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Paige Southwick Pfleger
@PaigePfleger
Criminal justice reporter @WPLN • Investigating guns + juvenile justice with @ProPublica's Local Reporting Network • Tell me a secret: [email protected]
Nashville, TN
Joined December 2011
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    Temptress Peebles called Nashville’s probation office for help. Her ex was on probation and had an arrest warrant. But until police served that warrant, probation stopped in-person oversight. 10 days after that call, she was dead. propublica.org/article/tennes… 🧵 1/7
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    This 83 year old woman holds a sign that says “Defend black voices” as the marchers walk by and cheer for her. “I’m so proud of you young people,” she says.
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    A local store in Columbus, Tigertree, is closing after nearly 14 years. This is the message they put on their window:
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    Ohio was one of the first states to close down to slow the spread of COVID. Now we are amongst the hardest hit. During his address, Governor Mike DeWine urged Ohioans to wear masks and said he would take any action necessary...then proceeded to take no action at all.
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    Don't know who needs to hear this today but: Success in journalism does NOT always look like working for a national outlet. Local journalism matters, and working in a local market does not mean you're not good enough to work nationally.
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    #BREAKING: after a six month investigation, fired doctor William Husel is now charged with 25 counts of murder for giving “excessive” doses of fentanyl to at least 34 of his patients. @wosunews
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    Got a voicemail from my grandpa asking me to ditch work and jail break him and his girlfriend out of their old folks home for a trip to lake Michigan. "I'll pay for everything. We have to get out of here." Real big 2020 energy.
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    Within three weeks in Columbus, two Black men were shot and killed by law enforcement. In one case, there was no body camera. In the other, the body camera was not turned on until after the shooting. Twice now, federal authorities have been asked to investigate.
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    The day that Tennessee’s abortion ban went into effect, someone showed up to a press conference and started shouting over doctors and nurses. Gloria Johnson was there and simply stood up in front of this man - towering over him - and it stunned him into complete silence
    Standing in front of the Knoxville school she used to teach at, Rep. Gloria Johnson announced she is running for U.S. Senate. “I’m 6’3″. I’m not afraid to stand up to anyone when it comes to doing what’s right for Tennessee — especially Marsha Blackburn." wpln.org/post/knoxville…
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    This is a very important thread about journalistic responsibility and the need for reporters and editors to be culturally competent when it comes to LGBTQ topics. [And a good time to say: hire LGBTQ employees! We're pretty good at this sort of thing!]
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    Journalists: please please please use the @glaad style guide when writing about @TheElliotPage today! glaad.org/blog/elliot-pa…
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    The research institute @Battelle has successfully developed technology that can clean up to 80,000 pieces of PPE for reuse. This is a huge breakthrough in the fight against the #coronavirus. This morning, I got an exclusive look inside: radio.wosu.org/post/coronavir…
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    Breaking: The Franklin County Coroner's office has ruled Casey Goodson Jr.'s death a homicide. The preliminary cause of death is multiple gun shot wounds to the torso. The full report will be released in 12 weeks.
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    Hundreds of protestors lay flat on the ground at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. They chant, “I can’t breathe.”
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