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Moe Clark

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Denver, Tacoma
As seen in: InvestigateWest, Yahoo News, Aol, CBMT-TV (Montreal, QC), CBS News, SFGate, U.S. News and World Report, Denver Business Journal, Salon, The Seattle Times, ProPublica and
Covers:  Criminal justice, housing and homelessness, environment
Investigative reporter for @investigatewest covering Washington's criminal justice system // Murrow News Fellow @WSUPullman Reach me at moe@invw.org. 🏳️‍🌈

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Journalist covering justice, housing and environmental issues // 2023 Data Institute fellow @c4jdhowardu Words: @ProPublica @ColoradoSun @NewslineCO 🏳️‍🌈

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How a small airport in rural Colorado became a landing pad for the rich

How a small airport in rural Colorado became a landing pad for the rich

Private jet travel is booming - and community members living near airports say they are bearing the brunt

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"Another Place to Warehouse People": The State Where Halfway Houses Are a Revolving Door to Priso...

"Another Place to Warehouse People": The State Where Halfway Houses Are a Revolving Door to Priso...

Colorado's halfway houses were intended to reduce recidivism, but insiders describe a system plagued by a lac…

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Forced Labor Continues in Colorado, Years After Vote to End Prison Slavery

Forced Labor Continues in Colorado, Years After Vote to End Prison Slavery

Coloradans voted in 2018 to amend their state constitution to ban forced labor in prison. Years later, incarc…

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Mercer Island superintendent knew of teacher sexual misconduct allegations - Kent Reporter

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By Moe Clark Verified
| Kent Reporter Verified
In October 2025, Mercer Island School District Superintendent Fred Rundle issued a press release saying that allegations detailed in an InvestigateWest story published that day were new to him. “We learned of an allegation of sexual misconduct involving a former Mercer Island High School teacher, Curtis Johnston, and a female student who graduated in 2011,” Rundle wrote.
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Mercer Island superintendent knew of teacher sexual misconduct allegations despite public statements

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By Moe Clark Verified
| Wenatchee World Verified
Former Mercer Island High School English teacher Curtis Johnston abruptly retired in August 2025 shortly after InvestigateWest and Mercer Island Reporter revealed how the district had tried to keep quiet sexual misconduct allegations against one of Johnston’s colleagues. In October 2025, Mercer Island School District Superintendent Fred Rundle issued a press release saying that allegations detailed in an InvestigateWest story published that day were new to him.
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Mercer Island superintendent knew of teacher sexual misconduct allegations despite public statements - Mercer Island Reporter

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By Moe Clark Verified
| Mercer Island Reporter Verified
In October 2025, Mercer Island School District Superintendent Fred Rundle issued a press release saying that allegations detailed in an InvestigateWest story published that day were new to him. “We learned of an allegation of sexual misconduct involving a former Mercer Island High School teacher, Curtis Johnston, and a female student who graduated in 2011,” Rundle wrote.
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