Brandon Lavoie

September 11th, 2016 marks the fifteen-year anniversary of of the largest terrorist attack ever to take place on American soil. Annual memorials and ceremonies will dutifully commemorate the tragedy and its victims. In this recollection, every one of us is presented with an important opportunity for deeper reflection on how we can offset 9/11’s damaging legacy together.

An intimate look at the human faces of America's current opioid epidemic. Seen through the eyes of a mother and the lens of a small town.

Chuck Nelson was a 3rd-generation, underground, West Virginia coal miner for nearly 25 years. We meet him in the twilight of his life, ill with black lung disease, having just lost his wife, as he reflects on the industry that helped to build and destroy everything he's ever known.

September 11th, 2016 marks the fifteen-year anniversary of of the largest terrorist attack ever to take place on American soil. Annual memorials and ceremonies will dutifully commemorate the tragedy and its victims. In this recollection, every one of us is presented with an important opportunity for deeper reflection on how we can offset 9/11’s damaging legacy together.

An intimate look at the human faces of America's current opioid epidemic. Seen through the eyes of a mother and the lens of a small town.

Chuck Nelson was a 3rd-generation, underground, West Virginia coal miner for nearly 25 years. We meet him in the twilight of his life, ill with black lung disease, having just lost his wife, as he reflects on the industry that helped to build and destroy everything he's ever known.