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Legacy Topic: Wealth & Poverty

Research says collaboration is needed to address Houston's "food deserts"

by Travis Bubenik
May 1, 2019
In some cases, groups trying to solve the problem are competing for funding.
A small organic farm in the middle of Houston’s concrete sprawl. 
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The Uncertain Hour

Scenes from the opioid epidemic: Wise County, Virginia

by Lynne Peskoe-Yang
Apr 22, 2019
Explore some of the photos and videos from this season of The Uncertain Hour.
A snowy day in January at the Wise County line.
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 3 | Episode 6

Kicking the habit

Apr 18, 2019
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African Americans' wages nearly stagnant over decade

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 18, 2019
After adjusting for inflation, black workers' median weekly earnings have risen at a fraction of the pace of wages for white, Hispanic and Asian workers.
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Families bear the costs of alternative sentencing programs

by Kimberly Adams
Apr 12, 2019
Does alternative sentencing create a system of easily exploited free labor?
Judge John Kilgore presides over drug court at the Wise County Courthouse in Virginia.
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The Uncertain Hour

As jail costs pile up, one county is taking a new approach to community service

by Caitlin Esch
Apr 11, 2019
The opioid epidemic is filling jails. Wise County, Virginia, is looking for alternatives.
Mitzi Bowen, 44, of Wise, Virginia, cleans up after a resident moved out of the Commonwealth Apartments on Dec. 7, 2018. Bowen said she became addicted to opioids after her dentist prescribed Lortabs for tooth pain. "One day I woke up and I couldn't feel good without the pills," she said.
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 3 | Episode 5

Supply

Apr 11, 2019
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Low interest rates have cost savers roughly half a trillion dollars

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Apr 10, 2019
The post-crisis financial policy has a downside.
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Life for Americans without identifying documents can be financially devastating

by Joy Díaz
Apr 10, 2019
When American-born children age out of foster care without identifying documents like birth certificates and state ID cards, their financial futures can be at stake.
When American-born children age out of foster care without identifying documents like birth certificates and state ID cards, their financial futures can be at stake. 
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 3 | Episode 4

Welcome to Wise County

Apr 4, 2019
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