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The Victory Bell provides the most in-depth coverage of Valpo athletics on and off the field and the people who make it work! I highly recommend the Victory Bell to everyone.

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My memory of year one will mainly be a mix of reading your in-depth game recaps and articles in which you were able to stretch out and write a bit more like a fan, all the while seeing you be excited about your new venture, continuing to be passionate in the work and admiring your flexes as you took on more "off-beat" articles, such as the Art-Psych building piece, which is among my favorites. True and passionate fans are ever grateful for the work you're doing, and we'll continue to be behind you! Thanks for the birthday cake, buddy! Congrats on Year One!

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Congrats on one year in the books, Paul! Really appreciate your friendship and incredible professionalism when covering and promoting Valpo Athletics. Keep up the great work! Appreciate you

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Congratulations on year one. Great podcast with Casey and Rob.

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Paul, congratulations on marking the Year One anniversary of the launch of The Victory Bell. I have enjoyed your excellent in-depth coverage and commentary, and I look forward to the year to come.

As a news junkie, I also bow to your being among the pioneers of this new form of niche journalism. I don't know how deep into the newspaper archives of the NWI Times or Post-Tribune one would have to dig in order to find as many articles on VU sports in a given year as you've published here. And that's not even addressing the value of having one dedicated journalist covering a beat that he knows very well.

My only disappointment is that more folks aren't signing up for paid subscriptions. This, I'm afraid, is the lingering effect of how people became conditioned years ago to expect any online news or commentary to be freely accessible, without thinking that journalists should be paid for their work. Nevertheless, I hope that more readers will understand the value that you've created and support this worthy endeavor accordingly.

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Keep it up, PO. Your stories are much needed with the demise of both papers. I hope you obtain more subscribers who will soon realize that $49.99 for an entire year is a very good deal. Thank you for all you do.

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Best in-depth coverage of Valpo sports ever. Thanks, Paul.

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The Victory Bell. In depth story telling at its best.

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Congratulations on Year 1, Paul! I really enjoy the range of stories.

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Thanks for all the hard work Paul. I always enjoy reading about some of the players who otherwise would go unnoticed. Keep it going!

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