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Tracking gang activity in Tennessee

The Tennessean's three-part series on gangs reveals a growing problem across the state, particularly in suburbia and small towns. Law enforcement is overwhelmed and schools are ripe recruiting grounds in […]
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Tulsa County's poorest spend most on lottery tickets

Using Oklahoma Lottery Commission sales data and U.S. Census Bureau data, the Tulsa World found that some of Tulsa County's poorest areas spend the most money on lottery tickets per […]
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Many bad bridges not receiving stimulus funds

"Tens of thousands of unsafe or decaying bridges carrying 100 million drivers a day must wait for repairs because states are spending stimulus money on spans that are already in […]
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Iowa air pollution levels nearing federal limits

"The air across Iowa is so polluted that the state is perilously close to violating new federal limits aimed at protecting human health. Yet Iowans have no way of knowing […]
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Higher poverty schools get newer teachers

The Statesman Journal recently ran a two-day package that showed how the newest and least experienced teachers in the Salem-Keizer School District work in the highest poverty schools, which was […]
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Sarah Cohen discusses data visualization in reporting

Steve Myers of Poynter interviewed Sarah Cohen, database editor for The Washington Post's investigative team, on her use of data visualization as part of exploratory reporting. Cohen spoke on the […]
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Housing program fails to aid low-income families

A story by William Heisel of the Los Angeles Times focuses on the failures of the federal government’s efforts to revitalize the housing market and to increase affordable housing. For […]
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Tulsa County siren coverage is spotty in areas

As many as 24,800 Tulsa County residents live in areas not reached by outdoor tornado sirens, a Tulsa World analysis found. Many of those residents live in the county's remote […]
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Fixing D.C.'s Schools: The Charter Experiment

A series by The Washington Post takes a hard look at charter schools in Washington, D.C. Approximately one-third of city's children attend these independent, nonprofit schools. The investigation shows that […]
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Tacoma area voters split their tickets

Ian Demsky of The News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash. found that nearly a third of the voters in Pierce County cast their ballots for Democratic president-elect Barack Obama and Republican […]
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