A journalist living in Pittsburgh, Kate covers the steel industry. She also helped start Rustwire.com, a news web site about Rust Belt cities. Her work was recently featured in the book "The Death and Life of American Journalism" by Robert McChesney and John Nichols. She has reported from 14 states, Canada, England, Singapore and China. Selected recent work"From the 'burbs to the city" Pop City, October 12, 2011"Test Question: Will state drug tests for welfare really come at a savings?" Pittsburgh City Paper, Sept. 28, 2011"Block Aid" Pittsburgh City Paper, April 21, 2011"Tax Shelter" Pittsburgh City Paper, Feb. 10, 2011 "Not Labor's Day" Pittsburgh City Paper, July 22, 2010 "Idle Talk, Idle Plants" The Progressive Magazine, April 2010 "Silent Film" Pittsburgh City Paper, March 18, 2010 “Mural Dilemma” Pittsburgh City Paper, Dec. 17, 2009 “Clock begins to wind down for aging public housing complex” Toledo Blade, April 6, 2008“Federal program aims to remake public housing” Toledo Blade, April 6, 2008“When Steel Stopped” Lorain Morning Journal, Feb. 4, 2007 “Five accepted Ford buyouts…1 did not, these are their stories” Lorain Morning Journal, Dec. 23, 2007 “Where have all the members gone?” Lorain Morning Journal, Dec. 17, 2006 |
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