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Mark Obbie

Mark Obbie

On to my next career phase

Today is my last day of work at Solutions Journalism Network, where I’ve been the criminal justice specialist since May 2020. Back when I…

Dec 23, 2021

Dec 23, 2021

Mark Obbie

The Wonder Weeks

Our morning dog walk changed one February, many years ago. Back then, my wife and I had two German shepherds, both adopted from a rescue…

Mar 29, 2021

The Wonder Weeks

Mar 29, 2021

Mark Obbie

Kenny’s Premonition

In 2013, the year after he and two others were ambushed and shot on a Rochester, New York, street, Kenny Mitchell told an interviewer…

Jul 8, 2020

Kenny’s Premonition

Jul 8, 2020

Mark Obbie

Graduation Day

Forty years ago this week, I graduated from college. My cousin got his bachelor’s a couple of years before me. So I was No. 2 in our…

May 13, 2020

Graduation Day

May 13, 2020

Mark Obbie

My New Gig

Some personal news: I’m taking a part-time position with Solutions Journalism Network as a “solutions specialist” — essentially a…

May 2, 2020

May 2, 2020

Mark Obbie

Into the sunrise: eulogy for a friend

Once inseparable, we had grown apart. It’s a normal part of life. But it makes a death that much harder.

Jan 14, 2019

Into the sunrise: eulogy for a friend

Jan 14, 2019

Mark Obbie

Mark Obbie

Freelance journalist reporting on criminal justice. Work published by @theatlantic, @teamtrace, @slate, @NYTimesBusiness, more

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