How the book came to be | Going inside
In 2002, I was reticent at the prospect of taking on an assignment to cover the 15th anniversary of the Jessica McClure rescue. Although I had been targeted a year and a half earlier to take on the role of police and courts reporter for the Midland Reporter-Telegram after graduation from college
Reading Group Guide: Inside the Well
Do you have a book club or reading group? This is the perfect tool to accompany your reading of Inside the Well: The Midland, Texas Rescue of Baby Jessica.Whether you read a chapter at a time or consume huge chunks at a time, this guide provides insightful questions to help examine the
Texas Tech University Press Announces Publication of New Book on the Dramatic “Baby Jessica” Rescue and the Tragic Aftermath
Lubbock, TX – July 10, 2024 – Texas Tech University Press proudly announces the release of Inside the Well, a captivating new book by author Lance Lunsford. Set against the backdrop of the dramatic rescue of 18-month-old Jessica McClure from an abandoned backyard well in Midland, Texas, in October 1987, this book
SCOTUS modeling democratic reforms for congressional action
The Loper Bright case and the recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court generated more than the average attention normally afforded to the standard policy-rich rulings. It's nice to see. Cases like this do not traditionally generate the kind of retail political attention that rulings associated to social issues do, and we
