Posts by Andy Miller and Erica Hensley

Dangerous dust: Silica exposure haunts former workers in an iconic Georgia industry

Feature Reader Favorites April 27, 2018 0

Ed Scarborough worked as a sandblaster in the granite industry for 20 years, until his health gave out. He says he knew that getting into such a line of work was risky, but in Elberton, “there really isn’t much else.” He was born and raised in Elberton, a historic... Read more

Testing for lead in school water often rates a failing grade

Feature Reader Favorites December 20, 2017 1

PART SIX OF SPECIAL REPORT By Andy Miller and Erica Hensley Andy Miller is editor and CEO of Georgia Health News, and Erica Hensley is a freelance health care journalist based in Athens. This investigation was done in collaboration with WebMD, and was supported by a grant from The... Read more