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* July 2, 2022: [https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/war-of-words-scrabble-players-are-being-censored The Spectator] writes about [[John Chew]] and NASPA’s role in the removal of offensive slurs from international play.
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* May 6, 2021: [https://www.pressherald.com/2021/05/06/augusta-woman-fulfills-dream-of-appearing-on-jeopardy-and-wins-big-too/ The Portland Press Herald] interviews Maine player [[Jamie Logan]] about tournament SCRABBLE and her appearance on Jeopardy!
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* Boston (MA) media outlets cover NASPA youth player [[James Donnelly]]'s recent 2nd place finish in the [[National School SCRABBLE Championship | North American School Scrabble Championship]] in Washington (DC) and his plans to attend the [[2022 Scrabble Players Championship |Scrabble Players Championship]] in Baltimore (MD).
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* May 4, 2021: San Antonio (TX) player [[Ricky Rodriguez]] was featured on the [https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/san-antonio-proud-5th-grader-starts-petition-for-jackson-mohr-day local Fox News affiliate] for his petition to honor a young boy who died unexpectedly.
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** June 30, 2022: [https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/06/30/metro/looking-v-i-c-t-0-r-y-hingham-high-junior-heads-national-scrabble-championship/ Boston Globe]
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* April 26, 2021: [https://www.mymcmedia.org/maryland-sen-kagan-honored-for-advocacy-social-justice-work Montgomery County Media] reports on Maryland State Senator [[Cheryl Kagan]] being honored with the 2021 Hyman Bookbinder Award. Among those offering tributes was NASPA CEO [[ John Chew]] who recounted how Cheryl led us to Baltimore for the [[North American SCRABBLE Championship | NASC]].
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** June 15, 2022: [https://www.hinghamanchor.com/hingham-high-school-student-takes-s-e-c-o-n-d-at-the-2022-north-american-school-scrabble-tournament/ Hingham  Anchor]  
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* April 20, 2021: [https://globalnews.ca/toronto/program/the-john-oakley-show The John Oakley Show] interviewed [[John Chew]] from 15:48 to 15:58 about Mattel’s plans to remove offensive slurs from the Collins lexicon.
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* San Antonio (TX) media outlets cover NASPA youth player [[Ricky Rodriguez]] as he prepares to compete in the [[National School SCRABBLE Championship | North American School Scrabble Championship]] in Washington (DC).
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* April 18, 2021: [https://www.ocregister.com/2021/04/18/more-than-a-survivor-at-100-shes-still-making-art The Orange County Register] profiles NASPA Lifetime Member [[Desiree Engel]] who turned 100 the day after she competed in the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXZs_hE8MQM Tossup] spelling bee for competitive SCRABBLE players.
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** May 12, 2022: [https://www.kens5.com/article/life/young-scrabble-champion-san-antonio-texas-another-win-tournament/273-7bca11cf-eef0-4fc7-951d-3a59c72cab57 KENS 5]
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* April 14, 2021: [https://7news.com.au/entertainment/games/scrabble-bans-long-list-of-words-players-are-no-longer-allowed-to-use--c-2593627 7NEWS] in Australia covers the ongoing debate about the removal of offensive slurs and recaps [[John Chew]]'s interview with [https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/09/us/scrabble-slurs-ban-trnd/index.html CNN] last year.
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** May 12, 2022: [https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/05/12/a-way-with-words-young-san-antonio-scrabble-star-with-autism-competing-in-national-tournament/ KSAT 12]
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* April 12, 2021: [https://www.cc.com/video/09ontf/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-scrabble-players-want-slurs-banned-from-the-word-list The Daily Show with Trevor Noah] featured a segment where Dulce Sloan talked to [[Lisa Odom]] and [[Will Anderson]] about the decision to remove offensive slurs from the NASPA Word List.
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** May 9, 2022: [https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Just-scoring-points-Scrabble-brings-San-17157948.php San Antonio Express-News]
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* March 17,2021: [https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/03/17/2194469/0/en/Having-words-with-friends-will-benefit-people-struggling-with-literacy.html Frontier College's annual SCRABBLE for Literacy fundraiser] will take place online on March 18 with the participation of NASPA members [[Jackson Smylie]], [[Joshua Sokol]], [[John Chew]], and [[Will Anderson]]. An edited version of the online event can be viewed on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3J1_7vcpng&t=3402s YouTube].
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* April 19, 2022: [https://www.foxla.com/news/101-years-young-anaheim-woman-celebrates-epic-milestone-with-fellow-scrabble-club-34-members Fox 11 Los Angeles] joined [https://scrabbleclub34.wordpress.com/ Huntington Beach NASPA Club #34] to celebrate the 101st birthday of club member [[Desiree Engel]].
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* February 27, 2021: [http://media.wgvc.com/w/DC_Scrabble_Club_171 Washington NASPA Club #711] director [[Ted Gest]] writes a [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/readers-critique-the-post-a-caveat-to-condolences/2021/02/26/55ec3e58-7849-11eb-948d-19472e683521_story.html Letter to the Editor] about a recent Washington Post essay on playing SCRABBLE with a robot.
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* March 22, 2022: In [https://slate.com/culture/2022/03/competitive-scrabble-playing-words.html?fbclid=IwAR1BKwOd84mUBt3tX0n2NR_gm5JESnqfWxr-4XudCtEjAG14XsRvQkMHeeg Slate], [[Stefan Fatsis]] writes about playing in NASPA tournaments in Albany over New Year's and in Kingston (ON) in March.
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* January 6, 2021: [https://7news.com.au/business/aboriginal-activist-takes-on-scrabble-over-racist-slurs-in-popular-board-game-c-1904696 7News] mentions NASPA's decision to remove slurs in article on campaign to remove slurs in Australia.
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* January 10, 2022: [https://wordfinder.yourdictionary.com/blog/john-chew-offers-inside-look-at-naspa-and-scrabble-word-lists/ WordFinder] interviews [[John Chew]] about NASPA and the process of creating the word list.
  
 
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== Previous Years ==
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* [[2021 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2020 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2020 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2019 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2019 Press Archive]]

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