When the sun sets on the golden years
Discussing aging and death in a society that doesn't want to age or die When I told friends, family, coworkers that I was writing a...
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DAKOTA MORLAN
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Aug 22 min read
Covering the fentanyl crisis
Last year, I played a small part in writing a special report series for Comstock's on the fentanyl crisis. When I think of fentanyl, I...
Jan 28, 20213 min read
Local filmmaking duo makes Sundance debut with 'First Date'
From the Calaveras Enterprise. Manuel Crosby and Darren Knapp graduated from Calaveras High School 18 years apart, but their mutual love...
Jan 27, 20213 min read
Alleged child molester released after attorney argues 'unusual circumstances' due to COVID-19
From the Calaveras Enterprise. San Andreas resident and contractor Brian Paul Ames, charged with 18 felony counts related to the...
Jan 27, 20214 min read
Angels Camp protest postponed amid alleged death threats
From the Calaveras Enterprise. Two teens who were organizing a peaceful protest in solidarity with nationwide anti-racism movements chose...
Nov 18, 20205 min read
Gearing up for a tough winter: Mother Lode region faces unprecedented COVID-19 surge
This article was originally published in the Calaveras Enterprise. Mark Twain Medical Center—Dignity Health, the only hospital serving...
Sep 2, 20206 min read
Covid Burnout is Real
I was texting a coworker yesterday, whom I haven’t seen in almost five months. He was checking up on how I’ve been, which was really nice...
Sep 2, 20208 min read
The Power of Prayer in an Agnostic Life
It was Christmas Eve, but it sure didn’t feel like it. The previous Christmas Eve I had spent watching a midnight Mass outside the Church...
Jun 8, 20205 min read
Hundreds gather for Black Lives Matter protests in Angels Camp
From the Calaveras Enterprise 06/09/20. Article and photos by Dakota Morlan. Despite palpable tensions and safety concerns preluding the...
Jun 3, 20207 min read
Confessions of a White Girl
The death of George Floyd was a tipping point for me I’ve never had much to say about racial injustice. Not because I don’t have...
May 14, 20203 min read
Pandemic Pits: A Love Story
How I learned to let it grow We were very young when we first met. I was eleven, maybe twelve. It seemed they had only just entered the...
Apr 25, 20206 min read
Pandemic sourdough and parallel thinking: How we're all plugged in to the motherboard
A freshly-baked sourdough loaf cools on my kitchen counter, soon to be devoured. I swear that I was ahead of the sourdough fad. Even...
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