Explore a diverse array of entries that have participated in our contests over the years. These entries represent the incredible talent, creativity, and dedication of journalists and storytellers from various backgrounds and media platforms.
THE STOMACH PAIN STOPPED Vickie-Lee Wall in her tracks. “The first time the pain got that bad, I honestly thought something…
Second Place
It was February 2019, and Mary Price had rarely seen her office so busy. A wiry woman in her sixties…
First Place
They wanted it because they’d just gone through a bad breakup and needed an edge in the volatile dating market;…
Honorable Mention
A two-part message is permeating the halls of medicine and the fabric of society, sliding into medical school lectures, pediatricians’…
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Deborah Dorbert is devoting the final days before her baby’s birth to planning the details of the infant’s death. She and her…
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Experts are divided on whether the illness can be considered terminal, raising fundamental questions over bodily autonomy and treatment
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Employers across the country — from big names like Boeing and UPS to local school systems — pay consulting firms…
Honorable Mention
The number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000 since 2020, driven…
Third Place
Margaret Newcomb, 69, a retired French teacher, is desperately trying to protect her retirement savings by caring for her 82-year-old…
Second Place
The first complaints landed at the offices of Philips Respironics in 2010, soon after the company made a fateful decision…
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Didier Epopa was set to walk out of Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital after a fifth and final dose of an antiviral…
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It’s been two decades since the chemical company Monsanto settled a lawsuit with Anniston residents. People there said Monsanto exposed…
Third Place
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