Tom Wallace

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James Walsh

Reporter |  St. Paul and St. Paul Neighborhoods
"A St. Paul native, Walsh lives in Roseville with his wife and cat. He has two adult children and a new granddaughter. He graduated from the College of St. Thomas, where he was named the top journalism graduate by the Society of Professional Journalists, before beginning his career with stops at the Mankato Free Press and the Rochester Post-Bulletin. Walsh has covered local government, local schools, local and federal courts and even spent some time writing about farming and medical technology. A former college football player and semi-pro coach, he enjoys reading history and following the Vikings, Gophers and Tommies.
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Paul Walsh

Reporter |  Breaking News
Walsh writes what's interesting and important, with interesting being his preference.

Bill Ward

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Hannah Ward

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Allison Ware

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John Wareham

Reference Librarian |  Newsroom
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Hamse Warfa

Contributing Columnist |  Opinion
Hamse Warfa has been a leader in federal and state government as well as in philanthropy and the private sector. He is the CEO of World Savvy, a Minneapolis-based global citizenship education organization. Before that, he served a Biden appointee to the U.S. State Department, where he served as a senior adviser. He was previously a deputy commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. At the time, he was the highest-ranking African immigrant official in the executive branch of Minnesota state government. His second book, "The Transformational Leader: Twelve Practices for Driving Lasting Change," will be published in September. He lives in a southern suburb of the Twin Cities.

Peter Warren

News intern |  Newsroom
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MaryJo Webster

Data Editor |  Newsroom
Webster is most interested in telling stories that get behind the daily news, give readers a deeper understanding of what's happening around them and hold government agencies and officials accountable. Previously, she worked at the St. Paul Pioneer Press, USA Today, the Center for Public Integrity, Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Oshkosh Northwestern and the New Ulm Journal. She has journalism bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and the University of Missouri-Columbia, respectively. Webster is board member for the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information (MNCOGI), which is the state's all-volunteer freedom of information council. She is also a senior fellow for the Center for Health Journalism's Data Fellowship program, where she trains and mentors journalists on how to incorporate data into their reporting. She previously taught part-time at the University of Minnesota's journalism school and is a regular panelist and teacher at national journalism conferences and workshops.

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