SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento may be best known as the midwest of California, the city of trees. But...
Mar 22, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN CHATTANOOGA, TN
ON THE GROUND IN SACRAMENTO, CA
Sacramento’s Asian American community rises to intergenerational challenges
ON THE GROUND IN BLUFF, UTAH
In rural Utah, local journalism shrinks as government controversies grow
BLUFF, Utah — Drought maps of the southwestern United States looked like a target in 2018, dark red ringing a brown bulls...
Mar 20, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN IN SANTA FE, NM
On Santa Fe’s Southside, community seeks ways to counter decades of neglect
SANTE FE, N.M. – I spent my first day as a journalist in northern New Mexico wading through...
Mar 18, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN BRIDGEPORT, CT
From downtown to the neighborhoods, Bridgeport’s entrepreneurial spirit thrives
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – As the late-summer sun hovered in the sky, casting long shadows along the cracked asphalt,...
Mar 17, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN NEWARK, NJ
The voices of Newark on the road back to local control
Newark, NJ — A microphone was being set up at the podium, emblazoned with the Newark Public Schools...
Mar 12, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN MODESTO, CA
Beneath the Bridge: Children in California endure daily hardship and homelessness
MODESTO, Calif. -- After a dip in the Tuolumne River, a 10-year-old girl who didn’t know how to...
Mar 12, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN MANDAREE, ND
`Part of the Indian way:’ Hidatsa Powwow carries on Northern Plains tribe tradition
MANDAREE, ND — The road was flat and the landscape on either side matched. Meagan Hall, the summer...
Mar 11, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SELMA, CA
Bad teeth: The hidden poverty plaguing rural California
At the crossroads of Highway 99 and 43 is Selma, California, a small town nestled between fields of...
Mar 09, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN CINCINNATI, OH
Anatomy of an Election: Northern Kentucky ousted a Republican governor in 2019. What could it mean for 2020?
CINCINNATI, OH – I had just swallowed a mouthful of spicy lo mein noodles at my desk when...
Mar 06, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN FAIRFIELD, WA
The fight for rural medicine in Washington state: ‘symptom of a bigger problem’
FAIRFIELD, WA — Drive 20 minutes south of Spokane and pine trees give way to rolling hills, which...
Mar 04, 2020
