The best part about staying later in the evening in the newsroom is overhearing the tenacious @mimileitsinger interviewing. — Julianne Pepitone (@julpepitone) May 15, 2014 Oops! I did not realize there were […]
A Fun Compliment From a Colleague in the ‘Tenacious’ Category
Boy Scouts Cut Age Limit to 18 in Move That Will Impact Gays (exclusive)
I learned from some Scouting sources that the Boy Scouts had changed the age of who are considered adults and youths in their programs earlier this year. It had dropped from 21 […]
Recession Not Over for Poor: Families Stretch Food to Last
This was my first story for NBC’s “In Plain Sight” series. It is an important series examining how poverty and inequality affect the lives of millions of Americans. I’m looking forward to […]
Boy Scouts Won’t Hire Me for Summer Job Because I’m Gay, Teen Says (exclusive)
Just as I was about to publish a story I broke on a Scoutmaster being kicked out of the Boy Scouts of America because he is gay, I was contacted by a family […]
Boy Scouts Ban Church From Hosting Troop Led By Gay Man (exclusive)
An update on the story I broke about the Boy Scouts of America kicking out a gay Scoutmaster leading a Seattle-area troop. After the church sponsor — Rainier Beach United Methodist refused […]
‘It’s Still the Best and Worst Day of Our Lives’: Couple Grows from Boston Attack
My latest on Rebekah (now DiMartino) and her husband Pete as the one-year anniversary of the attack drew near. The emotional wounds were starting to emerge more as Rebekah confronted the reality […]
‘Extremely Disappointing’: Scouts Boot Openly Gay Troop Leader (exclusive)
I traveled to Seattle to interview Geoff McGrath and profile his Troop 98 in the city’s Rainier Beach neighborhood. He is believed to be the first openly gay Scoutmaster kicked out of the […]
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