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Bethany's avatar

Congratulations! 🎉 It's been so nice to watch your career grow over the years, and you've absolutely earned this.

Thank you so much for taking the time to write/report with such detail and objectivity. At a time when most news is so sensational and partisan, I really find your newsletters grounding and informative.

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James C Williams's avatar

I want to endorse your congratulations!

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Diane C's avatar

Gabe— what a wonderfully thorough and engaging walk through the history of political journalism. Congratulations on earning your credential! Your mission expressed with such clarity, idealism, and integrity is why I have been following you since you were in high school. You were born a journalist and your awareness and uncynical devotion to your life’s task, and your skill at communicating this task in posts like this is why I start every morning with your report! I particularly enjoy how you bring to light the positive work no one else reports on. You belong there and I can’t wait to see what this next experience offers your readers. Thank you for continuing to carry and express the ideal of true journalism.

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David McCoy's avatar

Congratulations! You have served us well in the past and will now serve us even better in the future!

David McCoy

Athens, Ohio

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Bill Nelson's avatar

Gabe, congratulations. Your 'promotion' is well deserved.

And this essay was stupendous. As you wrote about the letter-writers and how it led to sensationalism, I was muttering to myself, only for you to bring up my point when you wrote, "n a democracy, voters need to know what is going on in Congress; if they are tuning out from the currently credentialed outlets, then either a more diverse set of outlets will need access, or the people will lose touch with their representatives."

You're a fantastic resource for democracy, and I'm proud to be one of your supporters. Keep it up.

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Jess Chermak's avatar

Mazel tov!!

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A Sarcastic Prophet's avatar

Congratulations! I am grateful for your thoughtful insights and your commitment to giving us nuts and bolt news about our government that we would not have so readily available otherwise.

Peace be with you (in this time of discouragement and discontent).

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LJ57's avatar

Congratulations! Well earned and you make us all proud about our youth and you give us hope for the future.

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Anne Cavaliere's avatar

Congratulations to you! You are a credit to journalism and I cant wait to see what the next 4 years brings for you! If nothing else, it will be a wild ride.

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Deborah Mueller's avatar

Congratulations! I look forward to your newsletter everyday and compliment you on both your coverage and your lessons in history for context

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Margie Hagene's avatar

Congratulation, Gabe! 🥳 What a great way for you to close out this year! Thanks for sharing the news of this big accomplishment with your readers.

What you do and how you go about it are of great importance to me. Thanks for using your deepening skills to be one of my key teachers.

Onward!

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Chloe M's avatar

Congratulations, Gabe! Proud of you (you’re the same age as my son) and grateful for your offering so much excellent free content. Just upgraded to paid and will keep relying on you to keep me informed, knowing you actually will respond to my questions if I ask!

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Jan Busdiecker's avatar

Congratulations! I've been a reader for years and you deserve this.

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Larry's avatar

Congratulations on earning your credentials.

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Sandi Shapiro's avatar

Congradulations! So proud of u. Seen u grow up to be everything u wanted to be from such an early age.. mom and dad must be so proud. Sandi shapiro

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Melissa's avatar

Congrats Gabe!🎉At a time when much of the MSM parrot each other and cower before those with power, we need more voices like yours: fiercely independent, backed by years of experience and hard work, not to mention (as today’s post proves) a firm grasp of how history shapes the present. I’m grateful to you for being YOU. Keep grinding!

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Nicole Criswell's avatar

Congratulations, Gabe!

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