San Antonio Current
Aged Out— Texas’ overburdened foster care system has produced a generation of lost adults
Lamar Smith’s War on Science — How a Texas Congressman’s newfound power could silence critical climate change research
Do No Harm — Will Bexar County be the first in Texas to legalize needle exchange?
Under the Bridge — How the Hays Street Bridge property has become a symbol of resilience in San Antonio’s Eastside
Help, not Handcuffs — What’s behind SAPD’s shifting approach to homelessness
ThinkProgress
An Indiana city is poised to become the next Flint
‘There’s no detox when you’re dead’: Boston wants users to get high under supervision
How the Bundy standoff could screw over ranchers
Meet the people who provide protection at abortion clinics
Street Roots
Sex, Lies, and Homelessness — Sexual abuse is woven into Portland’s homeless community (Awarded second place in SPJ Social Issues Reporting, 2013)
Open Wide — How Oregonians are eating the social and economic cost of bad oral health
East of Eden — former pastor Mike Davis ministers to the hundreds of homeless in East Portland
Designated Drivers — An evening on the beat of Portland’s pick-up crew for over-imbibers
Portland Mercury
Trafficking Trust — Portland’s new shelter for sex-trafficked youth leaves doubt at the door
When You Gotta Go — A century of Portland’s public bathrooms
Toxic Avengers — Occupy Portland takes on Hanford’s nuclear waste
Eugene Weekly
Teachers or Tutors — Will budget woes make tutors the only way Eugene kids get an education?
