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  • Mission Viejo, CA

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Phone: 949-280-4719 | Hometown: Boulder City, Nevada (now Mission Viejo)

Hello, and welcome to the site. I edit and report on Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel and Dana Point for Patch.com.

I have spent my professional life writing news in suburban communities, mostly in South County. Before joining Patch I worked for the Orange County Register, where I covered San Juan, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo and Laguna Beach. I have also written for the Daily Sparks Tribune.

I studied British literature of the 18th century and will talk your ear off about Samuel Johnson if I am provoked. I also studied journalism.

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Kids, Mom Recovering After Big Crash

A mom and two pairs of twins are home after a Tuesday evening wreck at Oso and Marguerite.

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Voters Send Ury, Schlicht Back to Council

Incumbents Frank Ury and Cathy Schlicht defeated four challengers in the race for two Mission Viejo City Council seats.

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Elementary Principal Holds Paranoid MMA Fighter

A Mission Viejo elementary school principal kept alleged intruder Garret Sahene at bay Friday morning while waiting for sheriff's deputies.

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QB Sanchez Backup Tebow Has New Love

Mission Viejo alum Mark Sanchez's understudy is dating an actress, according to Internet gossip sites.

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