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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17h

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hberkes.bsky.social @hberkes.bsky.social · 4d

Terrific story from @kuer.org @macylip.bsky.social about a small town coming together for volleyball…and potatoes.

KUER @kuer.org · 4d

Having your neighbor’s back is the name of the game in this tiny Utah town that sits halfway between SLC and St. George.

At Fillmore’s homecoming game, a potato comes with a side of help your neighbor

The Millard High School girls’ volleyball team has revived an annual baked potato fundraiser. It’s just one way residents of the small town support each other.

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hberkes.bsky.social @hberkes.bsky.social · 6d

A conference on censorship was censored by Weber State U. WSU cited a UT law prohibiting discussion of "DEI" topics on state-funded campuses. That was signed into law by "Disagree Better" Gov Spencer Cox, who apparently believes some disagreement is unacceptable. www.sltrib.com/amplify-utah...

‘I was ordered to lie’: Weber State censorship event canceled, after organizers said school wanted to censor speakers

Weber State University's annual Unity Conference tried to tackle the subject of censorship. Organizers said they canceled when school officials said they would have to censor some of the speakers' mat...

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Public Health Watch @pubhealthwatch.bsky.social · 10d

Video: Telling the Stories of the Uninsured

Reporter Kim Krisberg talks about what she found in reporting a story about low-income Texans who have epilepsy but lack health insurance.

Video: Telling the Stories of the Uninsured

Reporter Kim Krisberg talks about what she found in reporting a story about low-income Texans who have epilepsy but lack health insurance.

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Public Health Watch @pubhealthwatch.bsky.social · 17d

For People With Mental Illness, the Path to Disability Benefits Can Be Long and Difficult

A shortage of mental-health providers and other barriers to proving a disabling condition can make qualifying for benefits especially challenging. Federal funding cuts could worsen the picture.

For People With Mental Illness, the Path to Disability Benefits Can Be Long and Difficult

A shortage of mental-health providers and other barriers to proving a disabling condition can make qualifying for benefits especially challenging. Federal funding cuts could worsen the picture.

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hberkes.bsky.social @hberkes.bsky.social · 17d

For those inclined to believe the “Disagree Better” hype from Utah Gov Spencer Cox, read this. Not all national media types failed to look under the hood. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Gov. Spencer Cox has been preaching calm in a violent moment—but there's something missing

In Utah, the fight over gerrymandering shows how hard bridging divides really is.

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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 23d

We can’t produce fearless investigative journalism without job security and a fair contract. After almost two years of bargaining, we need your help.

Show your support for @propublica.org workers by adding your name to our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Fair Contract Now for ProPublica Guild

We, the workers of ProPublica, provide our readers with deeply researched, unbiased news that holds power to account. This work is more important now than ever, but our staff can’t properly contribute...

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hberkes.bsky.social @hberkes.bsky.social · 19d

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David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social · 22d

NPR to trim $5 million as some public radio stations struggle to pay bills

My story for NPR

NPR cuts $5 million as public radio stations struggle to pay bills

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NPR to trim $5 million this year as public radio stations struggle to pay bills

NPR plans to make trims totaling more than $5 million over the course of the coming fiscal year to bring its annual budget into balance. Meanwhile, local stations are asking for more help.

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David Condos @davidcondos.bsky.social · 26d

“I'm upset. This is horrific. But I am not shocked.”

I visited Tyler Robinson’s family home today to learn how the neighborhood is reacting to his arrest in the killing of Charlie Kirk.

My latest from southern Utah for @kuer.org ⤵️
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KUER @kuer.org · 26d

A quiet street in a small town in the southwest corner of Utah is now near the epicenter of the world’s attention on Charlie Kirk.

Washington County is shocked the Charlie Kirk suspect is one of their own

“This is everywhere. Every community, every town, every state,” one of the suspect’s neighbors said. “It's going to be everybody's neighbor, everybody's classmate. It's not at all unusual anymore.”

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Joe Shapiro @nprjoeshapiro.bsky.social · 27d

NPR wants to write about what makes travel difficult for people who use wheelchairs--with hotels. Tell us your stories. www.npr.org/2025/09/11/g...

Are hotel rooms accessible for people who use wheelchairs? NPR wants to hear from you

Hotels have accessible rooms for wheelchair users. If you or someone you know has experienced problems with those rooms, we'd like to hear about it.

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hberkes.bsky.social @hberkes.bsky.social · 28d

Shot fired at right wing activist Charlie Kirk during speech at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Witnesses say he was hit and bleeding.

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Political activist believed shot at Utah Valley University speaking appearance

A suspect is in custody after political activist Charlie Kirk was believed to have been shot during a speaking appearance at Utah Valley University in Orem.

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 30

The government's colossal failure to respond after Hurricane Katrina led to major reforms at the nation's top disaster agency. Now, the Trump administration has reversed some of those changes.

Hurricane Katrina forced changes at FEMA. Trump is rolling them back

The government's colossal failure to respond after Hurricane Katrina led to major reforms at the nation's top disaster agency. Now, the Trump administration has reversed some of those changes.

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 30

Hurricane Katrina flooded nearly every building in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans in 2005. Twenty years later, the community is still rebuilding and flood protections encouraged some to return.

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, St. Bernard Parish is still recovering

Hurricane Katrina flooded nearly every building in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans in 2005. Twenty years later, the community is still rebuilding and flood protections encouraged some to return.

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hberkes.bsky.social @hberkes.bsky.social · Aug 29

Hurricane Katrina made landfall 20 years ago today, devastating the Gulf Coast. 250K evacuees were sent to Houston. 600 were put on planes to Utah. Pamela McCall
@kuer.org used some of my reporting from 2005, and found an evacuee who stayed. www.kuer.org/news/2025-08...

20 years on, a Hurricane Katrina evacuee says he found ‘genuine love’ in Utah

Twenty years ago, social worker Ernest Timmons boarded a plane for an unknown destination. Turns out, the Hurricane Katrina evacuee was bound for Salt Lake City and a whole new life.

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Jeff Brady @jeffbradynews.bsky.social · Aug 27

NPR's coverage is here: www.npr.org/2025/08/27/n...

2 children are dead, 17 people injured in Minneapolis school shooting

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said the shooter fired through the windows of Annunciation Catholic Church during Mass on Wednesday. The gunman was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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hberkes.bsky.social @hberkes.bsky.social · Aug 27

@scottdetrow.bsky.social replaces Ari Shapiro as a weekday host of @npr.org All Things Considered

www.npr.org/2025/08/27/g...

Scott Detrow Named Host of All Things Considered

NPR announced today that, beginning September 29, Scott Detrow will become a full-time weekday host of All Things Considered.

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Ben Winslow @benwinslow.bsky.social · Aug 25

BREAKING NEWS: Despite an executive order from President Trump, a judge will NOT dismiss a lawsuit filed by a pair of transgender girls against Utah's high school athletics org over the state's ban on them playing sports: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah #LGBTQ

Judge won't dismiss Utah's transgender athletes lawsuit

A judge has again refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a pair of transgender girls against Utah's high school athletics organization and two school districts.

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hberkes.bsky.social @hberkes.bsky.social · Aug 20

It’s National Radio Day!

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hberkes.bsky.social @hberkes.bsky.social · Aug 13

@ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social in Juneau Alaska is providing real time streaming video of glacial outburst flooding. This is the kind of public media public service in emergencies Congress and the Trump administration decided to defund.

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Glacial outburst flood updates - KTOO

Updates and information about Juneau’s annual glacial outburst flood in the Mendenhall Valley. Find the latest Suicide Basin forecast from NOAA here. City flood maps and emergency information are avai...

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hberkes.bsky.social @hberkes.bsky.social · Aug 12

@npr.org founding mother Susan Stamberg is retiring. www.npr.org/sections/npr...

Susan Stamberg Retirement News

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Public Health Watch @pubhealthwatch.bsky.social · Aug 7

Texas leaders are hoping to boost research funding for Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related diseases. But doctors and caregivers in the chronically underfunded Rio Grande Valley worry they are being left behind. publichealthwatch.org/2025/08/07/a...

Alzheimer’s Continues to Afflict Texas’s Rio Grande Valley. Experts Say State Leaders Still Aren’t Doing Enough. - Public Health Watch

Texas leaders are hoping to boost research funding for Alzheimer's and other dementia-related diseases. But doctors and family caregivers in the chronically underfunded Rio Grande Valley worry they ar...

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hberkes.bsky.social @hberkes.bsky.social · Aug 6

For local journalists trying to make sense of federal policy turmoil and its local impacts. All expenses paid training. nationalpress.org/training/app...

APPLY: Federal Action, Local Impact Journalism Fellowship - National Press Foundation

The National Press Foundation will help local news journalists learn to track and report on federal eff Oct. 7-9 in Washington, D.C.

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stephen fowler @stphnfwlr.com · Aug 2

New on @npr.org:

In 2024, President Trump popped up as a guest in a number of popular podcasts.

Now, even in an off-election year, politicians are taking to the same non-political podcasts to reach a new audience.

Is it working/will it be a prerequisite for national hopefuls in future elections?

In 2024, President Trump popped up as a guest in a number of popular podcasts. Now, even in an off-election year, politicians are taking to the same non-political podcasts to reach a new audience.

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hberkes.bsky.social @hberkes.bsky.social · Aug 1

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down: cpb.org/pressroom/Co...

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Addresses Operations Following Loss of Federal Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations following the passage of a federal rescissio...

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