With School Discrimination Coverage, a Suburban Weekly Flexes its Muscles

Posted Friday, February 23, 2018 1:30 pm

Jackie Spinner | CJR

Angela Simmons spent the past year breaking stories on the schools beat for the tiny O’Fallon Weekly, named for its suburban St. Louis community on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River.

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With School Discrimination Coverage, a Suburban Weekly Flexes its Muscles

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