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Government Regulation
During the height of the health care debate in the fall of 2009, many different proposals took shape. This story analyzes the potential impact of health care co-ops on potential health care reform. Warning, this link opens a pdf.
Multimedia Projects
It doesn’t have its own monitor. No mouse, no hard drive, no graphic user interface and only 8MB of RAM, but for Evan Koblentz, it’s exactly the type of computer that he wants.
http://inews6.americanobserver.net/articles/computer-collectors-hunt-electronic-treasure
I worked to get an exclusive from the Carnegie library system on a new library being built in our coverage area. Using photos, videos and galleries, I was able to create a unique user experience that remained a popular story on our Web site for almost an entire month.
Investigative Reporting
The United States Postal Service is reaching its debt limit soon, and nobody knows whats going to happen when it does. As the organization continues to lose money year after year, many are thinking of ways to cut costs.
Click here to read more about it.
Highway Excavation during the 1970s unearthed a treasure trove of historic artifacts and canal stones from the early 1800s. After much public debate, the stones were forgotten. The City of Pittsburgh began using the stones as part of small construction projects. And this story was the only one to highlight this misuse and reconstruct the history of the canal and the canal stones.
Pennsylvania Canal Stone Story – The Northside Chronicle
Off The Beaten Path Stories
As consumers turn more and more to the Internet to help them with live’s problems, cemeteries are trying to keep up with demand by placing records and services online. But can cemeteries across the region muster the manpower and money needed to turn paper into ones and zeros?
Cemeteries and Technology – the American Observer
The recession hit historic preservation entities particularly hard. The Virginia Department of Historic resources now handles more work with less people.
Recession puts hold on history – The American Observer
Feature Writing
This feature won first place in more than 12,000 entries judged by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. It focuses on the workdays of three University of Pittsburgh employees dedicated to shoveling and clearing snow from parking lots and sidewalks, and the problems they face day to day.
Snowy sidewalks don’t clear themselves – The Pitt News
Another hot summer, another story about how the heat changes daily habits. Only this time, we interviewed workers at a local cemetery to see how they deal with the heat. The articles and video was incorporated into a short video documentary about the hot times at Glenwood Cemetery.
