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An amateur’s guide to taking on a complicated reporting project
An experienced journalist reflects on the learning curve that came with tackling an in-depth series.
Giving voice to families proves crucial in reporting on mental health conservatorships
“It’s not the type of health crisis that you’re going to have neighbors come over and bring a casserole,” one advocate said.
Coronavirus Files: BQ variants on the rise, Moderna booster fights omicron
A pair of variants likely to dominate the early winter months are emerging from the Scrabble soup.
The latest from our community
When the inequities we see in our communities show up in our newsrooms, too
How are we supposed to cover the community as a whole when we can’t communicate with a large portion of its residents?
Politics trumps health in state’s response to alcohol crisis
A review of internal records and interviews with a dozen current and former health department staff show what expertise it possesses has long been muzzled or ignored.
Avoiding the sunk cost fallacy when a project takes an unexpected turn
It's easy to feel trapped by the feeling that you need to see a story through simply because you’ve already invested significant time on it.
No nitrate police: State and local regulators can’t, or won’t, stop our drinking water from getting worse
There are few staff to monitor Nebraska’s vast swaths of farmland, thousands of cattle feedlots, large hog operations and chicken farms. And the agencies’ own regulations don’t give the staff many tools to combat malpractice.
South Dakota passed Medicaid expansion. What’s next?
A win for Medicaid expansion in South Dakota is a victory for public health, policy experts say, but now comes the work of ensuring the people who are eligible actually get enrolled.
Coronavirus Files: Midterms to influence pandemic policies; evictions proceed apace
A Republican-controlled House could have big consequences for America’s ongoing battle against COVID.
An Electricity Bill Set Fire To My Marriage — Nisha’s Story
Nisha thought that violence in a marriage was simply what every Indian wife ‘had to accept’ in her husband’s home. She was only 24.
Older and disabled Americans are languishing for years on waiting lists for home care. Why don’t we fix this?
South Carolina officials told Brandie Makrin that something traumatic had to happen to her 21-year-old autistic son before he could get the help he needed.
