Staff Directory

Steve Alexander

Columnist/Reporter | Technology

Steve Alexander follows consumer and business technology trends, and writes a weekly question and answer column for consumers. He also is a general-assignment reporter for business news.

Paul Brand

Columnist | Cars

Paul Brand writes about autos for the Star Tribune.

Chris Farrell is economics editor for American Public Media's weekly "Marketplace Money" show and author of "The New Frugality." He answers reader questions on most Sundays. Send questions to cfarrell@mpr.org and put "Your Money" in the subject line.

Ross Levin

Columnist | Your Money

Ross Levin is founding principal and president of Accredited Investors Inc., Edina, a fee-only wealth management firm. His Gains and Losses column runs on the fourth Sunday of the month. A compilation of these columns can be found in his book, "Spend Your Life Wisely." Send emails to Ross@accredited.com

Harvey Mackay

Columnist | Outswimming the Sharks

Liz Reyer

Columnist | Coach's Corner

Liz Reyer's Corner column, which advises executives, managers and workers on making positive changes, appears Mondays in the Star Tribune's Business Insider section.

Lee Schafer

Columnist | Business

Lee Schafer came to the Star Tribune after 15 years as a corporate officer, consultant and investment banker in the Twin Cities. He has been a columnist for Twin Cities Business magazine and was senior editor for Corporate Report Minnesota.
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Neal St. Anthony

Columnist, reporter | Business

Neal St. Anthony has been a business columnist and reporter for the Star Tribune for more than 25 years. He also has worked in financial communications for two publicly held companies.

Stephen Wilbers

Columnist | Effective Writing

Stephen Wilbers teaches seminars in effective business writing. His column appears online every other Monday.

Paul Brand

Columnist | Cars

Paul Brand writes about autos for the Star Tribune.

C.J.

Columnist | The Dish

C.J. is a columnist in the Star Tribune's Twin Cities section. Her column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Colin Covert

Columnist/Reporter | Movies

Colin Covert has covered films for the Star Tribune for 20 years, interviewing Peter Jackson, Kate Winslet, Steven Spielberg, Cate Blanchett, Quentin Tarantino, Neil Gaiman and John Travolta, to name a few. Colin’s job as a film critic consists mostly of thinking up synonyms for “mediocre.” He still gets a thrill when the lights dim, and all too often a bigger thrill when they come on again.
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Tom Horgen

Columnist/Reporter/Editor | Nightlife

Tom Horgen is an editor and reporter in the Star Tribune's Variety section. He has covered nightlife, restaurants, music, fashion, film, comic books and art for the paper. He hopes you'll check him out on Twitter (please excuse the excessive food and cat photos).
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Neal Justin

Columnist/Reporter | Media

As TV and media critic, Neal Justin has had the good fortune to interview David Letterman, Amy Adams, Howard Stern, Robert Redford, Mary Tyler Moore, Ben Kingsley and Urkel from “Family Matters.” Before joining the Star Tribune in 1995, he covered crime for the Rockford Register Star, which may explain his affinity for “Hill Street Blues” and “The Wire.”
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Don Lindich

Columnist | Consumer electronics

Don Lindich writes about consumer electronics. Submit questions at www.soundadviceblog.com.

Rick Nelson

Columnist/Reporter | Dining and Food

Rick Nelson is a restaurant critic and food writer, and he and Claude Peck are the "RN" and "CP," respectively, of Withering Glance, a Sunday column in variety. He also blogs with Lee Svitak Dean in a food blog, Table Talk.
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Claude Peck

Editor | Fine arts, features

Claude Peck spent most of his journalism career in the pre-blog era, but will try to keep up. After all, he’s already embarrassing his nieces on Facebook and dressing inappropriately for his age group. At the Star Tribune, he oversees coverage of movies, nightlife, theater, classical music, dance and the Talking Volumes book series. With Rick Nelson, he does the weekly column called Withering Glance.
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Chris Riemenschneider

Columnist/Reporter | Local Music

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough to earn a shout-out from Prince during “Play That Funky Music (White Boy).” The St. Paul native was also a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman for five years.
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Jane Friedmann

Researcher/reporter | Whistleblower

Jane Friedmann has been a reporter on the Whistleblower beat since 2009. She also provides data analysis for the Minneapolis team. Friedmann joined the Star Tribune in 1981 and worked as a news graphics artist before becoming a reporter. She was awarded a regional Emmy for her work on the I-35W bridge collapse. Friedmann holds bachelor degrees from the University of Minnesota in journalism and mathematics.
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Kevin Donlin

Sales + Marketing Columnist | Jobs

Kevin Donlin is contributing co-author of "Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0." Kevin has been interviewed by The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, ABC TV, CBS Radio, Fox News, and others. For a free Guerrilla Job Search audio CD, visit www.MyNewJobHunt.com.

Matt Krumrie

Sales + Marketing columnist | Careers

Matt Krumrie answers readers' questions about job-hunting the first Sunday of each month. Matt has 10 years of experience reporting on the employment industry.

Liz Reyer

Columnist | Coach's Corner

Liz Reyer's Corner column, which advises executives, managers and workers on making positive changes, appears Mondays in the Star Tribune's Business Insider section.

Deb Brown

Columnist | Digging In

Deb Brown is a garden writer and former extension horticulturist with the University of Minnesota. To ask her a question, call 612-673-9073 and leave a message. She will answer questions in her column.

Amy Dickinson

Columnist | Advice

Ask Amy appears on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Christopher Elliott

Columnist | Travel Troubleshooter

Christopher Elliott is ombudsman at National Geographic Traveler magazine.

John Ewoldt

Reporter | Consumer news

John Ewoldt searches the Twin Cities and beyond for bargains and strategies to spare consumers time, money and hassles.
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Chris Farrell

Columnist | Your Money

Chris Farrell is economics editor for American Public Media's weekly "Marketplace Money" show and author of "The New Frugality." He answers reader questions on most Sundays. Send questions to cfarrell@mpr.org and put "Your Money" in the subject line.

Carolyn Hax

Columnist | Relationships

Carolyn Hax is a 40-something repatriated New Englander with a liberal arts degree and a lot of opinions and that's about it, really, when you get right down to it. Oh, and the shoes. A lot of shoes. Her column, "Tell Me About It," appears Sunday, Wednesday and Friday.

Claude Peck

Editor | Fine arts, features

Claude Peck spent most of his journalism career in the pre-blog era, but will try to keep up. After all, he’s already embarrassing his nieces on Facebook and dressing inappropriately for his age group. At the Star Tribune, he oversees coverage of movies, nightlife, theater, classical music, dance and the Talking Volumes book series. With Rick Nelson, he does the weekly column called Withering Glance.
Follow @ClaudePeck

Lynne Rossetto Kasper

Columnist | Ask the Splendid Table

Lynne Rossetto Kasper hosts "The Splendid Table," Minnesota Public Radio's weekly show, www.splendidtable.org.

Chuck Shepherd

Columnist | Weird news

Chuck Shepherd writes the syndicated column News of the Weird.

Bill Ward

Features reporter | Lifestyle | Entertainment | Wine

Bill looks for stories off the well-trod path, covers baby boomer issues, and writes about wine in his Liquid Assets column.
Follow @billward4

Nancy Barnes

Editor and Senior Vice President

Nancy Barnes is the Star Tribune's editor and senior vice president for news.
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Barbara Flanagan

Columnist | The Flanagan Memo

Barbara Flanagan writes her Flanagan Memo column on the first Monday of each month.

James Lileks

Columnist | Metro

James Lileks writes a metro column and is an anchor/producer for NewsBreak, the webcast on startribune.com. He also blogs under The Blog O'Things.
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Gail Rosenblum

Columnist | Metro

Gail Rosenblum writes two to three columns a week on people, social issues, trends, and the complexities of human relationships.
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Jon Tevlin

Columnist | Metro

Jon Tevlin is a metro section columnist.

David Banks

Editor/columnist | Opinion

David Banks is the Star Tribune's assistant commentary editor.

Jill Burcum

Editorial Writer

Jill Burcum has been an editorial writer since March 2008, joining the editorial board after working in the Star Tribune newsroom as an editor and reporter. She writes on a broad number of topics, but is particularly interested in health care, suburban issues and energy policy. Burcum has won numerous awards for her news coverage. Her work helped spur an FDA shutdown of a Georgia tissue bank and caused a Minnesota company to pull a dangerous supplement off the market after football player Korey Stringer's death. In 2009, she won her second Premack Award for public affairs journalism for an editorial that called for a nonpartisan inquiry into ethics allegations in the state attorney general's office. Burcum graduated magna cum laude from the University of Washington in 1991 and started her career as a reporter for the Rochester Post-Bulletin. Burcum lives in Andover with her husband and two children.
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Scott Gillespie

Editorial Page Editor

Scott Gillespie has been editorial page editor since October 2007. He is responsible for the Star Tribune's editorial and opinion pages and Sunday Opinion Exchange section. Prior to his current assignment, Gillespie was managing editor at the Star Tribune, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the newsroom. During Gillespie’s five-year tenure as managing editor, the Star Tribune staff produced awarding-winning coverage on the death of Paul Wellstone, the war in Iraq, the collapse of the I-35W Bridge and dozens of other stories. Before being named managing editor in 2002, Gillespie was assistant managing editor for local news at the Star Tribune. He also served as the paper’s assistant managing editor for business news. He has more than 25 years of news reporting and editing experience at newspapers in Wisconsin and Minnesota. He served as a Pulitzer Prize juror in 2004 and 2005. Gillespie has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been an adjunct faculty member in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota. He lives in St. Paul with his family.
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Susan Hogan

Editorial Writer and Digital Producer

Susan Hogan joined the editorial board in December 2010, and wears two hats: editorial writer and digital producer. It’s her second stint with the Star Tribune. She previously worked at the newspaper from 1995-2000 covering agriculture, religion and state issues. In addition, she's been a reporter for the Dallas Morning News, Chicago Sun-Times, the Duluth News-Tribune and The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C. She holds an undergraduate degree in philosophy and religion, three graduate degrees and a Web Developer certificate. One of her graduate projects focused on Muslims in America (long before 9/11). She’s won a range of reporting awards, including top honors from the American Academy of Religion and Religion Newswriters Association. She also earned national honors, including a public service award, for her coverage of the Ku Klux Klan and racial issues in South Carolina. Susan is a native of rural Missouri.
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Denise Johnson

Editorial Writer

Denise Johnson has been an editorial writer at the Star Tribune since 1996. Before joining the editorial board, she was a reporter, editor, columnist and editorial writer at the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and wrote editorials for the Miami Herald. She currently writes about urban affairs and a variety of other topics, but specializes in covering K-12 education. Johnson has also worked for the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington D.C. and done diversity training locally and nationally. Earlier in her career, she hosted and produced news and issues public affairs shows on Twin Cities public television. The recipient of several journalism awards, she was honored in 2007 with the Frank Premack Graven award for career contributions to public journalism. Johnson lives with her husband in St. Paul, her hometown.

John Rash

Editorial writer, columnist

John Rash writes the Rash Report column, which explores the intersection of media, culture, society and politics. He is also an editorial writer and a member of the Star Tribune’s Editorial Board. John teaches Mass Media and Politics at his alma mater, the University of Minnesota, where he majored in political science and minored in French. John’s commentary on media and pop culture can be heard on “The Rash Report,” which runs Monday-Friday at 7:50 a.m. on WCCO-AM (830), the CBS radio affiliate in the Twin Cities. Prior to joining the Editorial Board John was a senior vice president, director of media analysis for Campbell Mithun, a Minneapolis-based national advertising agency. He lives in St. Louis Park with his wife and two children.
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Lori Sturdevant

Editorial writer and columnist

Lori Sturdevant writes editorials and a weekly column about topics she has covered for more than 30 years, state government and politics. She joined the Minneapolis Tribune as a summer replacement reporter in 1975, returned as a reporter in 1976, and was lead Capitol reporter and a newsroom assignment editor before joining the editorial staff in 1992. A native of South Dakota, Lori is a graduate of Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and a member of that institution’s Board of Trustees. She has been the editor or co-author of seven books, including “A Man’s Reach: The Autobiography of Elmer L. Andersen.” Her latest book, "The Pillsburys of Minnesota," was published by Nodin Press in April. Lori lives in Minneapolis with her husband; they have three grown children.
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D.J. Tice

Commentary editor

D.J. Tice is the Star Tribune’s Commentary Editor and a member of the newspaper’s Editorial Board. He has been a writer, editor and publisher in Twin Cities journalism for more than 30 years. Tice was an editor at Corporate Report Minnesota and Twin Cities magazines, editor and publisher at the Twin Cities Reader, and an editorial writer and columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. From 2003-2009, he was the Star Tribune’s state political editor, directing coverage of the Legislature, state government, the Minnesota congressional delegation, and elections. He is the author of two books of popular history. His collection of ordinary Minnesotans’ memories, Minnesota’s Twentieth Century, published by the University of Minnesota Press, was awarded the Minnesota Book Award for history in 2000.

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Steve Alexander

Columnist/Reporter | Technology

Steve Alexander follows consumer and business technology trends, and writes a weekly question and answer column for consumers. He also is a general-assignment reporter for business news.

Don Lindich

Columnist | Consumer electronics

Don Lindich writes about consumer electronics. Submit questions at www.soundadviceblog.com.

John Ewoldt

Reporter | Consumer news

John Ewoldt searches the Twin Cities and beyond for bargains and strategies to spare consumers time, money and hassles.
Follow @StribDeals

Dennis Anderson

Columnist | Outdoors

Anderson has been the Star Tribune outdoors columnist since 1993. Before that, for 13 years, he wrote the outdoors column for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He and his colleague, outdoors writer Doug Smith, cover hunting, fishing, camping, boating, paddling and other outdoor activities, as well as natural resource conservation.
Follow @stribdennis

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