All I've really wanted to do was write for a living, and I've been lucky enough to have been able to do just that for most of my professional life. Whether I was working Features for the Daily Herald, Illinois' 3rd largest daily, covering Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant as a stringer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel or writing press releases for clients at a public relations agency, I've spent nearly my entire career writing. Being an editor for Patch brings me back full time to news and newspapers (in a fashion), and I couldn't be happier!
Your Beliefs
At Patch, we promise always to report the facts as objectively as possible and otherwise adhere to the principles of good journalism. However, we also acknowledge that true impartiality is impossible because human beings have beliefs. So in the spirit of simple honesty, our policy is to encourage our editors to reveal their beliefs to the extent they feel comfortable. This disclosure is not a license for you to inject your beliefs into stories or to dictate coverage according to them. In fact, the intent is the opposite: we hope that the knowledge that your beliefs are on the record will cause you to be ever mindful to write, report and edit in a fair, balanced way. And if you ever see evidence that we failed in this mission, please let us know.
Politics
How would you describe your political beliefs? Are you registered with a certain party?
I am not registered to any party and consider myself an independent, voting for the candidate(s) I feel are most aligned with my views.
Religion
How religious would you consider yourself?
I believe in God.
Local Hot-Button Issues
What do you think are the most important issues facing the community?
Growth, development, taxes, the school system, village leadership, jobs/unemployment and home values seem to dominate conversations and concerns across the board.
Where do you stand on each of these issues?
I don't stand anywhere on the issues. My job is to report the facts as accurately and as objectively as possible so the reader can decide where he/she stands.
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Halloween trick-or-treat times are set.
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A Kenosha man faces 21 charges for allegedly stealing debit cards from a co-worker and using them to shop at Walmart.
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Caledonia police are investigating thefts reported Sunday afternoon from vehicles in parking lots.
A crowd of about 40 shoppers cheered the return of Big Lots to the greater Racine area.
Valentia's Pizza in Sturtevant remains open thanks to the help of two young men from New York who are learning the restaurant business.
A woman admits to slapping her children's father, but prosecutors dismissed the charges Friday instead of charging her.
Chain saw artists will visit River Bend Oct. 19 and 20.
Parents interested in sending their student(s) to Walden can find applications on the school's website or at the school's main office.
Get rid of those old electronics cluttering the basement at a free recycling event at Village Hall on October 12.
Sturtevant police say a Milwaukee man drove a woman to the village, choked her into unconsciousness and left her on the side of a road.
The South Shore and Caledonia fire departments responded Wednesday afternoon to a fire in the 11000 Spring Street.
The Walmart Neighborhood Market on Washington Avenue is now open.
The state's I-94 improvement project is on time and under budget.
Summer's softly buzzing bumblebee gives way to autumn wasps and hornets.
The South Shore Fire Department's list of 2014 equipment purchases was approved by the Sturtevant Village Board Tuesday.
Working on the 2014 budget officially got underway Monday.
