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Melinda Tuhus

Melinda Tuhus is an independent journalist with 25 years of experience in print and radio, including In These Times, The New York Times, Free Speech Radio News and public radio stations.

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She has also reported for online publications including Women’s eNews (www.womensenews.org) and the New Haven Independent (www.newhavenindependent.org.) She has a special interest in environmental coverage, women’s issues and criminal justice/prison issues. She is based in New Haven, Conn., and has won several state, regional and international awards for her work.

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- News
- 13 Nov 09
Blowing Their Tops

Miners, environmentalists clash over coal. more

vol. 33, iss. 12 activism, environment, labor
- Culture
- 06 Nov 09
Harm Reduction: The Anti-Drug

A common sense approach to stopping unnecessary death. more

vol. 33, iss. 11 congress, medical & health
- Working
- 29 Jul 09
One Man’s Fight Against Mountaintop Removal Mining

The decline in union coal-mining jobs in Appalachia has coincided with a big increase in mountaintop removal mining.… more
- Working
- 22 Jul 09
To Help Ex-Felons Work, New Haven ‘Bans the Box’

After reading a story about inmates in U.S. prisons who work dismantling electronics full of toxic materials, I… more
- Working
- 15 Jul 09
13 Years After ‘Welfare Reform,’ Former Recipients Face Recession

When “welfare reform” passed in 1996, the economy was in relatively good shape and welfare moms entered the… more
- News
- 14 Feb 09
Cross-Cultural in Connecticut

After 10 years, a Mexican family reunites. more

vol. 33, iss. 02 culture, family, immigration