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Friday, September 19, 2008 5:54 AM

Living with Autism

Dan Collison of NPR has produced a beautiful series about what it's like for families with autistic children. "The Autism Chronicles" profiles single mother Amy Thompson as she struggles to raise two children, including 6-year-old Kollin,
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Thursday, July 03, 2008 6:04 AM

Olympic Dreams

NPR is running some inspiring stories about athletes who hope to compete in this summer's Olympics. "Olympic Profiles: Bound for Beijing" stories describing the Iraqi sprinter who dodges sniper fire as she trains, a shot-putter
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Friday, May 02, 2008 8:30 AM

Explosive Deals

The greatest threat of nuclear proliferation may not come from rogue terrorists but from white-collar businessmen trying to get rich, according to a joint investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting and American RadioWorks. Their "Business
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Tuesday, April 08, 2008 8:30 AM

Back to Mexico

The Record in Stockton, Calif., proves that you don't need to be a big newspaper to put together lively Web packages. "And a Song Shall Carry Them Home" by reporter Jennifer Torres and photographer Victor Blue follows three musician brothers as they return
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Thursday, March 06, 2008 8:45 AM

Deadly Medicine

There have been two impressive stories recently about how prescription drug overdoses are becoming leading killers. In "Deadly Combinations," Chris Tisch and Abbie Vansickle of the St. Petersburg Times report that prescription drug overdoses killed
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Tuesday, November 06, 2007 8:30 AM

Troop Tributes

As Veterans Day draws near, we'd like to belatedly highlight an excellent project from The Denver Post. "Colorado's Fallen" by photographer Lyn Alweis shares the stories of the 12 servicemen from Colorado who had died as of Memorial Day
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Monday, October 08, 2007 8:55 PM

The Young and the Talented

My faith in journalism's future was renewed this weekend at the Society of Professional Journalists convention where I had the good fortune to hear the talented reporters of Youth Voices. These high-school students from around the Washington, D.C., area
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Sunday, September 30, 2007 2:02 PM

Remembering the Victims

Violence is so common in our cities that sometimes it's easy to become numb to its horrors. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle has found a way to break through that numbness with its valuable "Not Forgotten" project. The "Not Forgotten" Web site
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Monday, September 17, 2007 8:50 AM

Odes to Joy

The photographers of The Minneapolis Star Tribune have created a terrific multimedia project on a subject dear to all of our hearts: happiness. The audio slideshows in "The Pursuit of Happiness" by Kyndell Harkness, Renee Jones Schneider,
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Monday, August 20, 2007 8:20 AM

Two Sides to Every Teen

How can a teen be so charming on the outside and so full of turmoil on the inside? Douglas McGray explores this question in the wonderful radio story "Mr. Successful," which aired on Chicago Public Radio's "This American Life." McGray
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