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Editorial page staff
Paul Akers
pakers@freelancestar.com 		Editor of the Opinion pages 374-5531
Clay Jones
cjones@freelancestar.com 		Editorial cartoonist 374-5000, ext. 5684
Hilary Kanter
hkanter@freelancestar.com 		Letters editor 374-5000, ext. 5751
Karen Owen
kowen@freelancestar.com 		Viewpoints Editor 540/374-5412
Linda White
lwhite@freelancestar.com 		Editorial writer and columnist 368-5034

Editors
Dick Amrhine
damrhine@freelancestar.com 		Real Estate editor
Oversees House & Home and real estate sections 		374-5406
Catherine Davis
catherined@freelancestar.com 		Design Director 540/374-5434
Steve DeShazo
sdeshazo@freelancestar.com 		Sports editor
He is also the columnist for the sports section. 		374-5443
Dave Ellis
dellis@freelancestar.com 		Director of photography 374-5437
Dick Hammerstrom
rhammer@freelancestar.com 		Local news editor
Oversees coverage of state government and politics; Fredericksburg government; police and courts; transportation; and coordinates intern program. 		374-5414
Phil Jenkins
pjenkins@freelancestar.com 		Managing editor
Oversees daily operation of the newsroom, including the Local News Desk and coverage of Caroline, Culpeper, Orange, the Middle Peninsula and the Northern Neck 		374-5422
Edward Jones
edjones@freelancestar.com 		Editor of The Free Lance-Star 374-5401
Sandy Mahaffey
smahaffey@freelancestar.com 		Editor of the Books page 374-5403
Janet Marshall
jmarshall@freelancestar.com 		Editor of Healthy Living 374-5527
Howard Owen
howen@freelancestar.com 		Business editor
Oversees the business section and coverage of health care and the environment 		540/374-5539
Elizabeth Pezzullo
epezzullo@freelancestar.com 		Zoom editor
Also edits the Food section and special sections 		540/374-5421
Katherine Shapleigh
kshapleigh@freelancestar.com 		Life editor
Oversees Life, Family and Travel sections. 		374-5461
Dave Smalley
dsmalley@freelancestar.com 		Weekender editor
374-5430
Betty Snider
bsnider@freelancestar.com 		Assistant managing editor
Oversees newsroom production, special sections and TV Star. 		374-5427
Bill Tolbert
btolbert@freelancestar.com 		Night editor
Also edits the Communities section 		374-5000, ext. 5693
Jim Toler
jtoler@freelancestar.com 		Local news editor
Oversees coverage of education; Spotsylvania County government; and religion and social services. Edits the Religion section. 		374-5416

Features staff
Edie Gross
egross@freelancestar.com 		Reporter
Special projects and general assignment reporter 		374-5428
Laura Moyer
lmoyer@freelancestar.com 		Features reporter
Covers general assignment stories 		374-5417
Jenny Strobel
jstrobel@freelancestar.com 		Features reporter 374-5000, ext. 5698

Local news reporters
Jonas Beals
jbeals@freelancestar.com 		Reporter
Covers Stafford County government 		368-5036
Jeff Branscome
jbranscome@freelancestar.com 		Reporter
Covers UMW, Stafford and King George schools 		374-5402
Chelyen Davis
cdavis@freelancestar.com 		Reporter
Covers state and federal government and politics 		368-5028
Frank Delano
fpdelano@gmail.com 		Reporter
Covers the Northern Neck, including Westmoreland County and Colonial Beach 		804/333-3834
Rusty Dennen
rdennen@freelancestar.com 		Reporter
Covers environment and growth and the military 		374-5431
Cathy Dyson
cdyson@freelancestar.com 		Reporter
Writes about fascinating people and places and King George County government 		374-5425
Keith Epps
kepps@freelancestar.com 		Reporter
Covers police and courts 		374-5404
Bill Freehling
bfreehling@freelancestar.com 		Reporter
Covers business 		374-5405
Pamela Gould
pgould@freelancestar.com 		Reporter
Covers Spotsylvania County schools and Germanna Community College 		657-9101
Jim Hall
jhall@freelancestar.com 		Reporter
Covers health and medicine 		374-5433
Rob Hedelt
rhedelt@freelancestar.com 		Local columnist
Also reviews movies for Weekender and television for TV Star 		374-5415
Laura Hutchison
lhutchsion@freelancestar.com 		Reporter
General assignment 		540.374.5485
Cathy Jett
cjett@freelancestar.com 		Assistant business editor
Also covers business, including retail growth, development and banking 		374-5407
Donnie Johnston
djohnston@freelancestar.com 		Reporter
Covers Culpeper County and writes columns 		374-5400
Robin Knepper
rknepper@earthlink.net 		Reporter
Covers Orange County 		374- 5400
Clint Schemmer
cschemmer@freelancestar.com 		Reporter
General assignment reporter 		368-5029
Scott Shenk
sshenk@freelancestar.com 		Reporter
Covers transportation 		374-5436
Robyn Sidersky
rsidersky@freelancestar.com 		Reporter
Covers city of Fredericksburg. 		374-5413
Amy Umble
aumble@freelancestar.com 		Reporter
Covers religion and social services 		735-1973
Michael Zitz
mikez@freelancestar.com 		Features Reporter
Covers general assignment stories, including technology

Online News Staff
Brian Baer
bbaer@fredericksburg.com 		Online Managing Editor 368-5053
Alex Russell
arussell@fredercksburg.com 		Multimedia Coordinator ext 5696
Allen John Schmidt
ajschmidt@fredericksburg.com 		Internet Programmer
Mike Skelly
mskelly@fredericksburg.com 		Online Graphic Designer
Portsia Smith
psmith@fredericksburg.com 		Online News Producer
Also covers Caroline County. 		374-5419

Photography staff
Suzanne Carr Rossi
scarr@freelancestar.com 		Photographer 374-5000, ext. 5690
Pete Cihelka
pcihelka@freelancestar.com 		Staff photographer 540/374-5000, ext. 5
Bob Martin
bmartin@freelancestar.com 		Photographer 374-5000, ext. 5688
Reza Marvashti
rmarvashti@freelancestar.com 		Chief photographer 540/374-5439
Kevin Morrow
kmorrow@freelancestar.com 		Image technician and photograp 374-5439

Sports staff
Rich Campbell
rcampbell@freelancestar.com 		Reporter
Covers the Washington Redskins and local high schools 		735-1974
Taft Coghill
tcoghill@freelancestar.com 		Sports reporter
Covers local high schools and the area's colleges 		374-5526
Adam Himmelsbach
ahimmelsbach@freelancestar.com 		Sports reporter
Covers local high schools, and does issue-based reporting on the local sports scene. 		374-5442
Justin Rice
jrice@freelancestar.com 		Assistant sports editor
Coordinates the sports staff and oversees high school coverage 		368-5045



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