Lewis Wallace

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Lewis Wallace is a former reporter for Marketplace based in the New York Bureau.

Latest Stories (125)

The tough road from Bhutan refugee camp to the US

Oct 5, 2015
Many of the refugees have never worked and have had little to no education.
Tara Dhungana came to the U.S. five years ago after nearly two decades in a camp in Nepal. He's now the head of employment services for Community Refugee and Immigration Services in Columbus, Ohio.
Lewis Wallace

Why can’t adults order off the kids’ menu?

Jul 20, 2015
Big people with little appetites: you can't always get what you want.
Many restaurants prohibit adults from ordering items from the kid's menu.
C Y C L O P S/Flickr

Just how do national days get on the calendar?

Jun 1, 2015
It's Go Barefoot Day? Penpal Day? Say Something Nice Day? Who says?
Talk Like a Pirate Day is a national event celebrated on YouTube every September. 
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A call for responsible banking in low-income neighborhoods

May 14, 2015
A growing number of cities are requiring banks to be "socially responsible."
A picture of Dayton, Ohio. In Dayton, city leaders are hoping a newly-passed ordinance will pressure banks to change their practices, and reinvest in neighborhoods that have become banking deserts.
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The green movement heads underground

May 6, 2015
Enter environmentally friendly burials.
Sean Gallup/ Getty Image

Chinese factories move to a new frontier: America

Feb 17, 2015
Chinese companies need more of the kinds of skilled labor available in the U.S.
Mike Fullenkamp, a supervisor at the Fuyao plant, says he's been looking forward to Fuyao coming to town ever since the announcement over a year ago.
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Old golf courses become new kind of wilderness

Jan 12, 2015
Failed golf courses are being allowed to return to their natural states.
A wInter sky at sunset over Sugarcreek MetroPark in the Dayton, Ohio, area.
Jim Crotty/Flickr

Black-owned funeral homes face existential challenge

Nov 4, 2014
As black neighborhoods change, funeral directors are struggling to adapt.
Dwayne Bickham, an attendant at Bowman and Young who has worked there since he was 17.
Lewis Wallace/WYSO

Water could be "blue gold" for Dayton, OH

Aug 11, 2014
As states face major water shortages, some cities sense a business opportunity
Water softens in giant pools at the water treatment plant in Dayton, Ohio.
Lewis Wallace/WYSO

ERs are still busy, Affordable Care Act and all

Jul 29, 2014
But it's not clear how much is left to change.
Premier Health's CareFlight emergency helicopter on the roof of Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. Transportation is one of the many expenses associated with emergency care.
Lewis Wallace