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Yo trabajo para la gente.Writer,escritor,ex periodista,former journalist. Enemigo del Estado. Enemy of the state. Best News Story 2012 Kansas Press Association

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Claire O'Brien’s Journalist Portfolio

Watching America - through the eyes of young immigrants

Watching America - through the eyes of young immigrants

By Claire O'Brien. Two very small girls waited for a 4th of July parade in a small Midwestern city a few y…

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Where He Stands

Where He Stands

By Claire O'Brien. I met Eddie Montoya where I seem to meet most people these days: in front of a gas stat…

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TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE DEVIL - HOW I INFILTRATED A CELL OF IRAQIS

TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE DEVIL - HOW I INFILTRATED A CELL OF IRAQIS

These are the faces I see when I think of Iraq. And when I think of a nuclear attack on that ancient place t…

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El Journado de los Muerto

El Journado de los Muerto

The Journey of Death

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One Latina's quest for identity uncovers mysterious ancestry

One Latina's quest for identity uncovers mysterious ancestry

By Claire Marie O'Brien LatinaLista There are some American places where history overlaps and becomes so cond…

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New Mexico: Remembering the legacy of Otilla Gallegos

New Mexico: Remembering the legacy of Otilla Gallegos

By Claire O'Brien LatinaLista Comarada, entonces os he visto, y mis ojos estan hasta ahora llenos de orgullo.…

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Trump store in Crystal Lake is closing, owner announces – but then seemingly takes it back

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By Claire O'Brien Verified
| NorthWest Herald Verified
The Trump and Truth Store in Crystal Lake is shutting its doors. Owner Lisa Fleischmann posted on the store’s Facebook page Thursday, “Closing store! Libs win!!!” By Saturday, however, she’d posted an AI-generated video on Facebook saying the store was not closing, that it was “fake news” generated by haters of the president and that her “store closing” post only referred to reduced hours that particular day.
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Brother of Rosemont mayor, college chairman charged with drug possession in Harvard

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By Claire O'Brien Verified
| NorthWest Herald Verified
Mark R. Stephens, a longtime community college board chairman and the brother of mayor of Rosemont, has been charged with drug possession in McHenry County, court records show. Stephens, 67, of Rosemont, was charged with possession of an unspecified controlled substance, a Class 4 felony, court records show. Stephens was also charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana by the driver of a car and speeding, according to the court records.
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SBA centers open in to help those affected by July storms

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By Claire O'Brien Verified
| Kane County Chronicle Verified
People who need help applying for assistance following severe storms in Kane County earlier this summer will have some options starting next week. The U.S. Small Business Administration said Friday that a pair of disaster loan outreach centers will open in the Kane County area starting Monday to help business, private nonprofits and residents affected by severe storms July 2 throgh 4.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Only happens at thesmallest weeklies-I went frm being the only reporter2 the editor 6 mnths after grad.2 good stringers,IdidEVERYTHING ELSE

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Nope.But I could.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Jimmy Olsen.