As we continue wrapping up another successful year at the Sierra Nevada Ally, the team gets together to chat about some of our favorite stories in this special episode of Ally Audio. This time, we talk about our reporting on vulnerable residents, including rural, immigrant, and religious communities.

This show is made possible by Press Forward, a national coalition investing more than $500 million to strengthen local newsrooms and close longstanding gaps in journalism coverage.

And from our readers and listeners at sierranevadaally.org.

Music for the show comes from local band, People with Bodies.

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This essay was originally published in Orion, a magazine on nature and culture, and a portion of that is being republished here with the author's permission.

Read the entire essay at Orion Magazine's website.

This show is made possible by Press Forward, a national coalition investing more than $500 million to strengthen local newsrooms and close longstanding gaps in journalism coverage.

And from our readers and listeners at sierranevadaally.org.

Music for the show comes from local band, People with Bodies.

Visit SierraNevadaAlly.org to show your financial support of coverage on civics, climate and community in the Sierra Nevada region.

And sign up for our FREE newsletter and get the latest reports from the Sierra Nevada Ally sent directly to your inbox.

In this special episode of Ally Audio, the team gets together to talk about some of our favorite stories from the past year. We talk solitary confinement, the Nevada Black Legislative Caucus, data centers, and a rejection of a proposal from elementary school students in Truckee.

This show is made possible by Press Forward, a national coalition investing more than $500 million to strengthen local newsrooms and close longstanding gaps in journalism coverage.

And from our readers and listeners at sierranevadaally.org.

Music for the show comes from local band, People with Bodies.

Visit SierraNevadaAlly.org to show your financial support of coverage on civics, climate and community in the Sierra Nevada region.

And sign up for our FREE newsletter and get the latest reports from the Sierra Nevada Ally sent directly to your inbox.