Jackie Best
Click on photo to enlarge or download: Jackie BestI am a journalism student at Ohio University. I grew up in Columbus, Ohio, but I enjoy traveling in the U.S. and internationally. I have always liked writing, but became interested in journalism in high school after I started writing for my school newspaper and found out I really enjoyed it. With each story I write, I learn something new. I also like meeting new people and talking to them about what they do.
I studied abroad in Avignon, France, for three months and learned a lot about what it is like living in a completely different culture and speaking a different language most of the time. Living with a host family really gave me the experience of learning about a different way of life and being able to see everything from a different point of view.
I am a copy editor and reporter at The Post, the student run newspaper at OU, and I have written stories for a weekly paper, the Suburban News Publications, in Columbus, Ohio.
Reach Jackie Best at shws1@shns.com or 202-326-9866.
***
Road tour educates people about hydrogen vehicle technology
Submitted on August 15, 2008 - 2:40pm. Jackie BestClick on photo to enlarge or download: Hydrogen-powered vehicles arrive at the Department of Energy headquarters in Washington Thursday for the Hydrogen Road Tour Event where people could learn about the technology and test drive cars. SHFwire photo by Jackie BestWASHINGTON - Hydrogen powered cars ..
Vacationers stay closer to home to save money
Submitted on August 15, 2008 - 12:13pm. Jackie Best WASHINGTON - One of this summer's hottest vacation destinations is not the big city or the beach. It's the backyard. Many travelers this summer are adjusting to rising gas prices, airline costs and the declining economy by taking "staycations" - short trips close to home.
Government fleets face pressures from fuel prices
Submitted on August 7, 2008 - 4:26pm. Jackie BestClick on photo to enlarge or download: A Chevrolet Suburban parked outside of Veteran Affairs is owned by the federal government. In 2007, the government owned 642,233 vehicles. SHFwire photo by Jackie BestWASHINGTON - The next time you pump $60 of gas into your car, think about Uncle Sam's gas ..
Some immigrants face long waits to become U.S. citizens
Submitted on August 6, 2008 - 5:56pm. Jackie BestWASHINGTON - Martin Izuchukwu Okpareke applied for citizenship in 2004 because he wanted to be able to actively participate in his community and politics. He is still waiting to become a citizen. The National Immigration Forum released a report Wednesday called "Out of Focus: The Hidden ..
Health experts call for increase in physical education
Submitted on July 24, 2008 - 5:25pm. Jackie BestClick on photo to enlarge or download: Richard Simmons leads a dance work out at the “Fit Kids” rally on Capitol Hill after a congressional hearing Thursday. SHFWire photo by Jackie BestWASHINGTON - As a child, Robert Keiser was overweight. He did not have a physical education class at his ..
Study finds teens are better off than their parents were
Submitted on July 22, 2008 - 5:26pm. Jackie BestWASHINGTON - Most parents hope their children will be better off than they were, and many children think they are smarter than their parents. But who is really better off? Teenagers today are doing better than their parents were in the mid-1970s, according to a report issued Tuesday by the ..
Speaking a foreign language helps soldiers overseas
Submitted on July 21, 2008 - 2:23pm. Jackie BestWASHINGTON - U.S. Army Capt. Brendan Tarpui was at a checkpoint in Afghanistan when one of the Afghan soldiers he was working with saw what he suspected was an improvised explosive device, a homemade bomb used to blow up patrols and civilians. The soldiers quickly closed off the area and directed ..
Survey finds significant levels of dating violence in tweens
Submitted on July 8, 2008 - 5:35pm. Jackie BestWASHINGTON - Sami Hightshoe started dating her boyfriend when she was 14 - a high school freshman - and he was 16. Soon after going to homecoming, he began to tell her who she could see and what she could wear. He checked her phone messages and eventually began sexually abusing her. Sami's ..
Bush, officials break ground for new military hospital
Submitted on July 3, 2008 - 4:15pm. Jackie BestClick on photo to enlarge or download: President Bush breaks ground on the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., with Army Staff Sgt. John Borders, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ray Baronie. SHWire photo by Jackie BestBETHESDA, Md. - Defense Department officials, ..
National Geographic Kids magazine sets world record for longest chain of shoes
Submitted on July 2, 2008 - 3:23pm. Jackie BestClick on photo to enlarge or download: National Geographic Kids magazine set a Guinness World Record for the longest chain of shoes with 10,512 shoes, lined up toe to heal in the National Geographic Society courtyard. SHWire photo by Jackie BestWASHINGTON - The largest number of dirty old sneakers ..
