Karen Peterson was named executive editor in August 2008. She served as managing editor of The News Tribune for three years. She joined the paper in 2000 as suburban team leader. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Hawaii and Indiana, and for an Army publication in Germany. During her husband’s first tour at Fort Lewis in the late 1980s, she wrote for The Lakewood Press and started the monthly Pierce County Parent. She is a board member of the Associated Press Managing Editors. She and her husband, a retired Army officer, have two sons and live in Gig Harbor. Email Karen
Managing editor Dale Phelps has been a senior editor at The News Tribune since 1998. Before coming to Tacoma, he was a copy editor and assistant sports editor for 19 years at The Kansas City Star. He's a past chairman of the Northwest Region of the Associated Press Sports Editors. He lives in University Place with his wife and two children.| Email Dale
David Montesino has been the Assistant Managing Editor/Visuals for The News Tribune since December 2005. Montesino oversees the operation of the photography, graphics, design and copydesk departments. He worked at The News Tribune as the presentation team leader in 2000. He has worked as a graphics editor for The New York Times, art director at the L.A. Times and managing editor of The Honolulu Advertiser. Born and raised in the Philippines, Montesino immigrated to the United States in 1984 and studied journalism at Humboldt State University. | Email David
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Sunday, September 16th:
Is Anything Private Anymore?
By Sean Flynn
Privacy is a withering commodity for all of us. Where you go, whom you call, the Web sites you visit, the e-mails you send—all of that information can be monitored and logged. Find out how to live in this digital world and still maintain a semblance of privacy.
Who Is Most Likely To Succeed?
By J. Max Robbins
The fall season always arrives with new shows and high hopes. With the odds stacked against any new show, here’s what’s worth checking out.
Six Ways To Lower Energy Bills
By Wayne Kalyn
Now is the time to guard your home and checkbook—against rising energycosts. Before winter sets in, learn energy-saving tips that are inexpensive and easy on the environment.
In Step With: Rachael Ray
By James Brady
Rachael Ray takes her shoes off and kicks back. The food star and talk-show host talks about how she got to know food, her show and how she maintains her weight.
At our morning news meeting today, the editors wanted to know what would lead to a fisherman being handcuffed. Thinking readers might want to know also, I asked Russ Carmack - the photographer who shot the photos - what happened last night. Here is the story.
According to Carmack, the angler allegedly violated three regulations: fishing on a closed river, using someone else's fishing license, and having an invalid license.
Staff photographer Janet Jensen’s photos from Camp Goodtimes were named the August 2007 Feature Photo of the Month by the Associated Press Washington State bureau. Jensen's photos along with Debbie Cafazzo’s story from Camp Goodtimes ran on the Soundlife cover on August 26th.
A question came up during this morning’s news meeting about the effectiveness of our top-of-the-page teaser boxes on the front page. The purpose of these teaser boxes is to promote good and interesting content inside the newspaper. To do that well the boxes have to grab readers’ attention with language and visual imagery. We have also used dramatic color combinations to heighten its visual impact. In short, we are trying to bring more attention to more of our stories using the small space at the top of our front page.
