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Heather Elaine Buckner Patel

Fact-checking

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Why are so many people getting rare cancers in this small Georgia town?

Story: Joshua Sharpe | Photo: Melissa Golden

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An unarmed man, a cop charged with murder, and the challenge of policing mental illness

Story: Steve Fennessy

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When a fire engulfed a portion of I-85 last year, police arrested Basil Eleby for arson. This is what happened after.

Story: Max Blau | Photo: Dustin Chambers

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Dr. Donald Hopkins helped wipe smallpox from the planet. He won’t rest until he’s done the same for Guinea worm disease.

Story: Barry Yeoman | Photo: Melissa Golden

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For sheriffs, healthcare for inmates can be a burden. For one doctor, it has been the opportunity of a lifetime.

Story: Max Blau | Illustration: Mike McQuade

A Georgia sperm bank, a troubled donor, and the secretive business of babymaking

Story: Christine Van Dusen | Photo: Audra Melton

Tex and Diane McIver had it all. Now she’s dead, and he’s going on trial for his life.

Story: Steve Fennessy | Illustration: Edel Rodriguez

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Mr. Rigolizzo and the amazing miracle weed that will save Sparta, Georgia! (Or not.)

Story: Shaun Raviv | Illustration: Sam Hadley

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After Atlanta icon Herman Russell died, DNA proved Joycelyn Alston is a daughter he never knew. That’s when things got complicated.

Story: Steve Fennessy | Photo: Andrea Fremiotti

Fact-checking: Work

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