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First Place
Mona Reeder The Dallas Morning News
"DYING IN THE SHADOW OF THE REFINERIES"
Second Place
Espen Rasmussen VG
"The trial of strength"
Third Place
Greg Miller Time Magazine
"Fair"
Award of Excellence
Carolyn Drake
Award of Excellence
John Moore Getty Images
"Memorial Day At Arlington"
Award of Excellence
Ross Taylor The Hartford Courant
"SINGLE FATHER"
First Place
Mona Reeder The Dallas Morning News
"DYING IN THE SHADOW OF THE REFINERIES" Just moments after her sister, Yola, died of cancer, Dorothea La Barrea, 52, (right, front) grieving and struggling to breathe, put her dead sister's oxygen tubes into her own nose. She's never had medical insurance despite working her entire life and can't afford the oxygen she needs round the clock. Ms. La Barrea, who suffers from COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and asthma, has lived within blocks of the refineries and chemical plants since she was a tiny child. The family believes that both sisters became sick from being exposed to the carcinogens released into the air by the refineries. After Yola died, family members joined hands and sang Amazing Grace.
 

 

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