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On the Ground

ON THE GROUND IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

In New Mexico, life and death flow at the pace of the Rio Grande

ON THE GROUND IN BUFFALO, WY

When the paper is late, a reminder of its value

BUFFALO, Wyoming. — The paper was late. Normally, the newest weekly edition of the Buffalo Bulletin hits our...

Sep 24, 2019
ON THE GROUND IN VICTORIA, TX

Library lovers tell city hall: shhhhhhhh

VICTORIA, Texas -- The City Council chambers usually feels quiet, and often a little stiff. Council members meet...

Mar 08, 2019
ON THE GROUND IN CHICAGO, IL

Losing “Snoop” — What a barber’s death meant to Chicago’s South Side

CHICAGO — Harith “Snoop” Augustus was shot and killed on July 14, 2018 by the Chicago Police Department...

Jan 25, 2019
ON THE GROUND IN ALLEN JUNCTION, WV

A year of giving voice in rural Appalachia

ALLEN JUNCTION, West Virginia — One morning this summer, I found myself standing on the side of the...

Dec 21, 2018
ON THE GROUND IN EL PASO, TX

Bearing witness to the human consequences of U.S. immigration policy

EL PASO, Texas -- At dusk on a Friday night in October, big, white buses pull up near...

Nov 30, 2018
ON THE GROUND IN SUMNER, MISS.

What the Emmett Till case taught me about journalism and Mississippi’s unfinished history

SUMNER, Mississippi — The courthouse where Emmett Till’s murderers were acquitted has been restored to look like it...

Nov 15, 2018
ON THE GROUND IN FITZGERALD, GA

A journalist’s dilemma: Wanting to do more to help than tell the story

FITZGERALD, GA – On a muggy July evening, I sat on the dusty wooden floor of a cluttered...

Nov 02, 2018
ON THE GROUND IN PEARL, MISS

How the story I never wrote led me to a story that needed to be told

Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, one of the state’s three main prisons, is located in a sparse pocket of...

Oct 26, 2018
ON THE GROUND IN JACKSON, MISS

A portrait of struggle and violence in Mississippi

This dispatch is the focus of a GroundTruth Podcast episode, "Almost Independence Day." A memorial for Lee Eric...

Oct 18, 2018
ON THE GROUND IN DALLAS, TX

How I found a place in journalism by telling the story of Hispanics in Dallas

Nothing beats the downtown Dallas skyline at dusk. The bright green glow of Bank of America Plaza. The...

Oct 11, 2018
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