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Mercury News: Loss of Trust
The San Jose Mercury News IRE contest entry "Loss of Trust" consists of an original two-part series published July 1 and July 2, 2012, and the series' remarkable aftermath. The series exposed the eye-popping fees charged by private professionals working as court-appointed conservators and trustees for dependent adults in Silicon Valley - exorbitant rates that together with attorneys' fees threaten to force their vulnerable clients onto government assistance to survive. Within days of publication, the Santa Clara County Superior Court launched an overhaul of its local rules, and state legislation was pledged for the coming year to rein in the abuses.
Tags: Conservators; Trustees; attorneys; overcharged fees
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All Is Not Forgiven
The investigation found that reforms promised by the Vatican after the priest sex abuse scandal were ignored. Only when confronted with the findings of the investigation did the Archdiocese of Los Angeles admit that its background check of priests did not go beyond reviewing a letter from a former superior.
Tags: sex abuse; priests; Vatican; Catholic Church
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Judge Hecht
Newly elected Superior Court judge, Michael Hecht, was accused of picking up "male prostitutes" and of threatening to kill one of them to keep him quiet. Reporters found a number of witnesses and sources in downtown Tacoma who backed up the scandalous claims. They also found that the police were in the middle of a similar investigation. Hecht denies all charges.
Tags: Judge Michael Hecht; Pierce County; Judge Sergio Armijo; Tacoma
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Nobody's Fault
"The intersection of our mental health and criminal justice systems as seen through the death of one mentally ill man in the county jail."
Tags: treatment; Humboldt State; privacy protection; superior court; suicide;
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Who's Driving Your Kids?
KOMO investigated rumors of school bus drivers behind the wheel without valid driver's licenses. The school district operates on the honor system, relying on drivers to tell their superiors about moving infractions.
Tags: bus drivers; child safety; driving infractions; suspended licenses
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Safety Second?
This investigation revealed that the US Marine Corps awarded a $300 million vehicle contract to a company that produced sub-standard vehicles which did not meet the Marines' own safety standards. This vehicle with no doors and no roof (called The Growler) was chosen over a superior vehicle designed by Detroit engineers.
Tags: military contract; federal government; Middle East conflict; army; transportation; combat
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The Great Lakes: An Endangered Legacy
A series of stories that invesigate how pollution, sewage and foreign marine animals are helping to destroy the Great Lakes
Tags: Great Lakes; Marine Animals; Lake Michigan; Huron; Ontario; Eerie; Superior
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Suspicion in the Ranks
This is the story of a young man in the army who served as an Islamic chaplain during the time of September 11th. He set out trying to answer questions about Islam, but eventually his superiors became suspicious of him and he got caught up in an international investigation accusing him of treason.
Tags: Muslim; Army; soldier; Guantanamo Bay; Islam; chaplain; treason; espionage; traitor; spy; military; 9/11; September 11th; wrongful charges
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"Let's shoot for chocolate frosted brownies." "Has Title IX removed superiority of males in college sports?"
These stories explore NCAA regulations, Title IX, and its effect on college athletics. The authors relate their reports to the student body at PLU, and in fact even conducted a survey the student body at the university to guide their reports.
Tags: athletics; NCAA; college sports; intramural sports; gender discrimination; scholarships
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911 Disconnect
WTVJ looked into the death of a fire fighter recruit and found that serious safety warnings about fire fighter training were ignored in the months before his fatal "live burn" exercise. A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department captain, and lead instructor, told WTVJ that he notified his superiors about problems with the training tactics that could lead to death. His warnings were ignored.
Tags: fire fighter training; fire safety; "live burn" exercises; Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department