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Selected Works: How Do Retailers Set Their Holiday Prices?

An inside look at the holiday pricing games traditional retailers are playing to keep up with online competitors.

Originally posted Dec. 10, 2015 at the Georgia State University News Hub, https://newsarchive.gsu.edu/2015/12/10/what-are-you-overpaying-for/.

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Selected Works: Over 40 and Looking for Work

Older workers laid off during the Great Recession had a harder time finding another job afterward. Were employers breaking the law?

(Originally published November 2015)

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Selected Works: Lessons in Grit from the World of Ballet

Patrick Turner kept his passion for ballet a secret for years. Now he uses the lessons he learned from dance to help first-generation college students find their way in the world.

(Originally published at the Georgia State University News Hub, Oct. 21, 2015)

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Selected Works: Atlanta’s Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery

Atlanta has become a national hub for human trafficking, but efforts to combat the trade are gaining steam.

(Originally published at the Georgia State University News Hub, Oct. 15, 2015. Archived at https://newsarchive.gsu.edu/2015/10/15/atlantas-fight-against-modern-day-slavery/.)

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Selected Works: Alumna Reports On Boko Haram From The Ground

Reporting for Al-Jazeera in Nigeria, Chika Oduah can tell of the dangers when facing Boko Haram, a terrorist group that has bedeviled the West African nation and kidnapped more than 200 school girls in the northeastern part of the country. (Originally published Aug. 5, 2015)