StarTribune.com | Newsroom staff directory

Dick Youngblood

Columnist | Small business

Dick Youngblood, a former business editor, writes about small businesses on Wednesdays.

Gene Walden

Columnist | The Minnesota Investor

Harvey Mackay

Columnist | Outswimming the Sharks

Kara McGuire

Columnist/Reporter | Your Money

Kara McGuire covers personal finance and the stock markets. She writes a Sunday column on topics ranging from saving for retirement to kids and money and blogs on personal finance issues.

Liz Reyer

Columnist | Coach's Corner

Liz Reyer is a credentialed coach and president of Reyer Coaching & Consulting in Eagan. Her Coach's Corner column, which advises executives, managers and workers on making positive changes in their

Lou Gelfand

Columnist | Talking Ethics

Lou Gelfand writes a business ethics column Mondays in the Star Tribune.

Neal St. Anthony

Columnist | On Business

Neal St. Anthony writes a general business column Tuesdays and Fridays.

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.

Claude Peck

Senior editor, arts and interactive | Fine arts, features

Claude Peck edits theater, dance, classical music and architecture, and works on multimedia coverage by features writers. He and Rick Nelson write the Sunday Source column called "Withering Glance."

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.

Chris Riemenschneider

Columnist/Reporter | Local Music

Chris writes about Twin Cities music, reviews concerts and CDs, and blogs at www.startribune.com/poplife.

Claude Peck

Senior editor, arts and interactive | Fine arts, features

Claude Peck edits theater, dance, classical music and architecture, and works on multimedia coverage by features writers. He and Rick Nelson write the Sunday Source column called "Withering Glance."

Colin Covert

Columnist/Reporter | Movies

Colin Covert covers movies for the Star Tribune.

Don Lindich

Columnist | Consumer electronics

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

Neal Justin

Columnist/Reporter | Television

Neal Justin is the TV critic, who writes about both national and local programming. His picks appear daily on the TV page, and his column runs on Sundays and Mondays. He also writes the Remote Island

Randy A. Salas

Columnist/Reporter | Technobabble

Randy A. Salas writes the weekly Technobabble column and other articles about DVDs, video games, the Internet and home entertainment, as well as the Technobabble blog.

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 podcast and Sunday Source column.

Tom Horgen

Columnist/Reporter | Nightwatch

Tom Horgen covers Twin Cities nightlife, and also writes about pop-culture topics, such as hip-hop, art, spoken-word poetry and comic books.

Karen Youso

Columnist/Reporter | Fixit

Karen Youso writes Fixit, a column that answers readers questions on any subject; and also writes feature stories on consumer issues, especially about the house and yard.

Kelly Klein

Columnist | Renting and the Law

Kelly Klein is a Minneapolis attorney who writes the Renting and the Law column in the Homes section.

Kenneth Harney

Columnist | Homes

Kenneth Harney is a nationally syndicated real estate columnist.

Kevin Donlin

Sales + Marketing Columnist | Jobs

Kevin Donlin is Creator of TheSimpleJobSearch.com. Since 1996, he has provided job-search help to more than 11,000 people. Author of 3 books, Kevin has been interviewed by USA Today, The New York Tim

Liz Reyer

Columnist | Coach's Corner

Liz Reyer is a credentialed coach and president of Reyer Coaching & Consulting in Eagan. Her Coach's Corner column, which advises executives, managers and workers on making positive changes in their

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.

Al Sicherman

Columnist | Tidbits

Al Sicherman writes the Tidbits column for the Taste section. He is a retired columnist for the Star Tribune.

Alicia Ross

Columnist | Desperation Dinners

Alicia Ross is coauthor of "Cheap. Fast. Good!" with Beverly Mills. Reach them at www.desperationdinners.com.

Amy Dickinson

Columnist | Advice

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

Bill Ward

Reporter/Columnist | Lifestyle/Entertainment/Wine

BIll Ward is a reporter for the daily Source section and writes a weekly wine column, Liquid Assets, for Taste. He also has a blog, Ward on Wine.

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.

Chris Farrell

Columnist | Your Money

Chris Farrell is economics editor for American Public Media's weekly "Marketplace Money" show on public radio. He lives in St. Paul. Send questions to cfarrell@mpr.o

Christopher Elliott

Columnist | Travel Troubleshooter

Christopher Elliott is ombudsman at National Geographic Traveler magazine.

Chuck Shepherd

Columnist | Weird news

Chuck Shepherd writes the syndicated column News of the Weird.

Claude Peck

Senior editor, arts and interactive | Fine arts, features

Claude Peck edits theater, dance, classical music and architecture, and works on multimedia coverage by features writers. He and Rick Nelson write the Sunday Source column called "Withering Glance."

Deb Brown

Columnist | Digging In

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

Barbara Flanagan

Columnist | The Flanagan Memo

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

James Lileks

Columnist/Editor | buzz.mn

James Lileks is the editor of buzz.mn, and also write a metro column on Fridays.

Katherine Kersten

Columnist | Local News

Katherine Kersten is a local columnist for the Star Tribune. Her columns appear Wednesday and Sunday or Monday. She also writes the Think Again blog.

Nick Coleman

Columnist | Local News

Nick Coleman is a columnist whose work appears on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday or Monday in the local news sections.

Lori Sturdevant

Editorial Writer/Columnist |

Lori Sturdevant is an editorial writer and weekly columnist covering state politics and government.

Don Lindich

Columnist | Consumer electronics

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

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.

John Ewoldt

Columnist/Reporter | Shopping/Consumer affairs

John Ewoldt finds great deals and shopping strategies for Twin Cities residents and beyond in Dollars & Sense on Thursdays in Source.

Dennis Anderson

Columnist | Outdoors

Dennis Anderson is outdoors editor and columnist.

Gary Roach

Columnist | Fishing

Gary Roach writes fishing tips in the Star Tribune outdoors section during the summer months.

Jim Souhan

Columnist | Sports

Jim Souhan is a sports columnist who writes three to four columns per week. He also can be heard Sundays from 10 a.m.-noon on AM-1500 KSTP.

Judd Zulgad

Reporter/Columnist | Vikings/NFL/Broadcast Sports

Judd Zulgad covers the Minnesota Vikings and writes a weekly sports radio/TV column.

Mark Craig

Reporter/Columnist | Vikings/NFL

Mark Craig covers the NFL and the Vikings.

Patrick Reusse

Columnist | Sports

Patrick Reusse is a sports columnist who writes three to four columns per week. He also can be heard weekdays on AM-1500 KSTP at 6:45 and 7:45 a.m. and 4:40 p.m.

Rachel Blount

Columnist | Sports

Rachel Blount is a sports columnist and general assignment reporter, with a particular emphasis on Olympic sports.

Ron Schara

Columnist | Outdoors

Ron Schara has been writing for the Star Tribune since 1968 and can be seen locally on KARE-11's "Minnesota Bound" as well as ESPN2 and the Outdoors Channel.

Sid Hartman

Columnist | Sports

Sid Hartman is a sports columnist. He also can be heard weekdays on WCCO AM-830 at 6:40, 7:40 and 8:40 a.m.

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