Category Archives: Dispatches

A Day at the Farm

Posted on June 20, 2010
Walworth County, WI – Early last week, 14 grade school students from the Four Winds Waldorf School outside of… Continue Reading
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Old Friend Hunting

Posted on June 12, 2010
Edgerton, WI – Disappearances are like this: here one moment, gone the next. So it was with Aaron, a… Continue Reading
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Sconnies and Their Brats

Posted on June 1, 2010
Madison, WI – Twice a year, tens of thousands of people descend on Willow Island at the Alliant Energy… Continue Reading
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24 Hours of ‘Rage’ in Indiana

Posted on May 24, 2010
Welcome to Indianapolis!Indianapolis, IN – Not long after stopping off in Indianapolis, I meet “Bonnie”, a 30-something jam band scenester, at a… Continue Reading
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Rebuilding Lives After the Flood

Posted on May 17, 2010
Carlo Zantuctiss, 57, stands next to where his house stood before flood waters washed it away two weeks ago.Nashville, TN – Carlo Zantucttiss, 57, lost everything two weeks ago after flood waters washed away his home, decimated his… Continue Reading
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The Kentucky Tragedy

Posted on May 11, 2010
The grave where Jerebaum Beauchamp and Anne Cooke lay in an eternal embrace.Bloomfield, KY – In this grave rests Jerebaum Beauchamp and Anne Cooke, who, since their deaths on July 7,… Continue Reading
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A Meth Miracle

Posted on May 9, 2010
Brittany, 26, and Evan, 9-months.Rockfield, KY – I’ve been in southeastern Kentucky longer than I expected. I came here to do a story on… Continue Reading
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Mining for Hope in Shenandoah

Posted on May 7, 2010
Carlos Vega says indicted Shenandoah police officers killed his son in 2004.Shenandoah, PA – For more than five years, Carlos Vega has fought to bring the police officers he believes… Continue Reading
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Flooded in Frankfort

Posted on May 5, 2010
Members of the Frankfort Fire Department waiting to here whether they need to rescue boaters rumored to be stuck in the Kentuck River's treacherous currents. More than half of Kentucky's 120 counties have declared emergencies following weekend floods that have claimed the lives of at least five people.Frankfort, KY – I didn’t realize Frankfort had flooded until I made a left onto a street and saw water… Continue Reading
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Ran Out of Podunk County, OH

Posted on May 4, 2010
Butler County, OH – For the last several days I’ve been hating on Ohio. Except for my visits to… Continue Reading
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