EXETER, CA – Across the nation, there is a tendency to reduce California to its economic heavyweights, Los...
Apr 06, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
ON THE GROUND IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY
In California farm country, growers struggle with labor shortage
ON THE GROUND IN SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Through COVID-19 and earthquake, The Salt Lake Tribune persists
SALT LAKE CITY – I heard the earthquake before I felt it. A low rumbling sound woke me...
Apr 03, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN CHATTANOOGA, TN
In Chattanooga, a ministry for women in prostitution
Chattanooga, Tenn. – The sun was going down as we passed the Waffle Houses and Krystals on the...
Mar 25, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SACRAMENTO, CA
Sacramento’s Asian American community rises to intergenerational challenges
SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento may be best known as the midwest of California, the city of trees. But...
Mar 22, 2020
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...
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, N.D. — The road was flat and the landscape on either side matched. Meagan Hall, the summer...
Mar 11, 2020
