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South Carolina has the second-highest arrest rate in the nation for alleged perinatal drug use, trailing only Alabama, according to a report. The Post and Courier investigated the consequences for mothers with a positive test. Read more here: bit.ly/3PZ8XtN

South Carolina’s Spanish speaking population has doubled in the last 20 years. A shortage of interpreters in state courts can interfere with justice and shut non-English speaking people out of the legal system. W/ Ali Rockett in The Post and Courier postandcourier.com/news/shortage-…

Dr. John Creel is the only provider for miles in Ridgeville, a town with a striking doctor-to-patient ratio: 0.73 physicians for 1,000 people. Read more ⬇️

Think living in the Lowcountry is pricey? Check out the cost of dying. trib.al/WR7Dia8

Six months after we reported on issues with North Charleston's anti-violence program, FBI agents have opened a probe. The latest from Eva Herscowitz and me⬇️ postandcourier.com/news/fbi-inves…

New: Decades after Gov. Pillen went to small Nebraska towns to build more hog farms, some neighbors say they still deal with hog odor and manure spills. While some reaped the economic benefits, many said they suffered from the environmental damage. We spoke w/ dozens of locals:

A physician assistant disciplined for drug use and a "Botox party." A doctor with scores of patient complaints on his record. They are among the medical workers S.C. prisons have hired to care for inmates. Terrific reporting here from Eva Herscowitz. postandcourier.com/news/special_r…

Amputee gets prosthetic leg, free of charge, after Post and Courier investigation about medical care in prisons ⬇️ postandcourier.com/news/prostheti…

Depending on who you ask, the scent of cannabis is enjoyable, tolerable or repulsive. As suburbs gear up for the launch of Minnesota’s recreational marijuana market, some are establishing rules around noxious scents. By Eva Herscowitz startribune.com/suburbs-odor-o…

By the end of 2025, research shows a third of U.S. local newspapers will be closed for good. Many remaining are broke and understaffed. But local newsrooms are still a vital force for good in communities across the country. Proof, just in the last year, of what we stand to lose:

Farmington residents couldn’t get answers about a proposed data center. Then they saw the NDA. ⬇️ startribune.com/farmington-tra…

Last February, Eva Herscowitz + I wrote about N. Chs' new anti-violence program. The FBI opened an investigation the same month. Last week, 8 people were charged in a public corruption case. Here's how it unfolded, w/Glenn Smith⬇️ postandcourier.com/news/north-cha…

Emails show Farmington leaders tried to ‘offset the opposition’ to controversial data center project startribune.com/farmington-dat…

I wrote a first person account of the firing squad. Here it is. It’s like seeing a unicorn in the wild. Might be the only first person story I’ve written professionally. apnews.com/article/south-…

I noticed students knitting in my classes at Harvard Law School. Turns out, it's happening across higher ed. Student knitters, professors, and critics of knitting in class spoke to me for this story in LearningWell. What I learned surprised me! learningwellmag.org/article/knitti…

GENERAL FEATURE – 2,500+ WORDS, DIV 1 Celebrating standout longform storytelling in A&E, lifestyle, or news features. 🥇 1st Place: Tony Bartelme Glenn Smith 🥈 2nd Place:Eva Herscowitz  Henry Taylor 🥉 3rd Place: jocelyn grzeszczak Laura Bilson 🏅 Honorable Mention: Tony Bartelme

‘It was just a nightmare’: How one builder left a trail of damage across Twin Cities suburbs startribune.com/mark-elliot-ho…