Tom Peterson

Mar 13, 2024 | moco360.media | Tom Peterson

Sy Herman’s love of swimming began in a lake in the Catskills. For Bob Verkouteren, it was a country club pool in Montgomery County. The lakes of Minneapolis inspired Peggy Adams. The three residents of the Ingleside at King Farm retirement community in Rockville now share more than a fondness for water. They share a goal. Meet the Three Aquateers, natatorial nonagenarians swimming their way to their 100th birthdays. “We’re going to do it, all three of us,” proclaims Herman, who turns 96 in March.

Dec 24, 2023 | postindustrial.com | Ross Williams |Maryam Jameel |Melissa Sanchez |Tom Peterson

The holidays aren’t cheap, and neither is a college degree. And for the first time since the pandemic, more than 1 million Georgians might need to factor in the cost of student loan payments into their budgets as they prepare to celebrate. Loan payments, paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, kicked back in this October, creating a new monthly expense for more than 15% of Georgians.

Dec 20, 2023 | postindustrial.com | Maryam Jameel |Melissa Sanchez |Tom Peterson |Michigan Advance

Zeke Peña, special to ProPublica Immigrant workers are essential to Wisconsin’s dairy industry. But when they get injured, they’re often cast aside. ~ By Maryam Jameel and Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. This story was co-published with the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.