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ARTICLES

A list of some of my most interesting pieces to date

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SPIRIT RETIRING FROM PRE-GAME FLIGHTS

July, 2021

After nearly 20 years of revving up Auburn University football fans before home games, beloved bald eagle Spirit will retire this year. Her successor, bald eagle Indy, is more than ready to take flight.

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AHS’ WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM LETS STUDENTS ‘TEST DRIVE’ CAREERS

July, 2021

Students have been able to work for a variety of companies and institutions such as Auburn University’s E.W. Shell Fisheries Research Center.

TOOMER’S CORNER SIT-IN REACHES YEARLONG MILESTONE

June, 2021

A peaceful demonstration that began as one woman's need for personal catharsis following the death of George Floyd has turned into one of the staples of Auburn that remains ongoing 365 days later.

DUO DISHES UP FOOD AT LOCAL SCHOOLS

June, 2021

Christy Sessions and Mathias “Bill” Kamprad are putting the cool back in school lunch.

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LEE COUNTY DHR LOOKING FOR FOSTER, ADOPTIVE PARENTS

May, 2021

“It’s always scary taking the first step, always. But it’s worth it,” Brandy Haynes said. “These children need us.”

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CUSTODIAN CARL BROWN CELEBRATES 30 YEARS WITH ACS

May, 2021

Carl Brown once rifled through a dumpster filled with dozens of trash bags to find a ring that a student had accidentally thrown away.

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ARNOLD TEEN WITH RARE SKIN CONDITION FORCED TO AVOID SUNLIGHT

September, 2018

Mackinly “Mack” Adams avoids the sun at all costs.

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NEW KENSINGTON SHEETZ TESTS ANTI-DRUG BLUE HUE FOR RESTROOM LIGHTS

December, 2017

No, there’s nothing wrong with the lights in the restrooms at the New Kensington Sheetz. They’re blue — dark blue — and that’s the way they’re supposed to be.

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FLOOD INSURANCE COSTS A SHOCK TO FAWN TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS

April, 2017

When Carrie White bought her house off Route 908 in Fawn in 1992, she didn’t need flood insurance. The house was not in a flood zone.

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NEW KEN MAN’S LOVE FOR WIFE IS TIMELESS

February, 2017

There are some things death cannot erase. For Harold Haslett, love is one of them.

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PRISON BUS OFFERS LIFELINE FOR INMATES, FAMILIES TO STAY CONNECTED

November, 2016

About 50,000 inmates are in 26 prisons across Pennsylvania. Many prisons are in remote areas, and it can be difficult or expensive for people who don’t have a car or who don’t drive to visit loved ones serving time. Families Outside helps to make visits possible.

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A STARK COMMON BOND UNITES MOTHERS WITH A VOICE

November, 2015

These kind of moments are what these women live for. To share their pain, their grief, their anger, but also their sympathy for each other, united under the solidarity of experiencing a life-changing event no one should have to endure.

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BIGGER THAN BASKETBALL

August, 2015

"Everyone comes out for what? To see a basketball game. But then what you're not expecting before a basketball game is to get this 10-to-15-minute speech about life, to have you really thinking mentally just outside the box about a lot of things."

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