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Posted inBundyville The Remnant, Current Events, investigations, Nonfiction, Standout, Story

Bundyville: The Remnant, Chapter Two: The Hunter and the Bomb

by Leah Sottile July 16, 2019October 19, 2022

The story was that a radical man set off a bomb in the desert. But what about everything else that happened?

Posted inBundyville The Remnant, Crime, Culture, Current Events, investigations, Nonfiction, Standout, Story

Bundyville: The Remnant, Chapter One: A Quiet Man

by Leah Sottile July 15, 2019October 19, 2022

When a bomb exploded in a tiny desert town, there was no doubt who did it. But no one could understand why.

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Standout, Story

Bundyville Chapter One: A War in the Desert

by Leah Sottile May 15, 2018October 19, 2022

Cliven Bundy and his sons led two armed standoffs against the federal government and beat them twice in court. The Bundys and their supporters see themselves as Patriots fighting government overreach. Others see them as domestic terrorists rallying extremists and conspiracy theorists to their side. What is the truth?

Posted inNonfiction, Sports, Standout, Story

Family Band

by Ben Rothenberg August 22, 2017October 19, 2022

In a sport that demands individualism, the Zverevs roll deep.

Posted inNonfiction, Sports, Standout

Family Band

by Ben Rothenberg August 22, 2017October 19, 2022

In a sport that demands individualism, the Zverevs roll deep.

Posted inBlog Post, History, Nonfiction, Standout

A Look Back at the 1939 Pro-Nazi Rally at Madison Square Garden and the Protesters Who Organized Against It

by Matt Giles August 14, 2017October 19, 2022

Seventy-something years ago, another massive rally took place in the United States that featured a clash between protesters and white supremacists.

Posted inNonfiction

The Louisiana Environmental Apocalypse Road Trip

by Justin Nobel July 13, 2017November 15, 2022

Louisiana serves as a terrifying example of what can become of a state that shortchanges science and environmental regulations to boost industry and infrastructure.

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Standout, Story

Father of Migrants

by Alice Driver June 29, 2017October 19, 2022

“When it comes to the human body, everything can be trafficked. Migrants are a product in a system that breaks them down into lucrative parts, often until there is nothing left.”

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Standout

Father of Migrants

by Alice Driver June 29, 2017October 19, 2022

“When it comes to the human body, everything can be trafficked. Migrants are a product in a system that breaks them down into lucrative parts, often until there is nothing left.”

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Standout, Story

David Brown’s Quiet Resilience

by David Gambacorta June 14, 2017January 25, 2023

The former Dallas police chief is familiar with loss: Violence took his son, younger brother, and former partner. His response to the killing of five officers last July was inspiring. He’s not done giving back.

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