Writing: The Roads of Santee

This story focuses on high school freshman Jordon, whose sunny disposition caught me as soon as I walked into the room. What I was not ready for, though, were the tears and emotional breakdown Jordon had on camera as we talked about girls calling her mom “fat” and the family members she’s lost to suicide.

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Writing: For the first time, man votes alone

Only a few things can bring a 86-year-old Marvin Garlock — who has seen poverty, war and death — to tears.

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Writing: Delays hurt local business

While rain and bad weather stretched local construction, a business was left out in the cold with poor parking and turned-off customers.

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