#TuesdayNewsDay In 2013, Vicki Kunkel investigated what negative health effects our household cleaners might cause after the EPA proposed new limits on one of the most prevalent carcinogens in wood products: formaldehyde. A decade later, the danger still persists. thereporters.org/a-medical-my...

From dangerous pedestrian crossings and traffic jams to environmental damage and rising expenses, writer Kim Whiting examines how dependence on vehicles shapes daily life--and what we can do to be less reliant on our cars. It's a Reporters Inc. Original. thereporters.org/stuck-in-tra...

From dangerous pedestrian crossings and traffic jams to environmental damage and rising expenses, writer Kim Whiting examines how dependence on vehicles shapes daily life--and what we can do to be less reliant on our cars. It's a Reporters Inc. Original. thereporters.org/stuck-in-tra...

#ThrowbackThursday In 2014, college student Kate Stein visited a local warming center, hoping to better understand and help the homeless community. Stein wrote about her frustration with her experience, concluding that a solution might not ever be found: thereporters.org/dacosta-and-...

#TuesdayNewsday In 2013, after Pirkko Tavaila learned her child was being bullied at school, she took every possible step to help. When moving her daughter to a different class and meeting with the school didn't work, Tavaila found an alternative approach: positivity thereporters.org/if-it-happen...

#ThrowbackThursday Roughly 52% of Americans are considering a career change this year, according to Sci-Tech Today. In 2014, Vicki Kunkel interviewed professionals who successfully pivoted to new careers later in life. They offer practical advice for job seekers. thereporters.org/too-old-to-g...

#TuesdayNewsDay Studies tout the benefits of youth sports, but there are also dangers. In 2025, roughly 70% of emergency visits for sports-related head injuries were among kids 17 and younger. In 2014, writer Lori Aoki questioned the uber competitive culture she saw: thereporters.org/kids-and-spo...

#ThrowbackThursday In 2014, contributor Tina Hallis wrote "most workers want to give their all." To keep and attract the best talent, Hallis said managers need to value their employees. Even today, the main reason employees leave is poor management: thereporters.org/combating-th...

#waybackwednesday In 2019, contributor Carol Larson shared how policies attempting to curb the opioid epidemic left seniors grappling with chronic pain. Even today, doctors are discouraged from prescribing opioids, and pharmacies won't fill out prescriptions thereporters.org/the-big-grey...

I’m Confused - The Reporters Inc. thereporters.org/im-confused/

G. Marshall Brooks reflects on her growing concerns about the current threats to Americans' voting and civil rights. Drawing on her own memories of the Civil Rights Movement, she urges readers to protect democratic values before the lessons of the past are forgotten. thereporters.org/im-confused/