Remember the medfly? All bugs are pesky, of course, but the Mediterrean Fruit Fly might have been the peskiest. And a little bit scary. The
Read moreRetro Report’s Barbara Dury: “McMartin Preschool: Anatomy of a Panic”
Few stories were more disturbing. Systematic child molestation in our nation’s preschools. It started, of course, with the McMartin Preschool in Manhattan Beach, CA in
Read moreRetro Report’s Drew Magratten: “When a Bridge Falls”
Often the only positive to come out of a disaster is the promise that it won’t happen again. That certainly was the case in 2007,
Read moreRetro Report’s Scott Michels: “Exxon Valdez: In the Wake of Disaster”
It was one of the worst oil spills in US history. The Exxon Valdez hit a reef off the Alaska coast in March 1989, spilling
Read moreRetro Report’s Karen Sughrue: “Crime and Punishment: Three Strikes and You’re Out”
It used to be simply a baseball a baseball term – Three strikes and your out. But in the early 90s, the phrase took on
Read moreRetro Report’s JP Olsen: “Love Canal: A Legacy of Doubt”
Few words did more to raise fears of environmental disaster over a generation than “Love Canal.” The small neighborhood outside Niagara Falls became big news
Read moreRetro Report’s Jill Rosenbaum: “The Long War on Cancer”
Virtually all of us have dreams for a cure to cancer. But in December, 1971, the hope for a cure couldn’t have been higher. President
Read moreRetro Report’s Bonnie Bertram: “Liebeck v. McDonald’s: The Big Burn”
It was the poster child for a legal system gone haywire. In 1994, an Albuquerque, NM jury gave $2.9 million dollars to a local grandmother
Read moreRetro Report’s Matthew Spolar: “Dolly the Sheep”
It was a scientific feat for the ages. A result so exciting and scary, that one reporter wondered , “Should we be applauding a mind-boggling
Read moreRetro Report’s Olsen & Michels: “Richard Jewell: The Wrong Man”
We hear it nearly every time news breaks. The Boston Bombing. Newtown, CT. Even the recent Navy Yard Shootings. Speculation on who did it. Speculation
Read moreRetro Report’s Kit Roane: “The Shadow of Thalidomide”
Virtually no legal drug in American history carries as much fear as Thalidomide. A wonder drug, imported from Germany in the late 50s, that would
Read moreRetro Report’s Josh Fisher: “Freeing Willy”
Some 20 years ago, the surprise hit film “Free Willy” followed a boy’s fictional quest to free a dancing, swimming, performing whale named Willy. While
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