Unpublished Graduate School Work
The lifesaving power of communicating the scientific process
False balance in science writing can have unintended, deadly consequences. There’s never a bad time to reflect on your reporting practices.
Museum exhibit writing: Botanical reflections
Lindsey Leake writes a museum exhibit blurb for a “Red Congo” philodendron (Philodendron “Rojo Congo”) she saw at McKee Botanical Garden in Vero Beach, Fla.
Mississippi librarians fight back in nationwide effort as White House again proposes nixing federal library funding
Federal money makes up a meager portion of public library income in the Magnolia State, but literacy advocates say its erosion puts vulnerable communities in peril.
Burying tradition: Female funeral directors now dominate historically male profession
For centuries, funeral homes have been passed down from father to son. That trend has met its demise.
One for the books
As the Institute of Museum and Library Services receives another stay of execution, a Virginia librarian illustrates the vital need for federal library funding.
Indian-American Catholics flock to Basilica in annual pilgrimage to Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni
The Indian American Catholic Association hosted the 21st Annual Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni. Hundreds traveled through a late summer downpour to congregate at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
‘Requiem for a King’: MLK honored through song at NMAAHC
Darin Atwater’s Soulful Symphony took the stage at the National Museum of African Amerian History and Culture to honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Hundreds of artisans fill Dulles Expo Center for springtime Sugarloaf Crafts Festival
The first Sugarloaf Crafts Festival was held 42 years ago, in the spring of 1976 in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Honor Flight Network seeks to bring World War II veterans to their memorial
The Honor Flight Network exists “to bring World War II veterans to Washington to visit their memorial, essentially, before it was too late for them,” said tour guide Alan Lewis, visiting with the national organization’s Columbus, Ohio, hub.