SELMA, Calif. — At the crossroads of Highway 99 and 43 is Selma, California, a small town nestled...
Mar 09, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN MANDAREE, ND
ON THE GROUND IN SELMA, CA
Bad teeth: The hidden poverty plaguing rural California
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
ON THE GROUND AT THE SOBOBA BAND OF LUISEÑO INDIANS RESERVATION
Native American teens report from the Soboba Reservation
SOBOBA BAND OF LUISEÑO INDIANS RESERVATION – Every other week, I have a chance to drop my notebook...
Mar 03, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SACRAMENTO, CA
‘From darkness to the light:’ How one Bay Area man found freedom from his struggle to survive
SACRAMENTO, CA — In January, I sat among dozens of other reporters in California’s Capitol as we peppered...
Mar 01, 2020
ON THE GROUND WITH USA TODAY
Poverty and hope battle in the hollers of West Virginia
CHARLESTON, WV – Last June, I was dispatched home to West Virginia as a Report for America corps...
Feb 27, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN AUGUSTA, ME
Maine confronts ‘crumbling infrastructure’ in neighborhood schools
AUGUSTA, ME — Rushing through Cony High School’s cafeteria, past the afterschool crowd doing homework or scrolling through...
Feb 26, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN TWIN FALLS, ID
The Snake River, lifeblood of Idaho’s Magic Valley
TWIN FALLS, ID – When I first drove into southern Idaho, I passed over a 500-foot canyon. Below...
Feb 25, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN LEXINGTON, KY
Moving home: Church and state converge at Kentucky’s foster care crisis
LEXINGTON, KY -- It was early evening in late August and former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was talking...
Feb 21, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN BLANDING, UT
In Utah, change is slow following historic election of Native Americans
BLANDING, Utah – I arrived in San Juan County after a historic shift in power. In November 2018,...
Feb 20, 2020
