Photo gallery: 8 stories from our first year
It was the realization of a dream and a challenging journey. We thank an extensive network of family and friends for coming along on this ride.
From the beginning, we wanted YT&T to offer perspective on the past and look toward the future. We think we've done that, especially with these stories:
From the beginning, we wanted YT&T to offer perspective on the past and look toward the future. We think we've done that, especially with these stories:
A mission with Project HOPE in the Philippines
5 reasons to note Washington's Birthday
Opinion: Digging out from under a student loan
Washington's prayer at Valley Forge: Fact or fiction?
Child refugees: U.S. on wrong side of history
On Nov. 8, 2013,Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines. Mary-Beth Gardner, a nurse practitioner and midwife from New Hampshire, traveled there with Project HOPE and returned with fascinating story: A mission with Project HOPE in the Philippines.
Nearly 300 years after his birth, George Washington remains a rock star. We celebrated the first president's life this way: 5 reasons to note Washington's birthday.
As another graduation rolled around, we asked one of our favorite 20-somethings, Cate Hennessy, to write about digging out from under student loans while trying to start a career. Her story -- Opinion: Digging out from under a student loan.
The most talked about topic last year was Obamacare. We asked writer Susan Yoo to give us the facts: How much would it cost and could the nation afford it? Her story was published Oct. 1, 2013, officially the day we went live: How affordable is Obamacare?
At an event in 2013, Bob McDonnell, then governor of Virginia, said his office was decorated with a painting of Washington's Prayer at Valley Forge. For the myth behind that painting, see: Washington's prayer at Valley Forge: Fact or Fiction?
In some stories, we can truly see how history repeats itself. This can be said about immigration reform. See -- Child refugees: U.S. on wrong side of History.
Abe Lincoln could play politics with the best of them. See our story: Abe Lincoln and the politics of Thanksgiving.
Long ago, people were employed as lamp lighters and elevator operators. But jobs change with technology -- as illuminated in a Pew Research Center report. The story: Could robots leave us jobless by 2025?
