E-mail: jay.corn@patch.com
Jay is formerly the Local Editor of the Lake Minnetonka Patch. Before coming to Patch, he spent five years as editor of the Kanabec County Times in Mora, MN.
Jay was born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, and he moved to Minnesota about eight years ago to attend St. Cloud State University.
He has a daughter entering the second grade and enjoys the outdoors, music and baseball. In recent years, Jay has taken up golf, and he never turns down a get-together with buddies for a game of poker.
Politics:
Jay views himself as a conservative liberal. He believes in the right to bear arms, free market enterprise, gay rights and the death penalty. He opposes off-shore drilling, abortion and prayer in public schools.
Religion:
While he has issues with the church, Jay is a born and raised Catholic. He spent two weeks in Israel when he was 21 and says he learned a lot about himself. That said, he enjoys learning about other religions and civilly discussing faith with believers and non-believers alike.
Local hot button issues:
Jay concedes he has a lot to learn about the issues you care about and understands those issues differ between Orono, Wayzata, Deephaven, Excelsior and Mound-Westonka, the core towns of Lake Minnetonka Patch. But already, you'll see a mix of stories about local government, business, sports, the arts, education and, through it all, the people who make this area special. Look soon for stories on everything from development projects to the environment and local economy.
Jay pledges the news you read on the Lake Minnetonka Patch will be timely, built on fact and delivered through a lens of balance and objectivity.
Memorable senior year continues for Mound Westonka High School's Joe Vertnik, who has already won a car and landed a lead roll in recent musical.
Patch has a complete list of Lake Minnetonka area nonprofits participating in this year's GiveMN.org’s Give to the Max Day.
Patch will make a $1 donation to AmeriCares for every tweet with the hashtag #PatchRebuilds.
The nationwide pool of semifinalists represents less than 1 percent of high school seniors in the United States.
Goals by Maddie Martini (2), Becky Smith and Haley Nielsen; 22 saves on 24 shots for goalie Casey Hartfiel.
Hilltop was one of only seven Minnesota schools, and one of only 269 schools nationally, to receive the award this year.
There were no murders in Lake Minnetonka communities during 2011, but some cities saw upticks in larceny and property crime.
New equipment would be used in murky or deep-water recoveries, such as the 100-foot depths found in Lake Minnetonka.
Mayor and council members will make an appointment to fill the seat won by John Ericson during last week's elections.
Mackenzie Braden set a Section 3A record in the 500 free during weekend state meet qualifier. She is just one Westonka swimmer headed to the State Swim and Dive Meet.
The Westonka District 277 Foundation has awarded more than $100,000 in grants since 1997 to Westonka staff members seeking funds to enrich their curriculum not covered in the annual school budget.
It's big news for Empathic, which has been working to establish itself as a startup going up against some very big and entrenched competition across the country.
Healthy Kids Living program will enhance school lunch with new, healthy recipes.
The City of Shorewood is proposing a pedestrian trail from the City of Victoria on Smithtown Road to the Lake Minnetonka LRT trail at Eureka Road.
A majority of Lake Minnetonka voters supported the Voter ID Amendment, but support for an amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman had trouble capturing majorities.
Concert will be a fundraiser for the Musicians of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, who have been locked out without salary and benefits until Dec. 31.
Erik Paulsen was re-elected to another term as U.S. Congressman on Election Day 2012.
1980s rock legends unite to raise money and awareness for Pancreatic Cancer research. Benefit concert to be held Thursday, Nov. 29 at the Bayview Event Center in Excelsio.
All are invited to join the 2012 IOCP Prayer Walks, which are being held in two locations, Wayzata City Hall and the IOCP Plymouth offices.
Knewtson Health Group has been an active community partner and supported the Excelsior Fire District in a number of community projects.
