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Business College undergrads rack up criminal convictions
This investigation by The Gazette reveals that more than 18 percent of students graduating from the “University of Iowa’s prestigious Tippie College of Business” have “at least one non-traffic criminal conviction.” The percentage of convictions possessed by students of the Business College is 6 percent higher than any other University of Iowa undergraduate. Some of…
Read MoreViolent behavior overlooked by the system
A Journal Sentinel investigation into the violent life of Markus Evans reveals a series of “miscalculations by law enforcement and poor communication between authorities.” Evans’ violent background began as early as kindergarten, when he stabbed a teacher with a pencil. He was arrested twice before the age of 10 and shot a cousin in the…
Read MoreTexas tap water turning plumbing radioactive
KHOU-TV’s Mark Greenblatt finds so much radiation in the water of Central Texas cities, that even the pipes that carry it set off Geiger counters, and citizens are afraid to drink it. Greenblatt also uncovered a 10-year old state scientific report calling the water serious health risk”, but Texas officials all but ignored it. The…
Read MoreFormer IRE Board president Dietz remembered as strong leader, stellar journalist
Longtime IRE member David Dietz, president of our organization in 2001-02, passed away Wednesday, June 1, after a battle with cancer. Dave was a beloved colleague and friend to many of us, and was honored last year with IRE’s Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his many contributions. Over the past decade, Dave worked as…
Read MoreIt’s not too late to attend the IRE Conference in Orlando!
While early-bird registration has ended, you have not missed your opportunity to attend this great training event. On-site registrations will be accepted beginning Wednesday, June 8 at 4 p.m. and will continue through Saturday during the conference, being held at the Renaissance Orlando SeaWorld, 6677 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida. View the schedule and expected speakers today!
Read MoreSurgeon with nine malpractice suits continues operating
In this investigation by the Duluth News Tribune, reporters Brandon Stahl and Mark Stodghill revealed that one of the “highest-paid physicians at St. Luke’s,” neurosurgeon Stefan Konasiewicz, had a lengthy track record of complaints and malpractice suits. Konasiewicz cut and failed to repair a young woman’s aorta during a spinal surgery that resulted in her…
Read MoreThe murder of Edwin Pratt
In a five-year investigation, Seattle Weekly reporter Rick Anderson has brought to light the 1969 murder of the Northwest civil rights activist and leader, Edwin Pratt. This detailed report discloses new details on a decades old case that has gone unsolved and reveals “the likely solving of the historic racial assassination of the director of Seattle’s…
Read MoreYou don’t always get what you pay for at the pump
In this project by the Scripps Howard News Service, reporter Isaac Wolf investigates the chemical makeup of national gasoline brands. An independent lab test of five different national brands reveals that they “differ widely in their levels of crucial engine-cleaning detergent additives.” The levels of detergent additives can impact a vehicle’s engine quality as well…
Read MoreLenience in juvenile court system may have cost one woman’s life.
John Diedrich of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Journal Sentinel reports on the disturbing facts of how some very violent juveniles slip through the cracks of our court system. One, Markus Evans, first encounter with the courts was when he was 7 years old, after stabbing his kindergarten teacher with a pencil. 10 years later, he is…
Read MoreSome investors in PA still waiting after 20 years.
“The Morning Call of Allentown, Pa. showed how the leadership of Lehigh Valley International Airport followed a risky strategy of buying land around the airport in the mid-1990s. That strategy led to an inverse condemnation and court fight pitting the airport against a group of investors who had hoped to build on the land. Despite…
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