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A Chicagoland native, Mariah began her journalism career in the Southeast, most recently working at the Tennessean, where she covered the intersection of the courts and daily life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
So that's what they did, uprooting their lives to a log cabin in the Tennessean woods.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
“I can’t wait to be sued,” Mr. Landry said on Saturday at a Republican fund-raiser in Nashville, according to The Tennessean.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024
Tennessee State Sen. Jack Johnson, who sponsored the bill, highlighted that both when he wrote in an op-ed he wrote last month in The Tennessean.
From Salon • May 25, 2024
I drew my inspiration from a quote by one of my idols, a fellow Tennessean and strong woman: Dolly Parton.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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