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Select print stories from my time at the Evansville Courier & Press this summer.
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Stories from the nation's capital
Clintons fight to end wildlife trafficking, poaching
Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea Clinton, spoke at the White House about the illegal wildlife trade. Clinton also announced her support for action in Syria.
But conflict in Syria wasn’t the only hazard Clinton spoke of – with a growing demand for bush meat, ivory and other exotic animal byproducts, wildlife trafficking has become a multi-billion dollar criminal industry.
Indiana congressional delegation talk government shutdown
A Republican congressman from Indiana says the government shutdown is a prelude to a bigger battle coming in two
weeks.
“I’m excited about that fight as well. I’ll take any reasonable bill to fight against a bloated, out-of-control government,” Rep. Todd Rokita, who represents the Danville and Lafayette area, said.
STEM program brings science to life for D.C. students
Middle school student Nina-Simone Brown had the chance to experience Newton’s third law of motion in an exciting yet unusual way Monday morning.
For those who dozed off in their middle school science class: For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction.And there was plenty of action when FMA Live! Forces in Motion swept into Hardy Middle School’s gym Monday.
Women, men walk to find a cure
Baltimore native Lindsay Ruland was working in a pathology laboratory – she had just received a promotion and was making headway in her life outside of college – when she found a lump in her breast.
It was during a self-exam that she discovered it – the pea-sized lump on her right breast that hadn’t been there before.
First lady observes Diwali
The South Asian holiday Diwali shined at the White House in the soft glow of a lamp signifying the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness.
Frist lady Michelle Obama lit the lamp, or diya, Tuesday in celebration of the South Asian holiday that is celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists. It’s the fifth year for the White House to honor the holiday.
