Writing
September 25, 2009
Property in landmark eminent domain Supreme Court case never used
By KATIE NELSON / The Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The doors opened Friday at the sparkling nine-story, $165 million Connecticut Science Center, a dramatic addition to the riverfront and the latest project aiming to breathe to life into the capital city.
June 6, 2009
Even before opening, cutbacks at science museum
By KATIE NELSON / The Associated Press
NEW LONDON, Conn. — Weeds, glass, bricks, pieces of pipe and shingle splinters have replaced the knot of aging homes at the site of the nation's most notorious eminent domain project.
May 8, 2009
Police: Wesleyan suspect wrote it's OK to kill Jews and 'Kill Johanna'
By KATIE NELSON and JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN / The Associated Press
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- Johanna Justin-Jinich seemed to have it all. Attractive, smart and caring, the Wesleyan University student had a bright future.
January 26, 2009
Officials Forcibly Evict Dey Krahorm Holdouts
By KATIE NELSON and RANN REUY / The Cambodia Daily
Hundreds of police and military police cleared Phnom Penh's Dey Krahorm community early Saturday, using tear gas, metal batons, shields, and a fire truck hose to bring an end to a nearly three-year-long land dispute. Two residents were hospitalized and six police officers were injured because of the forced eviction, according to a rights worker and a City Hall official.
October 17, 2008
Ministry: Stock Exchange on Track Despite Crisis
By KATIE NELSON / The Cambodia Daily
As the world's financial markets continue to grapple with ever-heightening economic crisis, Cambodia-with the backing of South Korea-took a significant step forward Thursday toward opening its own securities exchange market.
July 27, 2008
Cambodian Vote: Economic Gains vs. Democratic Goals
By KATIE NELSON / Special to The Washington Post
BATTAMBANG, Cambodia -- After almost four decades of war and poverty, life is looking up in Cambodia.
July 9, 2008
Cambodia Training Mine-Detecting Dogs
By KATIE NELSON / (San Francisco) Chronicle Foreign Service
Phnom Penh, Cambodia -- Five squirming puppies born in the outskirts of this capital city may hold the future to successful land mine eradication in Cambodia.
August 23, 2007
Fired Fla. Transgender Official Eyes Tempe Job
By KATIE NELSON / The Arizona Republic
Tempe officials have long talked the proverbial talk when it comes to being a progressive city. Now, they are being asked to take steps along that proverbial walk as the City Council chooses a new manager.
October 14, 2006
DUI Cases Will Get Dropped; Officer's Death Leaves No Witnesses in Court
By KATIE NELSON / The Arizona Republic
More than 100 drivers arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Tempe will likely see their cases dropped as a result of an accident that killed a DUI-squad police officer.