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
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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.
Racine police have arrested two women — one from Caledonia — on child abuse charges for allegedly encouraging children in their care to beat up a 2-year-old.
Mount Pleasant police initiated a traffic stop Thursday, but the driver ran. He was finally apprehended and now faces a few charges instead of just a traffic ticket.
Caledonia police say a man stole a variety of items from Kmart, and when they searched him, found a knife in his front pocket.
Police say a Mount Pleasant man was driving drunk on Spring Street so they took him into custody, but without an attorney, his initial appearance keeps getting rescheduled.
Crews are working to take down the old Johnson Bank building on Highway 20 in front of Xperience Fitness to make way for a new Panda Express restaurant.
Almost 100 residents attended a meeting Wednesday to let a committee know they'd rather not have a big box store - any store - at the corner of 4-Mile and Green Bay Roads.
Racine police announced Wednesday they have a suspect in custody for the drug lab found last week when firefighters responded to calls for a fire on Parkview Drive.
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan plans to hold bilingual town hall meeting in June to take up the issue, saying he wants to fix the immigration system because it's broken, not for any political reasons.
Two people were injured in a three-car crash Wednesday afternoon at Highway 31 and Regency West Drive.
Power has now been restored to all of the 300 We Energies customers in Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant who were without power as of 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Sturtevant resident and military veteran Gary Bublitz asks people to remember why the Buddy Poppy matters so much to our veterans and their families.
Racine police say a Friday afternoon fire was caused by chemicals used to manufacture ecstasy.
Mount Pleasant police are searching for a female suspect after officers took a male shoplifting suspect into custody.
Betsy Kippers succeeds Mary Bell, who served as president for six years of the Wisconsin Education Association Council.
The full report - and addendum - from Racine Police Chief Art Howell has been released regarding an anonymous letter that alleges Trustee Sonny Havn committed ethics violations.
Racine firefighters responded to calls of a possible structure fire on Park View Drive, but they found a drug lab instead.
This man knew it was a good idea to cooperate when the Metro Drug Unit executed a search warrant at his house.
Michael Schram is the third member of the Schram family to be charged in the beating of a Racine teen.
Neighboring communities like Racine and Caledonia have ordinances governing where sex offenders can live. Sturtevant trustees are looking into having one as well.
An Illinois man is wanted in Racine County for allegedly using other people's identification to steal a variety of goods - including ads for escort services.
