Gold Star Wife
Jane Horton, 26, stands with the American flag which draped the coffin of her husband Army Specialist Christopher Horton, 26, who was killed in Afghanistan in September 2011, outside of her home near Tulsa, OK. Military leaders worry that after 10 years of war, there is a growing disconnect between the tiny minority of Americans [...]
Former NFL Player Ben Utecht
Former NFL player Ben Utecht won a Super Bowl ring with the Indianapolis Colts and retired from professional football in 2009 after suffering four known concussions in the NFL plus two in college. Utecht is lead male vocalist performing in the Jim Brickman 2011 national Christmas tour. I caught up with Ben prior to a [...]
Day One at Camp Victory Iraq
Nearly nine years ago on April 7, 2003, I tagged along with soldiers from the US Army’s 3rd Battalion, 69th Regiment Armor Task Force “Speed And Power” who were serving as the “Point of the Spear” for the 3rd Infantry Division during the Iraq invasion. Entering Baghdad, the 3-69 Task Force fought their way into [...]
Hanson Talks 90′s
Isaac, Zac and Taylor Hanson are best known for their 1997 hit song ‘MMMBop,’ which earned them three Grammy nominations. Today, older and touring while promoting the band’s fifth album, Hanson photographed during the Falls Church, VA stop of their The Musical Ride Tour for a story in USA TODAY.
Shafer Vineyard Night Harvest
Harvesting ripe cabernet sauvignon grapes at the Shafer Vineyards in Napa, CA in early morning hours. The scene at this vineyard is part of a worldwide practice that’s increasingly the way all wine grapes are harvested — in the dead of night. Check out the story in USA TODAY here.
Bowling Jonas
It is not everyday I go to work and end up in a bowling alley. I have to admit it did happen once or twice when I worked in Flint, Michigan right out of college but definitely not much in the last twenty years. Last week, not only was I hanging out at Lucky Strike [...]
Joplin Schools After Tornado
Joplin’s school system has become a powerful symbol of resilience and recovery as students, teachers and administrators prepare to start on time on Aug. 17 despite a devastating tornado in May that killed 160 people. This video was produced with video shot by me in Joplin nearly three months following the tornado along with footage [...]
NMG Electric Car
Carolyn Buckley of East Stroudsburg, PA drives to work 35 miles each way four days a week. When she decided to take the job, she went online to find “the most energy-efficient, affordable, highway- speed commuter transportation available” available and come up with the futuristic-looking NMG. “I’ve driven almost 15,000 miles in my little EV” [...]
Hard Rock Memorabilia Tour
The Hard Rock International 40th Anniversary Memorabilia Tour starts in New York at the Times Square restaurant on May 18, 2011. It will travel to 32 other cafes around the USA in an 80-foot-long double-wide truck specially constructed to exhibit 64 memorable artifacts once owned by rock’s idols: their iconic signature guitars, brilliant costumes, handwritten [...]
Mr. Schilling goes to Washington
Bobby Schilling will be the U.S. Representative for Illinois’s 17th Congressional district when taking office on Jan. 5, 2011 after being sworn into the 112th Congress. Schilling is one of 85 incoming freshman Republicans to the House of Representatives with the Democrats adding just nine to the 94 total incoming freshman congressional class. Schilling has [...]
Country Doctor of the Year
Family practitioner Ken Jackson is known around Kingman, Ariz., as the “Cowboy Baby Doctor,” though he says the nickname is a bit misleading — he doesn’t always ride a horse or wear his cowboy hat, and he prefers alternative rock to country music. But for the past three years, Jackson has traveled by horseback once [...]
