Rochelle Olson
Reporter |
Politics and Government
Olson has covered St. Paul and Minneapolis City Halls, Ramsey and Hennepin county governments as well as courts and state government. Before joining the Star Tribune in 2000, Olson worked for eight years with the Associated Press in Kansas City, Topeka, Charleston, W.Va. and St. Paul. She has a master's degree from the University of Kansas and a bachelor's from Hamline University. She grew up in Bloomington. She loves to swim and do yoga.
Walker Orenstein
Reporter |
Energy, natural resources and sustainability
Walker Orenstein covers energy, natural resources and sustainability for the Star Tribune. Orenstein previously covered state government and politics with a focus on greater Minnesota and environmental issues for MinnPost, and he reported on the Legislature in Washington state for The News Tribune of Tacoma. He was raised in St. Paul and attended the University of Washington in Seattle. In his spare time, Orenstein enjoys playing hockey, hiking and camping..
Dave Orrick
Minneapolis City Hall reporter |
Minneapolis city government
Miguel Otárola
Reporter |
Minneapolis City Hall
Otárola moved to Minneapolis in 2016. Born in Chile and raised in Arizona, he graduated with a master's in communication from Arizona State University. He is obsessed with music, listening to and reading about music from across the spectrum, digging at local record stores and writing a music newsletter. He is the proud caretaker of a black cat named James Blake.
Kristen Leigh Painter
Deputy Business Editor |
Business
Painter has had a diverse reporting career, interviewing dignitaries in Tokyo, rebel leaders in Sudan and slaughterhouse workers in Nebraska. She has a master's of arts in journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder and bachelor of science degree in history from the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, daughter and an energetic Labrador retriever named Luna. In her free time, Painter likes to run, read fiction and plan her family's next trip or outdoor adventure.
Alan Palazzolo
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Newsroom
Kim Palmer
Reporter, Editor |
Home+Garden | Homes
Born and raised in the Twin Cities, Palmer currently lives in Eden Prairie with her husband, Jim. She graduated from St. Olaf College with majors in English and Psychology. After many years as a hockey/figure-skating mom, she now spends her leisure time singing in choirs.
Kate Parry
Assistant Managing Editor |
Development and Special Projects
"She is a native of Hobart, Ind., a suburb of Gary. Parry has a B.A. degree in journalism and urban studies from Indiana University and an M.A. degree in leadership from Augsburg University. She previously worked for the Louisville Courier-Journal and the St. Paul Pioneer Press. She has lived in Minnesota for 40 years and has deep roots in the state – her ancestors arrived in St. Paul in 1868.
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Deb Pastner
Director of Photography/Multimedia |
Newsroom
Pastner has served as a Pulitzer Prize juror, POYi and SND judge, and she is currently serving as a member of the Associated Press Photo Managers Board. Before coming to Minneapolis, Pastner was a photographer at newspapers in Massachusetts, Washington and Michigan. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and attended the Missouri School of Journalism.
J. Patrick Coolican
Reporter |
Politics and state government
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