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Denver, Colorado, United States

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

· Filed stories on government rulings while on deadline and frequently usedopen records requests to further readers' understanding of decisions and impacts.· Used broad-scope tact of reporting to give readers context to day-to-day events, includingtracking large-scale developments and city finances.· Investigated decades-old accusations of sexual abuse by.

Carson City, Nev.

Covered a variety of topics, with an emphasis on crime, courts, business and economic development efforts, with a focus on the narratives of law enforcement and how policies affected individuals.

Twin Falls, Idaho

· Created custom Google maps to give extra information to readers, from snow plow routes to thegeographic dispersion of city council members.· Served as Sunday editor, editing stories and covering spot news.· Used FOIA requests to reveal the government was using obscenity laws to target one businessman and that city police misled other long-time businesses.

Other positions include: Senior editor, managing editor, news editor.· Managed a budget of about $200,000 and a team of 25 student journalists, leading the newspaper to its second national Pacemaker award.· Established weekly videos for web product and published Nevadasagebrush.com's first-ever useof streaming video to cover major events.

Reno, Nev.

· Consistently made strict production deadlines, with responsibilities that included: working with editors to develop local and wire budgets; laying out and copy editing entire sections; and posting finished stories to the web with attention to format-specific practices.