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Rene Sanchez

Rene Sanchez

Deputy Managing Editor, Content

Phone: 612-673-1731

E-mail: rsanchez@startribune.com

Rene Sanchez is the deputy managing editor for content, supervising news coverage, investigative work and projects.

Recent content from Rene Sanchez

  • Will Steger: Out of the Wilderness
    Will Steger is on a mission to make Minnesota a leader in the fight against global warming. He has left the North Woods to campaign nonstop around the Twin Cities.
    Jan 14, 2007
  • Audio: Cracking down on juvenile crime in Minneapolis
    Minneapolis and Hennepin County are creating aggressive and unusual strategies to fight rising crime by focusing on juveniles who are a big part of the problem. Listen to investigative reporter David Shaffer and Sunday editor Rene Sanchez talk about a two-part series that starts Sunday on cracking down on youth crime.
    Nov 17, 2006
  • Audio: Too many deer, too few hunters
    While the state's whitetail herd had grown to 1.3 million prior to the start of the firearms deer season the first weekend of November, there are new signs that participation, especially among younger hunters, is in decline. Both trends could bring consequences that reach far beyond the hunting fields. Outdoor columnist Dennis Anderson and Sunday editor Rene Sanchez talk about the upcoming story that you can read Sunday in the Star Tribune and on StarTribune.com.
    Nov 8, 2006
  • Living with the war; helping soldiers cope
    For three years, Lt. Col. Mary Erickson has crisscrossed the Midwest to help soldiers and their families deal with the psychological effects of long deployments and hard homecomings.
    Jun 14, 2006
  • The therapist is on duty
    For three years, Lt. Col. Mary Erickson has crisscrossed the Midwest to help soldiers and their families deal with the psychological effects of long deployments and hard homecomings.
    Apr 10, 2006
  • Schools can take years to heal
    The long road to recovery at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Ark., began soon after the shooting stopped.
    Apr 10, 2005
  • School safety: Vigilant, but still vulnerable
    They have tried everything: Armed guards. Metal detectors. Security cameras. Expulsions and suspensions. Cash rewards to tipsters and counseling campaigns for troubled teenagers.
    Mar 22, 2005