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I write about food and health for @SpringfieldNL. The "z" is silent. Formerly: @NPTelegraph, @NCSAatIllinois. 🎓: @IllinoisAlma. Views are my own. (she/her)

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Susan Szuch’s Biography

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I'm an Illinois native living and reporting in the Queen City of the Ozarks.
As the health and public policy reporter at the Springfield News-Leader, I'm interested in how where we're from and where we live impacts the way we receive health care, particularly that for mental health and chronic illnesses.
Prior to Springfield, I was a digital editor for the North Platte Telegraph, located in west-central Nebraska. I covered the COVID-19 pandemic there, as well as its aftermath, and the local ho…

Susan Szuch’s Journalist Portfolio

This Missouri State student wants to change healthcare: 'Your ZIP code shouldn't determine your h...

This Missouri State student wants to change healthcare: 'Your ZIP code shouldn't determine your h...

Cassidy McCandless wants to change her profession. The field is already going through a lot as it navigates c…

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Cyrina couldn't roll over or lift her head as a toddler. A CPO program helped change that.

Cyrina couldn't roll over or lift her head as a toddler. A CPO program helped change that.

Raising a child is costly - in 2015, it was about $233,610 to raise a child born that year to age 17, accordi…

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Missouri Roe v. Wade 'trigger law' wouldn't eliminate access to Plan B, IUDs or IVF

Missouri Roe v. Wade 'trigger law' wouldn't eliminate access to Plan B, IUDs or IVF

Following the leaked Supreme Court draft that would overturn Roe v. Wade, there has been concern about how Mi…

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Great Plains Health in North Platte looks back on a trying year of heartbreak and triumph

Great Plains Health in North Platte looks back on a trying year of heartbreak and triumph

Even before Lincoln County's first COVID-19 case, Great Plains Health had been preparing for the pandemic. Ho…

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A perfect pairing at Pals Brewing Co.

A perfect pairing at Pals Brewing Co.

Like many stories involving beer, Paul Oettinger’s story starts at college.

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Children's Mercy with Mercy continues progress on outpatient clinic

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By Susan Szuch Verified
| Springfield News-Leader Verified
Children's Mercy with Mercy allowed news outlets to tour their new O'Reilly Pediatric Center on Wednesday, Aug. 5. While the center isn't expected to open until December, construction has continued at a fast clip since the final beam was raised into place on May 12.
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Christian County election results: Gragg wins, Nixa sales tax wins

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By Susan Szuch Verified
| MSN Verified
Incumbent Jamie Gragg will be the Republican candidate for the Dist. 140 state representative seat in November's election. According to unofficial results, Gragg had more than 62% of the vote. Democrat Julia E. Curran will run against Gragg. The other races in Christian County include statewide races and state representatives, as well as a ballot measure debating a fire protection district sales tax.
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Voters say 'no' to Missouri amendments 4 and 5, 'yes' to 1 and 2

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By Susan Szuch Verified
| MSN Verified
Missouri voters turned out in force to make their voices known on four statewide amendments during the primary election Aug. 4, 2026. By 9 a.m. Aug. 5, all precincts had reported in, although newsrooms including the Associated Press and New York Times called all amendment races within hours of polls closing based on early results in key precincts. Here's a look at what voters approved and what they rejected.
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