Nicquel Terry, Patch Staff

I'm excited to be covering Clawson as your Patch local editor. I'm originally from Saginaw, Mich. and I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Michigan State University. I've worked in several newsrooms across Michigan and also Ohio. Before coming to Patch, I was a reporting intern at the Associated Press in Detroit where I covered a range of topics including Detroit Public Schools and national trends.

Throughout college, I worked for my student newspaper and completed internships at the Detroit Free Press, The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, WLAJ ABC 3 in Lansing and The Saginaw News. My journalism experiences helped me discover my love for education reporting and digging into communities to find those untold stories.

When I'm not chasing news, I enjoy watching movies, volunteering in the community and exploring different restaurants and entertainment in the Metro Detroit area. I'm a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

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<b><br>Local Hot-Button Issues</b>

Cut funding is an issue both the city and school district face. Officials continue to explore ways to offset the losses in state and federal funding as well as a decline in property values.