Rock-solid reporting. Very comprehensive report on an officer-involved shooting. I'm certain your readers looked forward to each new revelation you reported on. A lot of hard work went into these reports and it shows. I'm certain each issue flew off the newsstands. Great job!
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Rodd Baxley
Relieved of basketball coaching duties, Tony Jones discusses his experience at Seventy-First
A different look at sports. Almost soap opera type story. Really enjoyed.
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Staff
Fayetteville Observer sports coverage
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Andrew Craft
Behind the scenes as artillery fires at Fort Bragg: 'Shooting rockets is pretty cool'
You can never really go wrong with rockets. Great shot!
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Myron B. Pitts
A Proud Boy, a racist land restriction and impact of anti-abortion laws
Nice job bringing the reader into the conversations and experiences and helping us think beyond the surface level of the issues addressed.
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Rachael Riley
'Find your new identity': How an Army veteran got back to his roots to cope with PTSD
lLOVE interesting and topical
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Danielle Dreilinger
Private pain, public policy: Pregnancy, loss and the choices they made (7 stories)
Gripping story on pregnant women's choices on abortion, adoption and parenting.
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Taylor Shook
Good pie-brations; gaga for Wawa; don't get married at the jail
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Taylor Shook
Taylor Shook ledes
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Taylor Shook
Fayetteville Foodies newsletter
Engaging design and content; keeps the reader's interest throughout the publication.
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Paul Woolverton
NC election laws biased against 2.5M independent voters, and favor Republicans, Democrats
This is an issue affecting a large number of North Carolinians.
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Myron B. Pitts
Ousted coach, banned books and Fort Liberty
I like Pitts. Great editorials on Ft. Bragg and banning books in school.
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Taylor Shook
Fayetteville's beloved Mrs. Chang
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Staff
The Fayetteville Observer
The Observer's design seemed to have just a little bit more finesse than some of the others.
