Sarah Ovaska

Sarah Ovaska

Associate Editor, Cardinal & Pine

is an associate editor and reporter at Cardinal & Pine. A veteran investigative journalist from North Carolina, her byline has appeared at The News & Observer, NC Policy Watch, NC Health News & More.

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Money Boyer's employee Emily Quinn stocks dairy items. At the Boyer's Food Markets grocery store in Womelsdorf on April 8, 2021. (Reading Eagle Photo via Getty Images/Ben Hasty)
Money Grocery Store Prices Are Up, But So Are Corporate Profits

Pennsylvanians are wringing their hands over the still-increasing costs of living while businesses, as a whole, are raking it in. 

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska April 21, 2022 1:27 pm EDT
Coronavirus Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in 2019 in Iowa. The presidential candidate was in North Carolina Wednesday to talk raising the minimum wage and economic justice, particularly for Black Americans. (Image via Shutterstock)
Coronavirus Joe Biden Promises to Raise Minimum Wage and Invest in Schools

Joe Biden said in North Carolina Wednesday that he would improve the lives of Black Americans through economic and educational programs.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska September 23, 2020 5:39 pm EDT

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