Julia Harris, Patch Staff

<b>Email </b>julia.harris&#64;patch.com<b><br>Phone </b>678-490-4729<b><br>Hometown</b> New York<b><br>Birthday</b> 1970<br><b>Bio </b>Before coming to Patch I worked for a variety of publications over the years, including The Times-Herald Record&#39;s Gazette, a weekly newspaper, in Port Jervis, NY, and as Editor-In-Chief for Petlanta magazine. I have no children. My Shih Tzu, Shelby, is my surrogate child.  I enjoy photography, gardening, dancing, fishing (trout stream and bass), hiking, arts, architecture, history and exploring our natural universe.

<strong>Favorite Blog: </strong>Quantum Diaries (www.quantumdiaries.org)

<b>Beliefs</b><br>I am spiritual, but not religious. I respect and believe in equal rights for all people regardless their race, creed, religion, and so forth. I believe that the natural universe is dependent upon all living creatures. Each creature is important to our world&#39;s structure and therefore deserve care, compassion and preservation. <br><br>I am middle-of-the-road politcally. I research candidates and make an educated decision. I am not devoted to a particular political party.