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Lead exposure remains risk for children in Allegheny County

Lead exposure remains risk for children in Allegheny County

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — There is still lead in Prashant Poudel, but not as much as there once was. He was poisoned by his apartment. Prashant's parents are Bhutanese refugees, but Prashant was born here, into a home in Carrick ignored by a delinquent landlord. "We took him for a regular checkup, they said that there is a chemical called lead in the blood," said Prashant's father, Padam Poudel, 40. "They said it is not good, it affects the growth."

Mapping Hunger: Where Are Pittsburgh's Food Deserts?

Mapping Hunger: Where Are Pittsburgh's Food Deserts?

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — A Post-Gazette interactive investigation on food insecurity in and around the city. I contributed sections on Beechview and Garfield.

Japanese company apologizes to WWII prisoners, promises $50K to WWII POW museum

Japanese company apologizes to WWII prisoners, promises $50K to WWII POW museum

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — WELLSBURG, W.Va. - Pvt. Earl E. Loughner of the 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion survived the Bataan Death March and three years as a prisoner of war, forced into labor on docks of Kobe, Japan. He never quite recovered from the malnutrition he suffered in those prison camps, dying in 1956 from a heart attack when his daughter was 7 years old. On Tuesday, Peggie Loughner Fisher traveled from Grove City, Pa., to the American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor Museum, Education, and Research Center here to witness Mitsubishi Materials Corp. officially apologize for their use of POWs as slave labor during World War II.

Furries seem to 'nest' in Pittsburgh year-round

Furries seem to 'nest' in Pittsburgh year-round

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — One Friday a month, Pittsburgh's Furries flock to Fernando's Cafe on Liberty Avenue. This meetup is their second most popular, next to bowling. Last Friday, about 20 locals were eating and talking when someone put "Le Freak" by Chic on the stereo. A few jumped up - some in fur suits, some not - and joined in a disco line.

Kishi Bashi's Symphony Dreams

Kishi Bashi's Symphony Dreams

Consequence of Sound — "Kishi Bashi with Strings" seems like a redundant billing for a musician who has built his career making pop music with a violin. At his recent appearance at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA, however, the 39-year-old Kaoru Ishibashi replaced his usual rock band with a 21-person string orchestra, comprised of advanced students from the nearby University of Georgia.

Experimenting with NPR's new Storytelling Lab

Experimenting with NPR's new Storytelling Lab

Columbia Journalism Review — NPR is coming out of its car radio. The nonprofit broadcasting giant is slated to break even for the first time in six years, according to Wired . That progress is rooted in a combination of good fortune and good strategy-podcasts are "in" this season, and the broadcaster is hoping to capitalize on on-demand streaming with the new NPR One app, a web and mobile "infinite player"-but NPR is also aiming to get ahead of industry trends.

Lost & Found Factory revives missing objects as public art at Three Rivers Arts Festival

Lost & Found Factory revives missing objects as public art at Three Rivers Arts Festival

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — At the Lost & Found Factory, what is gone is not forgotten, nor is it ever truly gone. That may provide some peace of mind to, or at least allay some guilt of, the wife who misplaced her husband's cuff links, or the curator who had a famous painting go missing under her watch, or even the woman who never got to see the dollhouse her grandmother bought for her mother. Artist M. Michelle Illuminato is helping them reconnect to what they miss.

'March': Fifty years after Bloody Sunday, the events are recalled in graphic novel

'March': Fifty years after Bloody Sunday, the events are recalled in graphic novel

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — Just as "Selma" sets the stage for its pointed civil rights historical drama with the bombing of Birmingham's 16th Street Baptist Church - killing four girls at Sunday school - and ends with the successful third march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, "March" begins Book One with that first attempted bridge crossing and pauses at the end of Book Two with the very same bombing.

BBC Pop-Up reports from small town America

BBC Pop-Up reports from small town America

Columbia Journalism Review — A small team is traveling across the United States for six months in hopes of finding underreported local stories When BBC Pop-Up journalists Matt Danzico and Benjamin Zand drove into Sioux Falls, S.D., they started hunting for stories in the way they always do-by going wherever people are hanging out. In the winter in Sioux Falls, that's at the local supermarket.

The Empathy of Fountains of Wayne

The Empathy of Fountains of Wayne

Consequence of Sound — "I can't think of one single song anywhere where we're mean to anyone," says Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger. He puzzles it over and comes up short. "If anything, I think the songs are pretty sympathetic to whatever characters we create."

University Issues $10,000 Donation to the City of Middletown

University Issues $10,000 Donation to the City of Middletown

The Wesleyan Argus — University President Michael Roth issued a donation of $10,000 to the City of Middletown, according to a letter from Roth sent to Mayor Daniel Drew on Friday morning. The donation comes in response to a $7,500 bill sent to the University to cover the costs of police overtime during the Black Lives Matter March.

Journalism Has a Diversity Problem. How Can We Fix It?

Journalism Has a Diversity Problem. How Can We Fix It?

The Freelancer — Near the end of July, Twitter became just the latest tech company to release figures on the makeup of its workforce. Their diversity numbers—70 percent male and 78 percent white or Asian—were concerning and, unfortunately, not particularly surprising.

There are 6,300 state-level races this year. CPI staffs up to track the money flow.

There are 6,300 state-level races this year. CPI staffs up to track the money flow.

Columbia Journalism Review — With a $2.9 million grant, the center plans a multi-year project examining local campaign ads, outside spending, and influence Thirty-six states will elect governors this year. Forty-six states will host legislative races.

How public media collaborations are creating opportunities for local reporting

How public media collaborations are creating opportunities for local reporting

Columbia Journalism Review — Colorado's crude oil production is surging, more than the state's pipelines can handle. In order to increase capacity, shipping companies increasingly use railways to transport crude across the region, sometimes through crowded communities. And that can lead to accidents-as on May 9, when six cars derailed south of Greeley, CO, and spilled more than 5,000 gallons of oil.

In the summer of #yesallwomen, #menpr seeks to join the conversation

In the summer of #yesallwomen, #menpr seeks to join the conversation

Columbia Journalism Review — NPR is running a series on "Men in America" Last year, NPR producer Melissa Gray began thinking about her two sons-specifically, about how to raise them in contemporary society. Were she to suddenly need to parent her boys by herself, Gray realized she had no idea what she should teach them about "manhood."

Ceasefire: Neuroscience Labs Collaborate on Stem Cell Cure for Epilepsy

Ceasefire: Neuroscience Labs Collaborate on Stem Cell Cure for Epilepsy

The Wesleyan Argus — After the brain is removed from a mouse, it can remain alive for up to 10 hours. In a neurobiology and behavior lab in Hall-Atwater, it's an eventful 10 hours. Robin Cotter '13 MA '14 transfers dime-sized slices of the brain from the skull cavity and place them in a petri dish filled with artificial cerebrospinal solution (ACSF).