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 IN SANTA FE, NM
ON THE GROUND IN BRIDGEPORT, CT
From downtown to the neighborhoods, Bridgeport’s entrepreneurial spirit thrives
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
ON THE GROUND IN SELMA, CA
Bad teeth: The hidden poverty plaguing rural California
SELMA, Calif. — At the crossroads of Highway 99 and 43 is Selma, California, a small town nestled...
Mar 09, 2020
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