SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — County Health Commissioner Charlie Patterson, 53, works in public health “not to get rich, but...
Aug 18, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SPRINGFIELD, OH
How changes within US Postal Service could affect voting by mail
A record number of Americans are expected to cast ballots by mail on Nov. 3 and the government...
Aug 14, 2020
How the 2020 presidential election could come down to state lawmakers
Edward B. Foley has a recurring nightmare. It’s Nov. 3, election night. President Donald Trump and former Vice...
Aug 14, 2020
Episode 5: Inside Mississippi’s Prison System
In August 2018, well before any thought of a pandemic sweeping the country, Mississippi’s prison system saw a...
Aug 13, 2020
For Italy’s Muslims, few mosques to pray and fewer places to bury COVID-19 dead
BERGAMO, Italy — In an entrance hall to Azzano San Paolo, Bergamo’s only Islamic cemetery, hang the names...
Aug 12, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN TWIN FALLS, ID
‘Enough with the masks!’: Behind Idaho’s struggle to contain the coronavirus surge
TWIN FALLS, IDAHO — A man in a red button-down shirt and a black face mask...
Aug 10, 2020
‘An awakening’: George Floyd protests spur surge in Black voter registration
Gregory Sarafan spends most election years assisting team leaders with registration events at concerts, where they target young,...
Aug 10, 2020
Remembering Pete Hamill, a voice for New York and the world
It’s been said the legendary newspaperman, essayist and author Pete Hamill, who died Wednesday at the age of...
Aug 07, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN BEIRUT, LEBANON
Helping Beirut dig out of the rubble, and bearing witness to the grief of a broken city
BEIRUT – The streets are lined with dust. On car windows, people have scrawled messages, displacing the dirt...
Aug 07, 2020
ON THE GROUND PHOTOGRAPHY
Rain, shine or COVID-19, this Wyoming fair must go on
BUFFALO, Wyo. — Full from the buyer’s dinner and armed with bidder’s numbers, the crowd at the auction...
Aug 07, 2020
Driving Home: Surviving the Housing Crisis
For the past year, CatchLight Local Fellow Yesica Prado has documented the culture of vehicular living in the Bay...
Aug 07, 2020