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Judith Matloff is on the faculty of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Her work has appeared in major media, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Guardian and Los Angeles Times.
The Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone are still picking up the pieces from the failed cannabis cultivation venture.