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An 18-year-old Texas man tipped off the FBI about his father’s role in the US Capitol riot — and said he’d do it again. Jackson Reffitt — whose dad Guy Reffitt was charged last week in the Jan. 6 siege — told local outlet Fox4 that he acted out of moral obligation. “It was my moral compass.. to do what I thought would protect not only my family, but my dad himself,” he said. “I would do it again.” The elder Reffitt, of Wylie, had allegedly threatened his son and daughter saying: “If you turn me in, you’re a traitor...

Another hectic week in the General Assembly is completed, and several important pro-family pieces of legislation are moving through the process. These bills will now move onto the Senate side as crossover approaches next week. At some point during the Senate debate we will need concerned citizens to contact their Senators to express support for the following bills. Stay tuned for further details. Student Survey Bill Delegate Tim Hugo's (R-40, Centreville) HB 1242 passed the House of Delegates this week by a vote of 93-4. This is legislation that will forbid school boards from surveying school children under 9th grade...

Jersey of the Week: Ron Mexico Be the hit of Hotlanta in your Ron Mexico #7. by Jon Robinson April 6, 2005 - Who is Ron Mexico? It's the 70's porn-like alias allegedly used by Michael Vick. Seems the Falcons quarterback is being sued for some alleged sexual indiscretions (check out The Smoking Gun for the story), but before the NFL catches on, you still have time to head over to the NFL Shop and customize your own Falcons #7 jersey with Mexico as the last name. Your jersey will be the inside joke of the year…just don't ask Vick...

Kosovo's terrorists continue to wage war In the midst of conflicts in Southwest Asia and the Mid dle East, I cannot help but wonder: Whatever happened to the Balkans? We Americans spent more than a decade listening to and watching CNN and BBC clips of the war-torn region and the countless war crimes that had taken place at the hands of various ethnic groups. What about Kosovo? A 78-day bombing campaign was undertaken to "liberate Kosovo's ethnic Albanian population" from the hands of "terror-invoking Serbs." Why was there no media follow- up of the accomplishments of peace-loving and newly liberated...