Selected newspaper clips


News
Houston sheriff rounds up thousands of illegals The Washington Times, November 12, 2009, A1
St. Jerome students rally behind refugee family after child's death Catholic News Sun, February 1, 2008
Valley testing finds 60 weak hydrants, increases pressure on water districts Spokane Spokesman-Review, Sept. 24, 2007, A1 (view .pdf of clipping)
After obtaining hydrant data from the fire district, I helped develop an  interactive map where readers could find faulty hydrants in their neighborhoods.
Uranium plant may find home in Eunice Associated Press, late February, 2005 (.pdf) This story ran on the A-wire, and papers across the United States and abroad picked it up, according to a Google News search the following day.
Senate blocks bill to import Canadian drugs, opponents say the bill will restrict new drug research  Columbia Missourian, Sept. 28, 2004, 1A (.pdf) I wrote this story while covering the U.S. Capitol for the Missourian and the Spokesman-Review through the University of Missouri's Washington Program.
Features
Hitching a ride online: Drivers with space connect with those who need it using Web sites (.pdf) - Spokane Spokesman-Review, Feb. 22, 2007, A1
County’s lone bar fits quietly into town’s conservative mold Idaho Falls Post Register, June 26, 2003, A1 (Rexburg edition) (.pdf) I discovered this tavern while writing about communities east of Idaho Falls as an intern. Four years later, a New York Times reporter wrote a similar feature on this bar when it closed.
Bowling for Columbia, personalized polyester shirts aside, bowling is right up our alley (.pdf) - Columbia Missourian’s VOX magazine, Nov. 13, 2003
Profiles
Hand of Experience, as a young municipality, Spokane Valley relies heavily on its city manager (.pdf) - Spokane Spokesman-Review, April 30, 2006, A1
Leone Grant had love of outdoors, neighbors, family (.pdf) - Spokane Spokesman-Review, Dec 23, 2006, Valley Voice