Sean Martinelli
Reporter at WUSA-TV (Washington, DC)
Highlighting the best of humanity with “The Heart of It” on @WUSA9 and @TEGNA stations across America. Thinking higher & feeling deeper. Proud @SyracuseU guy.
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3 days ago |
wusa9.com | Sean Martinelli
The weekly sessions, which are offered for free to veterans, have had a transformative impact. ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Inside an Alexandria art studio, a half dozen people work on various creations. Though they don’t talk about it much, there is an invisible bond that connects each of them: they are all injured military veterans. “It’s funny because you can’t see a lot of my wounds,” one of them said. “It’s a way to get out of your own head,” added another.
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1 week ago |
wusa9.com | Sean Martinelli
Carol McSween-Brooks graduated with a degree in Management Information Systems after returning to college 50 years later. WASHINGTON — As Carol McSween-Brooks waited in line to receive her degree from the University of Maryland Global Campus, emotions flooded her mind. “Wow,” McSween-Brooks said quietly to herself as she approached the stage. “Wow,” she uttered one more time. For the 75-year-old, it’s a moment more than a half century in the making.
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wusa9.com | Sean Martinelli
Bernard "Bernie" Sweeney's been pumping gas at Direct To You since 1972. Customers say he's a staple in the small Maryland community. THURMONT, Md. — Not much has changed at the Direct To You gas station in Thurmont, Maryland since the business opened in the 1950s. Old-school pumps still occupy the parking lot where attendants still fill customers’ tanks. Instead of digital screens, flips signs display the prices for a gallon of gas.
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3 weeks ago |
wusa9.com | Sean Martinelli
At birth, doctors were skeptical artist Charles Lenny Lunn would be able to accomplish much of anything in life. He's proved them wrong with a new exhibit. WASHINGTON — Doctors didn’t think Charles Lenny Lunn would ever be capable of much in life. When he was born 34 years ago, some doubted if he’d ever even be able to walk.
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3 weeks ago |
newscentermaine.com | Sean Martinelli
WASHINGTON — As London Teeter took the podium inside the Elijah Barrett Prettyman United States Court House, nerves were high. "I actually have a really big fear of public speaking,” Teeter said. But you wouldn’t know it by what happened next. Teeter, an inmate at the D.C. jail, went on to give a passionate argument for the elimination of mandatory minimum sentences.
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In an emotional debate, a group of people who are incarcerated argued Towson University students on whether mandatory minimum sentences should exist. "I’m not arguing that I shouldn’t be held accountable for my crime," London Teeter said. "But only how justice is administrated." https://t.co/4mhQY5ywg3
WHAT MADE SEAN SMILE (days 132 + 133): Been working on a piece these last couple days on Charles Lunn, a nonverbal artist who will have his own art exhibit open in D.C. this weekend. Charles’ exhibit “Nonsense & Hopeful Songs” combines his abstract paintings with poetry and is https://t.co/qFDVzd8XBa
WHAT MADE SEAN SMILE (days 130 + 131): Got to spend time with my Mom this Mother’s Day weekend. Lots of fun with family and friends. Plus I won a very competitive game of Mario Party last night 😆 https://t.co/xhTxVuUnea