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Assistant editorial features editor @WSJopinion. Formerly: ag & food reporter @capitalpress, fellow @Poynter, intern @UO_Snowden. Tips? [email protected]

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2 months
The U.S. Supreme Court has just agreed to hear a case about the New Jersey attorney general targeting a pregnancy support center. I visited the center and wrote a story about it last summer:. via @WSJopinion.
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Attorney General Matt Platkin’s effort is part of a nationwide campaign that claims to be ‘pro-choice’ but seeks to limit options for women.
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Sierra Dawn McClain
3 months
RT @WSJopinion: The estate tax pushes those with generational knowledge, local support networks and passion for farming off the land. Lawma….
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The exemption is set to decline by half if the GOP tax bill doesn’t pass. Rural families will suffer.
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Sierra Dawn McClain
3 months
The Estate Tax Wrecks U.S. Farms by @sierradmcclain . The exemption is set to decline by half if the GOP tax bill doesn’t pass. Rural families will suffer. via @WSJopinion.
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The exemption is set to decline by half if the GOP tax bill doesn’t pass. Rural families will suffer.
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Sierra Dawn McClain
4 months
RT @WSJopinion: Trump’s game of red light, green light with tariffs creates uncertainty for U.S. can-making businesses and will result in h….
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Food containers are made of steel and aluminum, meaning higher grocery prices.
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Sierra Dawn McClain
4 months
Trump’s Tariffs Are a Kick in the Can by @sierradmcclain . Food containers are made of steel and aluminum, meaning higher grocery prices. via @WSJopinion.
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Food containers are made of steel and aluminum, meaning higher grocery prices.
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Sierra Dawn McClain
4 months
Trump’s Tariffs Are a Kick in the Can by @sierradmcclain . The president's trade policies harm U.S. can-making businesses and will result in higher prices for canned food and drinks. via @WSJopinion.
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Food containers are made of steel and aluminum, meaning higher grocery prices.
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Sierra Dawn McClain
5 months
RT @TFASorg: Earlier this month, #TFAS supporters, alumni and guests gathered in sunny Naples, Florida, for the 2025 TFAS Annual Conference….
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Sierra Dawn McClain
5 months
RT @WSJopinion: The U.S. Department of Agriculture reaches into every farm, national forest, rural town, grocery store and school cafeteria….
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The ‘People’s Department’ started with 10 employees and now has nearly 100,000. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins aims to get back to basics.
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Sierra Dawn McClain
5 months
Can the “People’s Department” Be Cut to Size? @sierradmcclain interviews @BrookeLRollins . The USDA started with 10 employees and now has nearly 100,000. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins aims to get back to basics. via @WSJopinion.
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The ‘People’s Department’ started with 10 employees and now has nearly 100,000. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins aims to get back to basics.
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Sierra Dawn McClain
5 months
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says President Trump was elected on the proposition “that it’s time to downsize government.” Her experience so far illustrates the challenges of this project—as well as of other Trump priorities. via @WSJopinion.
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The ‘People’s Department’ started with 10 employees and now has nearly 100,000. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins aims to get back to basics.
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Sierra Dawn McClain
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RT @TFASorg: .@sierradmcclain, Rago ‘23 of @WSJ and @madeleinekearns, Novak ’22 of @TheFP discuss “Promoting Excellence in Journalism.” htt….
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Sierra Dawn McClain
6 months
RT @WSJopinion: Egg prices rose 15% in January and were up 53% year over year, according to the latest consumer-price index. Politicians ar….
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We need a more precise approach to bird flu than killing or vaccinating chickens en masse.
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Sierra Dawn McClain
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RT @WSJopinion: It’s good that Agriculture Department officials are tackling bird flu with renewed energy. We need a more precise approach….
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We need a more precise approach to bird flu than killing or vaccinating chickens en masse.
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Sierra Dawn McClain
6 months
Which Came First, the Chicken Slaughter or the Egg Shortage? by @sierradmcclain . It’s good that Agriculture Department officials are tackling bird flu with renewed energy. But don’t expect affordable omelets on the menu anytime soon. via @WSJopinion.
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We need a more precise approach to bird flu than killing or vaccinating chickens en masse.
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Sierra Dawn McClain
6 months
My latest: . Which Came First, the Chicken Slaughter or the Egg Shortage? by @sierradmcclain . We need a more precise approach to bird flu than killing or vaccinating chickens en masse. via @WSJopinion.
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We need a more precise approach to bird flu than killing or vaccinating chickens en masse.
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Sierra Dawn McClain
7 months
RT @TFASorg: 🌴 Meet us in Naples for the 2025 TFAS Annual Conference! Hear from @sierradmcclain, Rago ‘23, of @WSJ and @madeleinekearns, No….
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Sierra Dawn McClain
9 months
RT @ElliotKaufman6: Nice photo of almost all the Joe Rago Fellows, past and present, with Mr. and Mrs. Rago in the middle. The fellowship….
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Sierra Dawn McClain
9 months
RT @WSJopinion: I’m glad I was raised on a farm. It gave me a love for the land and an appreciation for the dirt-under-your-fingernails har….
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The holiday is a good reminder of the connection between food and the land.
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Sierra Dawn McClain
9 months
RT @WSJopinion: As frozen turkeys pop up in grocery stores ahead of Thanksgiving, I’m reminded of what it was like to raise turkeys when I….
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The holiday is a good reminder of the connection between food and the land.
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Sierra Dawn McClain
9 months
My first personal story for The Wall Street Journal, about my family's ranch:. Thanksgiving Tales From a Turkey Farm by @sierradmcclain . The holiday is a good reminder of the connection between food and the land. via @WSJopinion.
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The holiday is a good reminder of the connection between food and the land.
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