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December 2020

ON THE GROUND IN RAPPAHANNOCK, VA

‘I’m struggling.’ Straight-A student opens up about high school life during a pandemic

RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VA. -- Olivia Scheulen had big plans for her senior year at Rappahannock County High School....

Dec 29, 2020
Podcast

The best GroundTruth Podcast episodes of 2020

Editor´s Note:  As we look back at the work we’ve done over the past year, we invited our...

Dec 29, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SPOKANE, WASH

How the pandemic revealed social and health Inequities in Spokane

SPOKANE—Despite health officials in western Washington confirming the first case of COVID-19 recorded in the U.S., in January,...

Dec 28, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN ST. GEORGE, UT

COVID-19 didn’t stop overtourism in Utah’s national parks, it made it worse

ST. GEORGE, UT -- For people living in southern Utah, their backyard is America’s playground. Yet, the chance...

Dec 23, 2020
Rights

Court fees and fines make voting near-impossible for ex-felons in Tennessee

In the summer of 2018, Sean Murray dialed his local news channel after seeing a segment on voter...

Dec 22, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN NELSONVILLE, OH

Against the tide: A small town in Appalachia engineers its revival

NELSONVILLE, Ohio —  On an unseasonably warm November afternoon, Ashley Lynn Hughes sat on her porch reflecting on...

Dec 22, 2020
Rights

Can Georgia’s voting rights activists get out the vote one more time?

Leah Owenby, a lifelong Georgia resident, has voted in every presidential election since she turned 18. But Georgia’s...

Dec 21, 2020
A New Light

How do we cope with COVID-19?

Editor's Note: We're publishing this special edition of the 'New Light' photo essay to mark the conclusion of...

Dec 21, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN CINCINNATI, OH

Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine confronts decades of gentrification and displacement

CINCINNATI — To be able to tell their story, I had to see that window.  The window of...

Dec 18, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN DURHAM, NC

North Carolina fast-food workers demanded — and won — COVID-19 protections from management

DURHAM, N.C. — In early September, Jamila Allen led a group of 18 co-workers out the front doors...

Dec 17, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN PORTLAND, ME

As COVID-19 surges, public trust in health officials lessens the impact in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine — Flickering yellow letters on an electronic highway sign greeted me as I drove into Maine,...

Dec 16, 2020
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