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Terrence Roberts and the 1957 Central High School Integration Crisis: I was honored to interview Dr. Roberts about the events that made him one of the “Little Rock Nine.” The power of this feature piece has as much to do with the time and the place it occurred.
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The Elvis Haircut: I wrote a post about this story, so you might have seen it. I had fun and it got a lot of good response. To make this work it had to be more than just interviews. I added some great historical audio and (of course) music!
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Increased Library Use in a Tight Job Market: It’s well known among librarians that tough economic times bring more people in to use their free services, including searching for jobs. This was a story from late 2008, so the economy had just begun to tank.
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Tiny Houses: I recently completed this story as a feature for the station and as a test for equipment and software I have been blogging about. I voiced it more in the Radiolab style with quicker soundbites and more animated narration.
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Coping in Hope: A subtly powerful story about an amazing piece of art hanging in Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock.
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Firearm Sales Rise Before Election: When this story was assigned to me I had no particular interest in it. The more I worked on it, however, the more fascinating it became.
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Bill Clinton Campaigns for Barack Obama: It should have been a typical political rally late in the campaign of 2008, but this is Arkansas and Bill Clinton is not your typical political campaigner.
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