For examples of my work in public radio and community journalism, please visit my NWPB author page.
RECENT FAVORITES
Washington State Tried to Make Up for Redlining. Then It Was Sued | The New York Times
It’s a make-or-break year for Hood River’s pear farmers | High Country News
How ‘Age Tech’ Might Help You Grow Old At Home | The New York Times
School Choice Is Creating Two Separate Education Systems | The New York Times
Why Is Child Care So Expensive? | The New York Times
White Salmon has been fighting for free mail for decades | High Country News
What Can We Learn From Egg Prices? | The New York Times
How wildfire smoke affects fertility | High Country News
How Can I Protect My Car in the Summer Heat? | The New York Times
FEATURES
Profits Are Stagnant. But the Funeral Industry Isn’t Dead Yet | The New York Times
‘Dancing on the Loom’: Weaving Creativity With Indigenous Tradition | The New York Times
Inside a ‘life changing’ class at the Washington State Penitentiary | Northwest Public Broadcasting
How Whitman College is reckoning with its past | Northwest Public Broadcasting (won 1st place for racial equity reporting in the Society of Professional Journalist Region 10 awards)
Montana Has More Cows Than People. Why Are Locals Eating Beef From Brazil? | The New York Times
Have we reached peak college application? | The New York Times
The untold history of Japanese American bird pins | High Country News
How Free School Meals Went Mainstream | The New York Times
What’s fuzzy, cute and sold out? Chicks | Northwest Public Broadcasting
How New Mexico made child care free for most families | High Country News
This Cowgirl’s Saddles Are Beautiful. The Wait Time Is Six Years | The New York Times
The Unapologetic ‘Auntie’ of Indigenous Data | The New York Times
Can This Deck of Cards Make Your Partner Do Chores? | The New York Times
This Montana school solved its teacher shortage by opening a daycare | High Country News
Trip in Bali, No Drugs Required | Playboy
A day inside a one-room school in Montana | High Country News
The Race to Transform a Wisconsin Farm into a Justice-Focused Agrihood | Civil Eats
A lead problem worse than Flint’s | In These Times
The Mysterious History of Mistletoe | The New York Times
Sex Doll Tourism Is Popping Up in Canada, Europe, and Beyond (NSFW) | Playboy
Hardshore Distilling: Risking It All for the Love of Gin | Playboy
HOUSING
How Breckenridge reserved almost 75% of its full-time housing for workforce | High Country News
The Latest Frontier in Housing Inequity? Pet Friendliness | The New York Times
How one Washington county is making progress on homelessness | Northwest Public Broadcasting
Affordable housing providers say they’re facing an ‘existential crisis’ | Northwest Public Broadcasting
Has Montana solved its housing crisis? | High Country News
Washington projects $250M shortfall for homeless services | Northwest Public Broadcasting
30 People Tell Us What Homelessness Is Really Like | The New York Times
Residents of senior mobile home park fight 44% rent increase | Northwest Public Broadcasting
Walla Walla closes housing voucher waitlist for first time | Northwest Public Broadcasting
This ‘Ready to Rent’ course is preparing people to exit homelessness | Northwest Public Broadcasting
Could building on public land address the housing crisis? | High Country News
Walla Walla’s first community land trust gets big boost | Northwest Public Broadcasting
Walla Walla punts on sales tax to fund affordable housing | Northwest Public Broadcasting
CLIMATE + ENVIRONMENT
How Central Ohio Got People to Eat Their Leftovers | The New York Times
Snowmaking could be the future of skiing. But at what cost? | High Country News
Can Plastic Recycling Ever Really Work? | The New York Times
What Should I Wear to Work Out? | The New York Times
Are Flight Offsets Worth It? | The New York Times
Is Organic Produce Worth the Higher Price? | The New York Times
Why you should care about the farm bill | High Country News
Recyclable? Try Refillable. The Quest For a Greener Cleaner | The New York Times
Got Climate Anxiety? These People Are Doing Something About It | The New York Times
Could feeding your dog bugs save the planet? | Mic
Outdoor Heaters Seem Like a Huge Waste. Are They Really? | The New York Times
When Your Final Exam Is Surviving the Wilderness | The Atlantic
Getting Climate Change Into Schools | The New York Times
Earth Overshoot Day Is This Week | The New York Times
After the Crisis, Consider Leasing Some Pants | The New York Times
Make Your Donations Count | The New York Times
Know Your Climate Facts | The New York Times
Watch These Climate Documentaries | The New York Times
Look for the Energy Star Label | The New York Times
Go Solar, Get a Tax Break | The New York Times
Join a Community Solar Project | The New York Times
Don’t Forget Climate Change This Holiday Season | Playboy
Not your typical book of maps (Q&A with author Marina Psaros) | The New York Times
DAILIES
Lots of examples from my tenure as a radio reporter at Northwest Public Broadcasting
Montana’s wild week in politics could have national consequences | High Country News
Cancer is killing firefighters. So this city is going PFAS free | High Country News
See how bad your community’s air will be in 30 years | High Country News
These Washington nurses want their hospital to be more like Oregon | High Country News
What happened to the Great American Outdoors Act? | High Country News
Medicaid’s big paperwork problem | High Country News
What this winter’s snowfall says about the future of skiing | High Country News
GENERAL SERVICE
The Magic of Less Holiday Magic | The New York Times
How to Stop Being an Adult Picky Eater | The Washington Post
How to Prepare For (and Survive) a Flash Flood | The New York Times
Decluttering is bad for the planet. Here’s how to do it sustainably | Mic
How to, Maybe, Be Less Indecisive (Or Not) | The New York Times
The Rise of the Millennial Prenup | The New York Times
How to Crush Your Habits With the Help of Science | The New York Times
We Could All Use a Little Snail Mail Right Now | The New York Times
Save Money and Reset Your Financial Life With a Shopping Ban | The New York Times
PERSONAL ESSAYS
The Joy of Counting Down | The New York Times
I counted votes in Wisconsin. Here’s what surprised me | The Independent
Why Do We Still Want Men to Propose? | LA Times
Outsider’s Passage | Sunset Magazine
After Two Decades of Envy, I Finally Bought Myself Some Lunchables | The Kitchn
The whimsical joy of traveling without technology | The Week
The Absurd On-Again, Off-Again Relationship I Developed With My Cast Iron Skillet | The Kitchn
Please Don’t Sit On My Bed in Your Outside Clothes | Cosmopolitan
TRAVEL
This former Soviet republic is the next big food and wine destination | Mashable
Trekking the Pueblos Mancomunados in Mexico | The Independent
Meet the Family Who’s Been Traveling for 13 Years in the Same Bus | The Independent
Think small: 8 tiny house hotels with big personalities | CNN Travel
7 chic restaurants housed in former gas stations | CNN Travel
9 luxurious fall escapes | CNN Travel
Kid-friendly Columbia, SC | GoEscape Magazine
14 best things to do in South Carolina | Time Out
Magic of the Mistys | GoEscape Magazine
I Visited the Birthplace of Piña Coladas and Learned to Make Them Like a Pro | The Kitchn
7 spectacular hotels for viewing the northern lights | CNN Travel
Take the road less traveled with these European gems | USA Today
5 Apps That Will Help You Make Money While Traveling | Travel + Leisure
7 rooftop bars for viewing the total solar eclipse | CNN Travel
How to Get Into Luxury Airport Lounges for Free | Lifehacker
9 Ways to Survive Getting Stranded at the Airport (Without Going Broke) | The Penny Hoarder
Cool Dives | GoEscape Magazine
FOOD
On the Menu in Mobile, AL | GoEscape Magazine
The Little-Known Connection Between Asian Glow and Cancer | Paste Magazine
The Only Thing Better Than a Tamale is a Tamale Sandwich | Roads & Kingdoms
This Is the Perfect Icebreaker for Food Lovers | The Kitchn
How to Never Accidentally Spend $12 on Grapes Again | The Kitchn
17 Things to Buy for Your Kitchen from the Dollar Store | The Kitchn
6 Tips for Creating a Group Recipe Book | The Kitchn
Here’s How Much You Should Be Paying for Watermelons | The Kitchn
5 of the Best (and 5 of the Worst) Deals in the Produce Section | The Kitchn
The Pre-Made Appetizer You Should Stop Buying From the Grocery Store | The Kitchn
This Bargain Store Has a Surprisingly Awesome Grocery Section | The Kitchn
5 Tips for Merging Kitchens (From Someone Who’s Had 42 Roommates) | The Kitchn
Cookbook Author Crusades For Millions Of Kids Who Go Hungry In Summer | NPR
RADIO INTERVIEWS
Does wildfire smoke affect human fertility? Scientists are trying to find out | KJZZ
How lack of free mail delivery service is affecting White Salmon residents | OPB
Washington state sees it as restitution, opponents call it racial discrimination | KUOW
How you can stop wasting food | KERA
Why snail mail might be just what we need right now | WPR
Tackling plastic pollution | KGNU
PERSONAL FINANCE
For a much wider selection of my personal finance writing, please visit my author pages at The Penny Hoarder, Student Loan Hero, and Credit Card Insider.
She Quit Her Job to Become a Professional Hula Hooper | The Penny Hoarder
10 Cities Where Your Paycheck Goes the Furthest | Yahoo! Finance
The Beginner’s Guide to Impact Investing | Lifehacker
Good news: You might live to be 100. That’s also the bad news | MarketWatch
How to Invest in Legal Weed | Lifehacker
Income Inequality is Growing. Here are 5 Real Ways You Can Fight It | The Penny Hoarder
Use Chargebacks Like an Insurance Policy for Internet Shopping | Lifehacker