County Fair, Redux
Spent the better part of a week at the Boone County Fair. I still smell like dirt, farm animals and fried food, but I guess that’s just one of the perks of the job. Here’s a few selects I thought worked well together.
Boom, then bust
Back in 1957, at the height of the Cold War, a uranium mine was discovered in Wyoming. It brought thousands of people to the area, many looking for high income jobs at the mine. Jeffrey City started to boom. Businesses thrived. Residents went to church and sent their kids to school. Workers mined the valuable [...]
The State of Things
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon delivered his second State of the State address last night in Jefferson City, promising more jobs brought to the state and funding for K-12 and higher education, but also called for substantial cuts from the budget, to the tune of $253 million. Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder wasn’t shy in giving [...]
Megan, revisited
A little tighter edit of my story about Megan, a St. James high schooler who lost her best friend, Ksenia, in a car accident a couple of weeks ago.
Leaving on a Jet Plane
This is what happens when I have a D3 and two hours to kill on a flight from St. Louis to San Antonio: Please leave your tray table in the upright, locked position during take-off… All flights are non-smoking, so don’t do it, even though air travel these days will turn anyone into a chain [...]
The Classmate Project
I recently finished an audio slideshow for my Electronic Photojournalism class, which involved some photo elicitation from myself about my classmate project. Check it out and let me know what you think. Also, wear some headphones. The audio is a little low. (Grr…)