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Covers:  Local news in Central and Upper Bucks County, and Eastern Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Senior Content Editor, News, for @mcall. Mom to a teenager and a pitbull. Jersey girl at heart if not in geography.

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Crissa Shoemaker DeBree’s Biography

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Crissa Shoemaker DeBree is the investigative editor for The Intelligencer and Bucks County Times newspapers in Pennsylvania, and the Burlington County Times in New Jersey. Previously, she spent 13 years as business and investigative reporter for the papers. She is the recipient of multiple awards from Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors, the New Jersey Press Association and other journalism organizations.

A graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, she previ…

Crissa Shoemaker DeBree’s Journalist Portfolio

The Cost of Care Project

The Cost of Care Project

There's no question health care costs - insurance, copays, co-insurance, deductibles and Rx costs - are incre…

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As workers celebrate Labor Day, unions struggle to survive

As workers celebrate Labor Day, unions struggle to survive

This article, on the strength of labor unions in the U.S., was part of an award-winning business writing port…

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Retailers commemorating pope's visit with everything from beer to bobble-heads

Retailers commemorating pope's visit with everything from beer to bobble-heads

Bobble-heads. Beer. Life-size cutouts. You name it, and people are selling it to commemorate Pope Francis' vi…

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Central Bucks banking on budget surpluses as it calls for tax increases

Central Bucks banking on budget surpluses as it calls for tax increases

Over the past several years, the Central Bucks School District has set aside tens of millions of dollars. Dis…

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Made in the USA

Made in the USA

Award-winning series documenting the return of manufacturing to some U.S. companies.

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Lawyer says new video contradicts Sesame Place version of Muppet snub Original

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By Jo Ciavaglia Verified, Crissa Debree, Crissa Shoemaker DeBree Verified
| phillyburbs.com
The attorney for a New York mother claiming her daughter and niece were intentionally ignored by a Sesame Place character because they're Black has released a video they say contradicts the Middletown theme park's version of what occurred.
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Courier Post, Burlington County Times, Daily Journal looking for teen writers

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By Crissa Debree, Crissa Shoemaker DeBree Verified
| Courier-Post Verified
Teen mental health. Transgender rights. The everyday pressure today's high school students are under. The Courier Post, Burlington County Times and Daily Journal have invited local high school students to share their lives, and their opinions, on our websites and in the pages of our newspapers.
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Young lives cut short: What we know about the victims of Philadelphia South Street shooting

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By Crissa Debree, Crissa Shoemaker DeBree Verified
| Courier-Post Verified
A young woman described as her mother's "mini-me." A former pro boxer who was mentoring young men and women. A resident adviser at Girard College. Police did not immediately name the three victims of Saturday night's mass shooting on Philadelphia's South Street.
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