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Articles by LJ DawsonJun 10, 20207:54 pmJune 11, 2020
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‘Street Medics’ Fight COVID-19 And Tend To Protesters’ Wounds

First seen in NPR for Kaiser Health News Amid clouds of choking tear gas, booming flash-bang grenades and other “riot control agents,” volunteer medics in Denver plunged into street protests in recent weeks to help […]

Articles by LJ DawsonJun 10, 20204:41 am
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Why All the Hate for We Are Love Denver?

First seen in Denver Westword As thousands of people started pouring into Denver’s streets on May 28 to protest police brutality and the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, community members — some first-time organizers — […]

Articles by LJ DawsonMay 31, 20204:49 amJune 10, 2020
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Protesters, Police Clash for a Third Night in Denver

First seen in Denver Westword On Saturday, May 30, thousands of people gathered at the State Capitol in downtown Denver for the third day in a row to protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Protesters […]

Articles by LJ DawsonMay 14, 20209:18 pm
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Under COVID Cloud, Prisons In Rural America Threaten To Choke Rural Hospitals

First seen in Kaiser Health News As the COVID-19 pandemic swept into Montana, it spread into the Marias Heritage Center assisted living facility, then flowed into the nearby 21-bed hospital. Toole County quickly became the […]

Articles by LJ DawsonMay 6, 20209:54 pmMay 9, 2020
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SLUGGISH LA COUNTY COURTS ARE LEAVING YOUNG PEOPLE LOCKED UP DURING THE PANDEMIC

While adults in the county have been granted expedited release in groups, the juvenile court continues to review cases individually.

Articles by LJ DawsonMar 13, 202012:44 am
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How Cities’ Big Nonprofits Are Tackling Income Inequality

First seen in POLITICO Magazine By some measures, Chicago has one of the country’s largest and most diversified economies with 4 million workers, but the city has struggled to uplift historically segregated and economically depressed communities on […]

Articles by LJ DawsonJan 23, 20205:18 pmFebruary 21, 2020
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Why Atlantans Buy Their Produce on the Subway

First seen in Politico Magazine / photo MARTA tlanta is known for transportation snarls that can make people’s blood pressure soar. But city officials have come up with a way to use the city’s transit […]

Articles by LJ DawsonJan 23, 20205:16 pmFebruary 21, 2020
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How Mike Bloomberg Got New York to Eat Its Veggies

First seen in Politico Magazine / photo Michael Loccisano/ Getty Images for HBO Columbia University study published in 2014, found that Green Carts provided high quality fresh produce to neighborhoods with low consumption and availability […]

Articles by LJ DawsonJan 23, 20204:54 pmFebruary 21, 2020
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What Happened After an Appalachian Town Got Shamed Nationally

First seen in Politico Magazine / Photo Getty ver a decade ago, Huntington, West Virginia, endured a dose of civic fat shaming when the city was labeled the most obese in the nation. Forty Five […]

Articles by LJ DawsonNov 21, 20192:48 pm
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How Cities Are Turning Food Into Fuel: More and more cities are making biogas out of tons of wasted food instead of sending it to landfills.

First seen in Politico Magazine, photos by Sarah Blesener Every year, America throws away more than 80 million pounds of food. More than three-quarters of it ends up in landfills, where it takes up more room […]

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