David Philipps is a Colorado native living in Colorado Springs. His first job was with the Colorado Springs Gazette, where he worked as a paperboy in his youth and in 2014 won the Pulitzer Prize for a report exposing how soldiers at Fort Carson who showed post-deployment symptoms of PTSD and traumatic brain injury often […]
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SunLit Excerpt: In “Alpha,” moments of calm before the Navy SEALs’ world changes
Editor’s note: This excerpt contains some profanity. The ring of vibrating brass Tibetan bowls filled the silent room. It flowed across sailors and Marines stretched out on their backs with their eyes closed. The ancient, wordless chorus of the bells played from a recording in the corner of the room, lapping at the present and […]
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Colorado-based New York Times reporter wins his second Pulitzer Prize
By Deepti Hajela, The Associated Press NEW YORK — A Colorado-based reporter for The New York Times, who used to work for The Gazette newspaper in Colorado Springs, won his second Pulitzer Prize on Monday. He was part of a team that won a Pulitzer in the international reporting category. Separately, The Washington Post won […]