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Ohio unseals adoption records

1/15/2016

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PictureBrad Watts (sitting, centered) is pictured with members of the biological family he tracked down in 2015 after Ohio legislators unsealed 32 years of adoption records.
My latest story for Cincinnati.com highlights the real-life impact that an Ohio law change that unseals adoption records is having on families nationwide. 

Through the story, I got to meet Brad Watts, who was put up for adoption in 1975. For four decades, he wondered about his biological family, and, thanks to the law change, in 2015 he got to meet his mother, his father and a whole slew of siblings he never dreamed he'd have. Here's the story: ​http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/01/07/unsealed-adoption-records-reunite-families/77383544_/. 

The story was picked up and cited by People magazine as well.

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Matthew Power remembered

1/3/2016

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I'd love to write something witty or profound or, hell, even halfway literate here, as the awesome journalist who was Matthew Power deserves nothing less. But whenever I think of my friend Matt, I feel too sad to be profound. Writers more talented than I can put their feelings into meaningful words. I'm better at translating others' feelings than I am at conveying my own. Someday, I'll try to get better at that. If Matt taught me anything, it's that we all have the capacity for growth.

So here's the deal: The Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award is up for grabs again this year, so if you're an early-career nonfiction writer interested in winning $12,500 to support your dream project, apply away. The link is here. 

If you just want to read some beautiful journalism, check out Matt's website here.
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