lynden Christian; Mason Landdeck, jr., Zillah; Jobi Gelder, sr., Deer Park. Hon. mention: Malachy Caffrey, sr., La Salle; Andrew DeVries, sr., Lynden Christian; William Bailey III, sr., River View.

2B POY: Omari Maulana, jr., Life Christian. First team: Maulana; Bryce Cline, sr., Winlock; AJ Floyd, sr., Davenport; Tre Seydel, soph., Raymond; Cade Gebbers, jr., Brewster. Hon. mention: Devin Sampson-Craig, jr., White Swan; Justin Hudson, sr., Kittitas; Tayshawn Colvin, soph., Liberty; Logan Walker, jr., Willapa Valley; Cole Hatton, sr., Ocosta; Braden Thomas, sr., Adna; Matthew Thompson, sr., Kettle Falls; Broc Keeton, sr., Toutle Lake.

1B POY: Ryan Moffet, sr., Odessa. First team: Moffet; Ethan Lindstrom, sr., Naselle; Levi Rivera, sr., Riverside Christian; Bryce Strom, sr., Yakama Tribal; Izaiah Mowitch, jr., Taholah. Hon. mention: Chase Gerard, sr., Almira/Coulee-Hartline; Reece Isaak, soph., Almira/Coulee-Hartline; Caleb Revey, sr., Lummi Nation; Darius Nichols, sr., Muckleshoot.

All-class POY: Hailey Van Lith, sr., Cashmere.

4A POY: Mia Hughes, jr., Woodinville. First team: Hughes; Talia Von Oelhoffen, jr., Chiawana; Aaliyah Alexander, sr., Todd Beamer; Keeli Burton-Oliver, sr., Eastlake; Raigan Reed, sr., Lake Stevens. Hon. mention: MJ Bruno, jr., Central Valley; Mason Oberg, sr., Union.

3A POY: Meghan Fiso, sr., Garfield. First team: Fiso; Jayda Noble, sr., Mt. Spokane; Malia Samuels, fr., Eastside Catholic; Tiarra Brown, sr., Bethel; Dalayah Daniels, sr., Garfield. Hon. mention: Nakia Boston, sr., Lynnwood; MeiLani McBee, sr., Kennewick; Olivia Wikstrom, sr., Bainbridge.

2A POY: Keylie Hershey, sr., Lynden. First team: Hershey; Ashlyn Wallace, jr., Clarkston; Dylan Philip, soph., Ellensburg; Megan River, sr., Black Hills; Kylie Sherman, fr., Selah. Hon. mention: Ashlynn Sylve, jr., East Valley (Yakima); Emilia Long, jr., Port Angeles; Drea Brumfield, soph., W.F. West; Hailey Marlow, sr., West Valley (Spokane); Julia Lucas, sr., Archbishop Murphy; Paige Winter, sr. Rochester.

1A POY: Van Lith. First team: Van Lith; Juianna Walker, jr., Annie Wright; Riley Dykstra, sr., Lynden Christian; Trista Hull, jr., La Salle; Jalyn Sackrider, sr., Elma. Hon. mention: Brynn Widner, soph., Zillah; Kali Rambo, sr., Elma; Zoe Hutchings, sr., Montesano; McKynnlie Dalan, fr., Montesano; Irena Korolenko, sr., Cedar Park Christian; Madison Smith, jr., Connell.

2B POY: Burnham. First team: Burnham; Kyra Gardner, soph., Raymond; Erika Glenn, jr., Ilwaco; Kal Schaplow, sr., Toledo; Justine Benson, sr., La Conner. Hon. mention: Addison Hall, soph., Winlock; McKenna Martinez, jr., Tri-Cities Prep; Jadyn Johnson, sr., Columbia (Burbank); Lydia Bergquist, sr., St. Georges; Aleena Cook, sr., Liberty; Jansie Merz, jr., Wahkiakum; Kaeley Schultz, soph., Rainier.

1B POY: Baker. First team: Baker; Maddy Dixon, sr., Pomeroy; Mia Pakootas, sr., Inchelium; Rylee Desautel, sr., Inchelium; Jada Liulamaga, jr., Yakama Tribal. Hon. mention: Lizzy Perry, sr., Oakesdale; Nakeah McCrory, soph., Taholah; Lalia Green, jr., Neah Bay.

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The conservative movement lost a giant last week with the passing of Jon Basil Utley. Largely unknown to the public, he understood the horror of tyranny and devoted his life to promoting liberty. He was 86 and suffered from lymphoma. He beat cancer once and returned to the political battlefield as active as ever. But this time he ventured into a new realm.

A gentle, friendly soul, Jon was activist and donor, colleague and adviser, and most fundamentally a friend. An antiwar activist within a movement that was captured by neoconservatives two decades ago, he was always cheerful even when a seemingly forlorn figure at right-leaning gatherings. Yet his background gave him a unique authority absent to most conservatives today.

Jon was born in the Soviet Union in 1934. His mother was Freda Utley, a British intellectual who visited the USSR after World War I and, like many others, fell for the seeming promise of communism. She met his father, Soviet economist Arcadi Berdichevsky, when he served in the Soviet trade mission in London. They returned to the Soviet Union, where her illusions were soon shattered with Berdichevskys arrest in 1936. As a British citizen, she was able to get out with Jon. In Britain, she received two postcards from her husband, then nothing; she initiated a public campaign to release her husband, enlisting the aid of leading left-wing intellectuals and even writing to Stalin. Two decades later, she found out that he was executed in 1938.

Berdichevsky was arrested for allegedly being a Trotskyite; Stalin feared fellow Bolshevik Leon Trotsky until the latters assassination in 1940. Imprisoned at Vorkuta Corrective Labor Camp, or Vorkutlag for short, Jons father was executed at the Brick Quarry, a notorious site mentioned in Alexander Solzhenitsyns Gulag Archipelago. Berdichevsky was one of three leaders of a hunger strike in his prison camp and was found guilty of provoking massive discontent among the prisoners, Utley explained. Berdichevsky was formally rehabilitated in 1961, only a quarter century late.

In 2004, Utley traveled to Russia, visiting the Federal Security Service (formerly KGB) archives and Perm gulag museum. He reviewed his fathers file, which included three photos of Berdichevsky, his mothers letter, and the execution order signed by Joseph Stalin. Utley made a fascinating half-hour film of his quest.

The experience helped turn his mother, who emigrated with Jon to America, into a fervent anti-Communist. In 1940, she penned The Dream We Lost. Explained Utley: It had a very profound effect on intellectuals who later built the anticommunist movement in America after 1945.

She wrote a number of books in succeeding years, including Odyssey of a Liberal, a biography covering her early years and political journey. Perhaps most important for Jons intellectual development, his mother turned their home into a salon of sorts, with leading conservative intellectuals in regular attendance. Jon could not escape being involved in the conservative movement.

Nevertheless, though journalism and activism were in his blood, he began his career with American International Group Insurance in Colombia, Cuba, and Venezuela, all destined to become international hotspots. He later worked in the oil and real estate industries.

Still, his calling remained clear. He was a foreign correspondent for Knight-Ridder, involved in Latin American publications, and entered the Voice of America during the Reagan administration. Ultimately, his career became his work on behalf of freedom.

He was involved with and supported many movement organizations. For instance, he backed Reason foundation and magazine and Future of Freedom Foundation, as well as the Cato Institute, with which I am affiliated. However, his special passion was hating communism. So he naturally celebrated its demise. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he worked and traveled with the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, now the Atlas Network, to promote the newly free states transition to capitalism and democracy. Years later he supported the Victims of Communism Memorial to ensure that people remembered the legacy of mankinds most destructive modern ideology.

He was no narrow ideologue, however. After the demise of the Evil Empire in Ronald Reagans famous description, Jon took on another cause: peace. He was never attracted by the superficial cant delivered by hardened revolutionaries and their fellow travelers. He had no sympathy for the ideological posturing of authoritarians in sheeps clothing. His personal experience demonstrated the big lie that undergirded systems like the USSR.

However, he truly believed in limited government and individual liberty. And understood how war undermined both. His views were a bit like that of James Madison, who warned: Of all the enemies of true liberty, war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes; and armies, and debts, and taxes are the known instrument for bringing the many under the domination of the few. But there was something more. Jon was appalled by the human cost to Americans and other peoples. His moral concern and human compassion did not end at the countrys border. Patriotism never blinded him to the harm done to other societies by Washingtons promiscuous war-making.

In 1991, Jon organized against the first Gulf War. He backed creation of antiwar.com, for which I wrote a column in the late 2000s, becoming the first major donor in 1999, according to co-founder Eric Garris. Years later he became publisher and financial benefactor of The American Conservative, an iconoclastic right-leaning publication, for which I write a weekly column, helping it financially as well.

These were his passions, though he did not stop there. He was never satisfied with just a financial role. Not one to sit in the grandstands reviewing others work, he also wrote regularly for numerous publications. He loved the intellectual contest, shaping the argument, convincing others, and especially addressing philosophical friends who needed to be saved from their wayward ways. He was a political evangelist, thriving on personal contact and going where the people were. For him, as Jesus said, the fields, political in Jons case, are ripe for harvest (John 4:35). Observed Kelley Vlahos at The American Conservative:

So many people called Utley friend because that is what he was. He zeroed in on interesting, authentic people at every station in life and cultivated new bonds with unusual fervor. He was known to use the standing room at conferences, empty spaces between tables at dinners, and hallways outside of events to introduce his new and old compatriots to one another, hoping to spark meaningful collaborations. Business cards were passed, years-long friendships formed.

Perhaps his most yeoman, and certainly courageous, service was going to a seemingly endless succession of conservative meetings evangelizing against war. This wasnt easy, especially during the Bush years, with many conservatives doubling down on the Iraq debacle. I saw him regularly at the Wednesday Group meetings hosted by Grover Norquist and Americans for Tax Reform.

Week in and week out, Jon would make announcements, distribute articles, and question speakers. Other regular attendees knew what was coming. Many, probably with little knowledge of his background, clearly wished Jon would just go away. But he never did. And he was never discouraged, or at least never showed it, no matter how cold the rebuff from the majority of listeners. Like an Old Testament prophet, he felt compelled to call sinners to account. They had to choose to repent. But if they did not, he would be back the following week to chastise them again.

Conservative stalwart Lee Edwards noted Jons willingness to speak his mind irrespective of the views of others. Edwards cited the typical result: an embarrassed silence after Jon spoke. But afterwards, reported Edwards, people would come up to him and say, Jon, keep saying that. Keep asking those questions.

Jon had the courage others admitted that they lacked.

In fact, despite the criticism received from hawkish Republican regulars, he could point to two Republican presidents who seemed uncomfortable with war. Ronald Reagan turned to missile defense in horrified reaction to the doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction, which prescribed retaliation for any Soviet attack, which would incinerate Moscow and other major cities. Despite constant bluster and inconsistency, Donald Trump has angered hawks by balking at their many proposals for military action.

In 2014, the Committee for the Republic made a video to honor Jon on his 80th birthday. Last year he received a lifetime achievement award from The American Conservative. The presentation was a heartfelt affair. The nine-minute tribute video captured his life and appropriately was entitled Jon Utley: A Lifetime of Courage. His friends and colleagues offered many compliments. But the most obvious and emblematic was brave. With the same consistency that he opposed communism, he opposed war.

Yet his political activities should not take away from Jon the person. He was warm, friendly, and encouraging. He exhibited a basic decency and civility in making his case. Prolific iconoclastic writer Jim Bovard offered the ultimate compliment: Jon was almost a novelty in Washington: when he asked how you were doing, he actually gave a damn about the answer. Jon did.

Jon Basil Utley was unique. Good, decent, dedicated, and principled. And a good friend. The conservative movement needs more activists like him. He will be missed.

"Vorkuta to Perm: Russias Concentration Camp Museums and My Fathers Story" - Originally published in The Freeman.

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To reassure concerned Americans about the coronavirus, President Trump held a press conference with the heads of some of the largest companies in the country. One of the messages he was clearly hoping to convey was that, however feckless the federal response had been to that point, he is now harnessing the skills and innovative approaches of business leaders. Any enthusiasm that might have been generated for relying on the forces of capitalism to protect us, however, quickly disappeared as the national struggle to address the spreading pandemic has now been more urgent.

Since the 1980s, we have lost sight of the notion that our country must have a mix of government and markets to keep us safe and prosperous. Americans rightly value individualism, but that is not enough to protect our liberty. The history of the United States is one that has relied on both government and markets to ensure that liberty. It is certainly easy to see how markets promote liberty, since individuals are free to make whatever choices they deem appropriate. But the government is also necessary to promote liberty. This is because the market system, when left to its own devices, creates risks for individuals that push far beyond their control. When this happens, the government can and must act to keep us safer.

Americans should of course welcome help from the largest companies in the country. It is not the market system and individualism, however, that will save the day. To get through this, we need a collective and organized response, led by competent and prepared government leaders with the foresight to plan before the problem turns from a crisis to a catastrophe.

The focus right now is on the lack of coronavirus testing kits, emergency planning, and so on, but the lack of federal government preparation runs much deeper. With our emphasis on individualism rather than smart and effective governance, we have created a level of economic inequality that will harm all of us by leading to a wider outbreak and even more financial dislocation. The inequities hardwired into our economy, such as jobs that do not pay a living wage and the lack of health insurance for millions of workers, leave many of our fellow men and women at far greater risks.

Even if testing kits are available, people without health insurance would avoid them because of the cost of supportive care following a diagnosis. People will go to work even if they think they might be sick because they need to earn the money to feed and shelter themselves and their families. Any time that we are not able to heed the public guidance to stay at home and avoid personal interaction, we increase the danger that our hospitals will become overwhelmed, unable to care for the elderly and vulnerable who are seriously ill, or anyone else suffering from a medical emergency.

The United States has greatly benefited from a robust market system, but sensible public policy can ensure that its prosperity reaches everyone and that we work together to protect each other from harm. In the short term, we should make emergency aid available for those millions of Americans who will be staying home without pay. We cannot let people starve, suffer from malnutrition, or be thrown out of their homes when they lose work.

The government must do all this and much more to reduce the severity of the incoming recession. In the long term, our elected leaders should pass and effectively implement health care and economic measures to ensure that there is no next time of facing a pandemic unprepared. A new mix of government and markets is necessary both today and into the future.

Sidney Shapiro is the Fletcher Chair in Administrative Law at Wake Forest University and is a board member with the Center for Progressive Reform.

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Full disclosure: My musings on life in the past few weeks haven't always been accurate. Tuesday's diatribe became Wednesday's mea culpa. I suspect many of us have experienced disturbing confrontations with humility, given the perpetually changing circumstances the coronavirus thrusts upon us.

Still, my unenlightened fancies notwithstanding, I'm pretty sure our framers, after the "life, liberty and pursuit of happiness" part, didn't include "and the fundamental right to birdie 17 at Shenny."

So can someone explain why Shennecossett, Norwich Golf Course and Stonington Country Club (for its members) are still open? I mean, how many times do Dr. Fauci, Gov. Cuomo and Surgeon General Jerome Adams have to beg for social distancing before we all yes, all adhere to the information?

Some golf groupies believe courses have the right to remain open, citing semantics connected to Gov. Lamont's recent executive order closing all non-essential businesses. Except that the governor's order is irrelevant to the argument. The decision to keep a golf course open thumbs its nose at a greater societal responsibility.

And this virus will continue to run faster than Jesse Owens if we fail to take societal responsibility more seriously. Sure, that antagonizes the YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO crowd. Lest we forget, though, that crazy little thing called humility. Sure beats hubris during a global pandemic.

A month ago, few of us ever heard of social distancing. Now it's at the epicenter of life's changing circumstances. We must adhere to it. Leaving a golf course open, while so many other businesses tethered to recreation have closed, sends the wrong message. It suggests that members of society not allowed to play golf translates into a higher form of suffering than everybody else's. This just in: It's not. We all miss our friends and the things we like to do.

I've never been a fan of slippery slope arguments, mostly because it's illogical to accept a succession of events as inevitable without direct evidence that the course of events would happen. But after watching human behavior in recent weeks and how there's a direct line connecting human weakness with selfishness I cannot say with assurance that others in society wouldn't think like this: If it's permissible for golfers to congregate, why can't we get together with our friends, too?

And then there goes the virus like Jesse Owens again.

In the abstract, sure, one can theoretically participate in golf and stay six feet away from the next person. How many of you honestly think golfers especially if they've partaken of the euphoric nectar would follow that in any sensible way?

The restrictions some courses have in place are laudable: removal of ball washers and rakes, not allowing use of carts, limiting patrons in the pro shop and extending starting tee time intervals to lessen the likelihood of congregating. They'll prove useful later when life resumes with some sense of normalcy.

But now is not the time.

I get that most golfers are going to read this and hate it. Good. Because let me reiterate: Your brand of suffering isn't worse than mine. Or the person next door. Or the medical personnel at hospitals throughout the country who don't have enough masks right now to keep themselves safe. What, your inability to trot out your new Titleist Hybrid is somehow worse than a nurse whose life is in peril every day?

I got an email Tuesday from a Waterford attorney and presumably avid golfer, who offered this:"Emergency orders issued pursuant to the state's police power, which are in derogation of our rights, are to be narrowly construed. Playing golf has not been prohibited by Gov. Lamont pursuant to his emergency powers."

Of course. We must narrowly construe everything here in a global crisis. Because the constitutional right for you to play golf is more sacrosanct than the Sermon on the Mount. Such an inspiring attitude: ME ME ME. Yup. Your individual rights supersede the greater good. Always and forever.

Except that it's about WE WE WE.

This is the opinion of Day sports columnist Mike DiMauro

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They're coming together with a team of volunteers to help people who may need food or other deliveries while practicing social distancing

by: Nadine Grimley

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LIBERTY TWP., Ohio (WKBN) Liberty Township trustees are teaming up with area churches and the police department to help residents during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Theyre coming together with a team of volunteers to help people who may need food or other deliveries while practicing social distancing.

If you need help, you can call one of their volunteers to pick up a curbside grocery order placed at a store in the township and theyll deliver it right to your door.

A volunteer from one of our chaplain units will go out, pick it up, a trustee will pick it up, Ill pick it up, said Police Chief Toby Meloro. We have people that want to just help our residents in any way we can.

We dont know how long this pandemic is going to happen, trustee Devon Stanley said. We know that theres going to be a shut-in, essentially, tonight effectively and were still getting paid as Liberty Township officials. Were a government, were open for business. We want to make sure were providing a service to them and helping them in any way we can.

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One of the original developers of private business aircraft, William Powell Lear founded what is now Learjet in 1962, with its first production plane delivered two years later. Canada-based Bombardier acquired the company in 1990 and continued adding to the fleet, including the Learjet 75 in 2013.

But since then, the brand has been in a holding pattern when it comes to new models, at least until recently. Scheduled to enter service this year, the nascent Learjet 75 Liberty has already had two examples sold as medevac aircraft for duty in Poland. The business-jet version, however, offers up a six-seat configuration, allowing its passengers the opportunity to spread out a bit in what is one of the longest cabins in the light-jet class. Measuring 19 feet, 10 inches, the length beats comparable aircraft from Embraer, Cessna and Beechcraft (which range from 15 to 17 feet)and it has a flat floor, no less.

The cabins luxurious, spacious interior.Courtesy of Chad Slattery

The 75 Liberty is touted as the first to offer a spacious, two-seat Executive Suite in this size jet. The setup, located at the front, delivers 35 inches of legroom, a couple of fold-out tables and a private space perfect for talking shop, finishing up projects or getting some much-needed sleep. The latter is made easier by a pocket door between the galley and the Club Suite (main cabin) that reduces cabin noise by up to eight decibels. The Club Suites four-seat configuration makes for another comfortable zone thats conducive to relaxation or multitasking, especially given the aircrafts Gogo ATG 4G connectivity.

With a top speed of Mach 0.81among the fastest in categoryand a range of 2,080 nautical miles, Liberty bests the Embraer Phenom 300 and Cessna Citation CJ3+ on both counts. Those specs mean that it can fly nonstop from, say, Las Vegas to New York or Mexico City to San Francisco, and all with assistance from its Bombardier Vision flight deck and Garmin G5000 avionics upgrade. Base price for the latest Learjet is $9.9 million.

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Since Liberty is a private entity, the school does not have to publicly release information and is not subject to FOIA laws as other schools are. Because of this, salary information of coaches is never released, and we can only go off public tax documents.

Libertys tax documents for the tax year beginning July 1, 2017 and ending June 30, 2018, were just recently published. Included within these tax documents is compensation information for several key university employees as well as a handful of athletic employees.

Liberty Athletic Director Ian McCaw had base compensation of $458,279 with other reportable compensation of $17,797, retirement and other deferred compensation of $22,500, and nontaxable benefits of $27,197 for a total of $525,773.

Former Liberty head football coach Turner Gill had base compensation of $739,126 with bonus & incentive compensation of $16,000, retirement and other deferred compensation of $24,000, and nontaxable benefits of $29,946 for a total of $809,072.

Liberty head basketball coach Ritchie McKay had base compensation of $564,194 with bonus & incentive compensation of $25,000, retirement and other deferred compensation of $22,137, and nontaxable benefits of $29,102 for a total of $640,433.

Liberty womens head basketball coach Carey Green had base compensation of $243,906 with bonus & incentive compensation of $15,000, retirement and other deferred compensation of $11,844, and nontaxable benefits of $21,392 for a total of $292,142.

Former Liberty Athletic Director Jeff Barber had base compensation of $321,350 with retirement and other deferred compensation of $15,583 and nontaxable benefits of $22,711 for a total of $359,644.

McCaw was hired in late November 2016 shortly after Barber had resigned.

McKay and Liberty agreed to a multi-year contract extension through the 2024-25 season in April 2019 after he led the team to a program record 29 wins and the first ever NCAA Tournament win a year ago, and again had a contract extension signed following the 2020 season.

Gill retired in December 2018 and Hugh Freeze was hired shortly thereafter. Following his first season at Liberty, when he guided the Flames to an 8-5 record and the programs first ever bowl game appearance and win, Freeze was awarded with a five year contract extension that reportedly makes him among the highest paid coaches in the Group of Five at an average of $2 million per year.

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