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Reporting past the black-and-white politics of school book bans

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A New York Times Insider piece takes readers beyond the public persona

David E. Sanger's essay on reporting the advance obit for Henry Kissinger offers insights into the "odd dance" of interviews with power brokers

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Reporting past the black-and-white politics of school book bans

Education reporter Hannah Natanson profiled a teacher facing a divided classroom as part of the Washington Post's "School Book Wars" series

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Learning from the karma of gratitude

The editor is introduced to an artful new word after writing about a "gratitude alphabet"

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David E. Sanger's essay on reporting the advance obit for Henry Kissinger offers insights into the "odd dance" of interviews with power brokers

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