Leigh Paterson
Email: lpaterson@insideenergy.org; leighpaterson@rmpbs.org
Leigh Paterson was raised in New Jersey, graduated from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, and then taught English at a culinary high school in France. Leigh then got her Master's in Broadcast Journalism from the S.I Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, and then moved to Washington D.C. in 2009. After spending two years as a producer at CanadianTV's Washington bureau, Leigh left to freelance. Since then, as a one woman show, she has reported for TV and radio from across the country for BBC News, BBC World Service, PRI's the World, ABC-Univision, Agence France Presse, and CBC News.
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Since the pandemic, chronic absenteeism in the nation's K-12 schools has skyrocketed. These teens are working to get their attendance back on track. -
Cleanup is expected to cost the libraries hundreds of thousands of dollars. The American Library Association says it is not seeing similar meth-related closings in other states.
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Dec. 30 marks a year since the unusual Marshall Fire erupted, destroying more homes than any wildfire in Colorado. Some survivors continue struggling with its effects daily.
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Colorado has a new national monument. Camp Hale was a World War II winter combat training site. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on Oct. 15, 2022.)
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In the ashes of the Marshall Fire, recovered objects hold memories and reveal the costs of the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history. Survivors have found new meaning in old treasures. -
Advocates say the case puts a spotlight on how ill-prepared police are when encountering someone with a mental disability. -
Requests for emergency rental assistance are surging. Local governments and non-profits are scrambling to disburse millions in federal aid in time to prevent evictions.
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In Craig, Colo., advocates, gun store owners and law enforcement have developed informal networks allowing people in crisis to temporarily give up their guns.
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Some cities are shifting money from police budgets into summer youth jobs programs. A new challenge is adapting them to be safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Many gun dealers say they are seeing a number of first-time buyers. Long-time gun owners from across the U.S. are helping the newcomers learn to handle firearms safely in a time of social distancing.