Since late May, The Washington Post has been running an ongoing series of articles and photos titled, 'Half a Tank.'  Written by Theresa Vargas with stunning photos by Pulitzer-Prize winning photojournalist, Michael Williamson, the series has chronicled how America and Americans are responding to the recession.

I had the pleasure of meeting with Theresa and Michael when they passed through Colorado last week.  We talked about their series, life, journalism and the lessons provided by all three.  You can read my feature story about our time together on Examiner.com.

The photo at left was taken at Emil-Lenes Sirloin House, on the outskirts of Denver International Airport. 

Vargas and Williamson plan to continue their road trip until September 15th, when they'll return to the Post newsroom.  Their series has been edited by Marc Fisher, the Post's Enterprise Editor.  The concept for the project was that of Bonnie Jo Mount, the paper's photo editor.

My appreciation goes to Maria Cereghino, manager of communications for Washington Post Media, for helping me to hook up with Theresa and Michael.