Full-time husband, father, and award-winning freelance reporter. Part-time runner and Rian Johnson stan. Philadelphia Born, Ohio raised. Mike Birbiglia retweeted me once. I've made a career out of breaking news.

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My work speaks for itself. Here are some of the articles I'm most proud of:

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The hidden cost of dwindling agricultural research

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How states and schools are racing to solve the small-town vet shortage

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What happens when an entire town has no daycare?

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How high corn production hides the financial strain of US farms

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More states are offering cheap health plans to farmers, with a catch - The Washington Post

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Property tax reform could mean big savings for rural Ohio landowners - Farm and Dairy

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Small farmers face a new era of hemp prohibition

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​They Grow Your Berries and Peaches, but Often Lack One Item: Insurance - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

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Why more and more homeowners are dropping insurance - The Washington Post

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Home-insurance payouts are shrinking. Here’s how to prevent the worst. - The Washington Post​​​

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US virtual power plants expected to proliferate as reliability needs rise with increasing renewables | Utility Dive

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North Carolina forges new path on net metering as other states cut rooftop solar incentives | Utility Dive

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North Carolina eases transition from fixed to variable net metering rates for some Duke Energy customers | Utility Dive

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Spiking Farmland Values Squeeze Young Farmers 

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Ohio farmland soars in value, squeezing out young farmers (dispatch.com)

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/06/30/food-inflation-fertilizer-cost-farmers-ukraine/7705316001/?gnt-cfr=1

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/agricultural/2022/12/28/ohio-farmers-face-more-and-less-rain/69708799007/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/12/16/ohio-corn-and-soybean-farmers-increasingly-depend-on-biofuels/69708074007/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/agricultural/2022/12/08/ohio-farmland-soars-in-value-squeezing-out-young-farmers/69684436007/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/11/22/honda-ohio-battery-plant-power-agreements-carbon-neutrality-lg-energy/69614412007/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2022/04/27/portsmouth-gaseous-diffusion-plant-piketon-workers-denied-benefits/7248246001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/transportation/2022/05/11/ohio-transit-agencies-face-hurdles-trying-cut-carbon-emissions/9633126002/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/02/23/intel-use-renewable-energy-credits-achieve-ohio-pledge/6725508001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/05/06/what-ohio-farmers-doing-reduce-algae-blooms/7322286001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/03/30/farmers-confronted-surging-fertilizer-prices/7129974001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/environment/2022/02/01/intels-manufacturing-process-has-massive-carbon-footprint/9252597002/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/04/11/hydrogen-hub-alliance-promises-jobs-and-clean-power/9456126002/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/03/07/midwest-regional-carbon-initiative-eyes-southeast-ohio-co-2-storage/6749526001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/03/24/appalachian-petrochemical-hub-fails-materialize/6999770001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/11/24/restaurant-workers-who-didnt-quit-now-have-even-more-difficult-jobs/6290142001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/10/07/farmers-mental-health-focus-usda-mental-health-grant/5915509001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/10/07/some-columbus-restaurants-still-closed-dine-pandemic-wears/5901287001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/08/05/restaurants-worker-shortages-continue-even-wages-rise-benefits-fall/8093112002/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/09/27/low-wage-workers-most-likely-not-have-paid-sick-time/5769564001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/08/31/covid-mask-requirements-columbus-businesses-reimpose-delta-variant/8185821002/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/06/11/record-number-ohio-businesses-started-pandemic/7492101002/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/01/26/doordash-uber-eats-grubhub-and-others-circumvent-columbus-fee-limit/4259134001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/business/20200530/restaurants-see-delivery-services-as-savior-and-scourgersquo-during-pandemic

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/coronavirus/2020/09/06/more-employers-may-be-shortchanging-workersrsquo-wages-amid-pandemic/113672542/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/09/10/covid-19-delta-variant-columbus-restaurants-grapple-restrictions/5686086001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/07/27/farmers-make-progress-improving-water-quality-but-work-remains/8015018002/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/07/14/ohio-veterinarians-swamped-covid-puppies-and-lack-workers/7903259002/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/08/19/columbus-restaurants-adapting-continued-carryout-demand/5557306001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/05/13/columbus-restaurants-mask-rules-undecided-covid-restrictions-lift/5072005001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/05/13/restaurant-prices-seen-rising-labor-commodity-costs/4946089001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/05/24/customers-reminisce-shuttered-m-miranova-restaurant-columbus-cameron-mitchell/5162703001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/06/11/record-number-ohio-businesses-started-pandemic/7492101002/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/04/22/ohio-medical-marijuana-advocates-turn-attention-greater-diversity/7129948002/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/05/07/columbus-immigrants-struggle-apply-pandemic-small-business-aid/4894292001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/01/26/doordash-uber-eats-grubhub-and-others-circumvent-columbus-fee-limit/4259134001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/business/20200520/reopening-for-dine-in-service-presents-logistical-challenge

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https://www.dispatch.com/news/20180827/modest-successes-in-encouraging-use-of-public-transit-offset-by-population-growth

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2020/10/22/ohio-hemp-farmers-fret-over-what-they-see-arbitrary-thc-limit/3709470001/

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https://www.dispatch.com/business/20200814/take-dire-business-surveys-with-grain-of-salt-economists-say

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https://www.dispatch.com/business/20200812/ohio-regulators-have-broad-power-when-trying-to-corral-covid-cases

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https://www.dispatch.com/business/20200721/as-coronavirus-cases-spike-some-businesses-closing-voluntarily

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https://www.dispatch.com/business/20200715/ohiorsquos-disputed-liquor-laws-shaped-by-prohibition-great-depression

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https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190709/no-fine-no-time-for-marijuana-spreads-but-results-are-mixed-and-state-legislators-are-skeptical

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https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190807/columbus-will-not-prosecute-misdemeanor-marijuana-possession-cases

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https://www.dispatch.com/news/20191215/medical-marijuanarsquos-opaque-legal-status-frustrates-patients-police-and-courts

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https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190708/social-justice-fight-can-take-mental-health-toll-on-activists

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https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190701/advocates-push-ohio-to-approve-marijuana-for-autism-but-science-is-unclear

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http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/10/a_look_at_northeast_ohios_mobi.html

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http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/07/urban_farms_proliferate_in_cle.html

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http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/04/arcade_bar_trend_sweeps_ohio_p.html

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http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/06/retail_decline_continues_with.html

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http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/03/clevelands_gay_bars_evolve_in.html

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http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/01/what_happened_to_clevelands_ar.html

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http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/01/why_arent_there_more_non-brown.html

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http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/02/opportunities_for_women_in_mov.html

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http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/11/what_are_all_these_escape_room.html

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http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/07/how_cleveland_heights_became_a.html

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