Wade Goodwyn archive
The Shootings At Fort Hood
Recalling The Chaos Of The Fort Hood Shooting

November 12, 2009 Last week, soldiers were lining up in the Readiness Center at Fort Hood, Texas, to receive their last checkups before shipping out to Iraq. Then one of them jumped on a table and opened fire with a semiautomatic handgun. A soldier who was wounded but managed to escape recounts the ordeal.
The Shootings At Fort Hood
Wounded Soldier Recalls Fort Hood Shooting
November 11, 2009 Staff Sgt. Paul Martin was waiting to get his final medical check before deploying to Iraq when he was shot during last week's attack at Fort Hood. "I looked at my hand, and my hand was just covered in blood. And I was laying on the floor, and the floor was covered with blood," he says.
Flight Mechanics: The Business of Airline Repairs
Bucking Trend, Airline Keeps Repairs In-House

October 20, 2009 As many major U.S. airlines shift their repair and maintenance work to outside firms, American Airlines is taking a different approach. The airline has its own crew of 6,000 mechanics based in Tulsa, Okla., who service its fleet and even contract for outside business.
Law
Hispanic Farmers Fight To Sue USDA

October 12, 2009 Hispanic and black farmers say for years the Agriculture Department failed to investigate their claims of discrimination. But while black farmers successfully sued the department and walked away with $1 billion, Hispanic farmers say they have been denied their chance at a similar class-action suit.
Around the Nation
High School DJs Dial Dallas Back To The 1970s

September 28, 2009 Although it has a signal that reaches most of Dallas, KEOM-FM broadcasts from Mesquite, Texas, just east of the city. Owned and operated by the Mesquite school district, KEOM exists for the sole purpose of training high school students in the art of radio — through '70s music.
