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Kelsey Brugger
Year in Review: Kelsey Brugger’s Favorite Stories of 2017
News Reporter Kelsey Brugger Picks a Few of Her Favorite Articles from the Past Year
Friday, December 29, 2017
As part of our year in review, we’ve asked a few of our writers and editors to suggest a few of the stories they were particularly proud of this year. Here’s what News Reporter Kelsey Brugger told us.
Kelsey Brugger
Creative poster-making flourished at the Women’s March on Washington. Katilyn Thomas, 20, marched to have her voice be heard. She called it powerful and beautiful to have all types of people there, and it “really exceeded” her expectations.
I like this piece because I felt as if I were experiencing a defining moment in American history — the Women’s March on Washington the day after President Trump’s Inauguration on January 20.
By Paul Wellman
Adelanto Detention Center in San Bernardino County is one possible destination for Santa Barbara’s undocumented immigrants who find themselves in law enforcement’s crosshairs.
For this story, I went to Adelanto Detention Center in San Bernardino County to see firsthand how the United States government locks up immigrants who have not necessarily been convicted of a crime.