In print, Craver revealed that a novice epidemiologist had botched the
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In December 2007, the paper ran a six-part series in the HeraldĪccompanied by a multimedia presentation on the paper's Web site. Guerra recorded hundreds of hours of interviews with chemical companyĮxecutives and the loved ones of cancer victims. Pages" of legal documents and internal health departmentĬommunications that he obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. For several months, Craver pored over "at least 25,00 Launched the most ambitious reporting project the paper had ever Their editors found the footage so moving that they In August, Craver and Guerra traveled to Arizona to interview "couldn't capture on a newspaper page," Guerra said. Frank was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2004 and had died two One plaintiff particularly interested Guerra: Johann and Frankīranham had spent most of their lives in McCullom Lake before moving toĪrizona. In-depth project: "I wanted the community to know that these were The videographer for its new multimedia team. A recent college graduate, she'd just joined the paper as Craver continuedĪs his stories began appearing, Danielle Guerra followed themĬlosely. Sure the Herald, with a small staff and a circulation of 40,000, couldĪfford to lose a veteran reporter for that long. "didn't pass the smell test." He asked his editors if heĬould spend three months investigating the story, but they weren't As proof, the health departmentĭisplayed a PowerPoint slide locating the plume clear of the town-withĪ chemical company's logo in the corner of the image.įor Herald reporter Kevin Craver, the Board of Health findings Plants, officials said, the plume of contaminated groundwater had not Significant." While chemicals had leaked from the manufacturing High number of cancer cases was "not statistically It had performed a study on the issue and concluded that the seemingly Residents suffering from brain and nerve cancer had also come forwardĪfter learning about the lawsuit from the area's newspaper, theĪt the meeting, the county health department assured residents that These plaintiffs weren't alone: several more They'd learned that three townspeople had contracted extremely rareįorms of brain cancer and were suing two local chemical companies,Īlleging that the companies had allowed chemicals to contaminate theĭrinking water. Population 1,074, packed into the village hall. In May 2006, residents of the Illinois town of McCullom Lake,
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MLA style: "McCullom Lake Series: Coincidence or Cluster, by Kevin Craver and Danielle Guerra, Northwest Herald." The Free Library.
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