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I find writing about my dad tricky and cathartic. Heartbreaking and heart-healing. This season has been tough. I try to capture it here. Thanks for reading. usatoday.com/story/life/hea…

From David Oliver -- "My dad died of a one-in-a-million fatal disease. I live with the trauma." usatoday.com/story/life/hea… via @usatoday

"You can outrun your peers, but you can’t outrun your own mind." It's always a privilege to read David Oliver usatoday.com/story/life/hea…

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WHCD-bound 🫡📝

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hear me out: cast taylor dearden as violet sorrengail

exclusive from Erin Mansfield: usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

wow when you work from home by yourself no one tells you that you have avocado on your face

had a moving, meaningful chat with teddi mellencamp. you can read it here: usatoday.com/story/life/hea…

a complicated story we spent a lot of time on to try and get right. hope you give a read. usatoday.com/story/life/hea…

NPR memo: Pope Leo offers thoughts for journalists. The times are “both difficult to navigate and to recount,” and demand that “each one of us” should “never give in to mediocrity.”

Ashlee Simpson was right; on Tuesday, I am fading.

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If there is symbolism in Journalism's Preakness win, it's that the horse looked lost, stumbled, couldn't quite find the lane, struggled to get a lede down and then it all sort of came together right before the deadline.

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loved teaming up with Savannah Kuchar on this one: usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

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This is a genuinely striking chart. Reps are back where they were in 2016 (and just slightly lower than 2018-19), but the trend difference from everyone else is pretty wild. As you can see, there was always a big party gap - but it was moving in the same direction. No more.

New Coffee with a Journalist 🎙️ This week, we chatted with David Oliver (David Oliver), Deputy Wellness Editor at USA Today, on what it really takes to land a wellness story in a national outlet. 💡 Pitching tips 🧠 Editorial insights 🤖 Thoughts on AI + media ☕ Human-first advice