The Courier

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Courier and Intell Give a Christmas campaigns approach $250000 ... (Bucks County Courier Times)

The funds go to helping residents pay for holiday gifts, and leftover funds go to helping those families pay bills, should they need it, throughout the ...

Your generosity has impact, and made the holidays brighter for so many here in Bucks and Montco." "We received one donation of $10,000 and it was a person who wanted to remain anonymous." "We thank all those who have donated or will contribute in the coming days. Last year, donors contributed a total of $133,523. As of Friday, that Courier campaign had raised $103,077, organizers said. [Bucks County Opportunity Council](https://bcoc.org/) has so far raised $136,920, officials said.

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Post and Courier investigations in 2022 held power to account in ... (Charleston Post Courier)

In 2022, Post and Courier journalists dug deep, uncovering cozy deals, shady practices and outright abuses of power.

And the state Department of Education in December put Richland One on “fiscal watch” after a follow-up audit of the school system’s spending found the problems persisted. Moore’s account gave voice to the county’s residents and the creature’s fans. What’s more, the Criminal Justice Academy is investigating Richland County after it failed to follow state protocol in running a background check. They found that the number of instances of weapons in schools had more than doubled since 2018 — a substantial increase at a time school shootings were on the rise. They found that the vast majority of the pension’s supposed wealth was actually a mirage, trumped up by inflated estimates for investments that turned out to be worthless. Their June story revealed that the center had failed to notify the state health department of the death, as required by law. And how a lawmaker [failed to hand over $600,000](https://www.postandcourier.com/uncovered/greenville-senator-allen-held-back-600k-in-charity-checks-over-past-half-decade/article_f2251cda-fdff-11ec-a463-734d49b19ca8.html) in taxpayer funds to charities — until our reporter began asking questions. And it documented the same failure by a state oversight board. She interviewed key players in the saga, including Smith himself, to provide the first full account of this harrowing tale of modern day slavery. [troubling safety record](https://www.postandcourier.com/detyens/deaths-at-detyens-shipyards-mount-amid-concerns-from-navy-leader-federal-investigators/article_521e64d0-4684-11ed-81ef-2f3b38499e91.html). The findings triggered a new SLED investigation, but the state Attorney General declined to prosecute. Rice was a student at Francis Marion University who had a severe reaction to mold and eventually transferred to USC because of it.

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Q&A: Get to know Courier & Press journalist Sarah Loesch (Evansville Courier & Press)

Over the next few months, the Courier & Press will publish q-and-a articles with staff members to help readers get to know our local journalists.

I also find my ability to correct people on it has only started to sprout in the last couple of years. I also find the “small town” vibe of the city to often be amusing. I like reading a print book, as well as listening to audiobooks. To me, that means making a bigger effort to keep established housing in good shape and predatory practices out of renting. I chose to go to USI and quickly joined The Shield my first year. That leads to lots of fun anecdotes while working on stories from people both in the newsroom and outside it. There will always be many areas of any city that need improvement, but I think the efforts for affordable housing locally could use a boost. As a senior, I sat in on one of Erin Gibson’s journalism classes at the University of Southern Indiana. I decided as a freshman in high school that I wanted to take journalism, which was a semester-long class necessary to join the yearbook staff. The time slots for many of them are not conducive to working people, let alone those with kids to pick up after school or any other of life’s responsibilities. I was born and raised in Evansville on the Southeast Side. My Chewy cart is filled with things just waiting for when I finally take the plunge.

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