Investigative Reporting
‘I’m gonna fight for my patients’: How Barnwell and Allendale counties are navigating the rural health care crisis — The People-Sentinel
Since the start of the 21st century, rural American hospitals have been closing at a rapid pace as a result of the structure of the United States’ health care payment system. Rural health care providers have responded by deepening ties with local communities to rebuild trust.
Date: Aug 21, 2024
‘Somebody has to be held accountable’: Years of mismanaging documents holding back Fairfax — The People-Sentinel
Years of mismanagement of documents in the Fairfax City Hall has contributed to the town’s current lack of an audit and budget.
Date: Feb 27, 2024
Out-of-state billionaires fund local advertising ahead of primaries — The People-Sentinel
Ahead of the 2024 South Carolina Republican presidential primary, billionaires are bankrolling SuperPAC advertising campaigns in small communities.
Date: Feb 20, 2024
Years of decline shuttered Allendale County grocery stores — The People-Sentinel
In South Carolina’s most rural county, grocery stores have shuttered over time as a result of monopolization and corporate power, creating a deadly nutrition crisis.
Date: Oct 11, 2023
Former president Collado received $172,796 payment before layoffs — The Ithacan
In 2020 — the same year that former Ithaca College President Shirley M. Collado and her administration began the process of eliminating 116 full-time equivalent faculty positions — Collado’s reportable compensation jumped from $583,872 in 2019 to $723,985.
Date: Jan 25, 2023