How many times have you viewed a compelling story on TV, or read a newspaper or magazine account of an investigation of wrongdoing and then never discovered the outcome? Mass media tantalize us with sensational reports, and after the hoopla the stories just fade away.

As I lay here recently in my hammock, iced tea in hand and a summer breeze drifting over my receding hairline, it occurred to me that this might be a good time to revisit some of the articles I’ve written over the last two years and to determine their outcomes. In addition, some of the stories might just have morphed into something more interesting. In the opening words of The Lone Ranger radio program, “Return with me now to those thrilling days of yesteryear.”

 …