In January, one of my favorite clients dispatched me to McLean, Virginia to spend some time with Bob Rakes for a story about his experience with skyrocketing insurance premiums. To read Robin Gerber’s story in this month’s issue of The AARP Bulletin that details Rakes’ battle with his long-term care insurance provider please click here.
The April issue of Country Living is out now with a portrait I shot of Texas Tavern owner, Matt Bullington at his downtown Roanoke, Virginia diner. Matt was kind and very generous with his time. The back page layout is fantastic. Get your copy now!
Last month I spent my Leap Day in Nitro, West Virginia, working on a story about the recent $93 million settlement by Monsanto Co., an agricultural biotech company, which will provide medical benefits and professional cleaning of homes to residents that were affected by the chemical plants operations. Nitro, a town of about 7,000, sits along the Kanawha River in a region called Chemical Valley, which was populated by companies making chemicals for paint strippers, pencils and bulletproof vests. In the 1960s, close to 6,000 people worked at the valley’s chemical plants.
To read John W. Miller’s story and to see a photo gallery, click here.
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