Judges' Special Recognition
Michael Robinson Chavez
The Los Angeles Times
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"The Driest Seasons: California's Dust Bowl"
Mahmod Alrihimi's market used to be the epicenter of town, where one could buy steaks, cold cuts and sandwiches. Now his store's shelves are mostly bare. His top sellers are beer and sodas, especially at the end of the work day. Stratford, in California's Central, is one of many towns in the region that is being sucked dry by the state's historic drought. Businesses have shuttered and fled as have many residents. The town has no gas stations, restaurants, coffee shops or even a hardware store.
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