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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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* Randy McCarthy: Crime/breaking news
* John Henrikson: Tacoma, education
* Matt Misterek: Subruban, military
* Jeff Standaert: Crime/breaking news
* Marcelene Edwards: Business
* Jeremy Harrison: Photo
* Norma Martin: Soundlife
* Sue Kidd: Lifestyle
* Craig Sailor: Arts & Entertainment
* Jim Kresse: Copy desk
* Mary Anderson: News administration
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The News Tribune editors update you on news decisions and coverage
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Posted by Jeff Standaert @ 06:09:05 pm

Among the top local stories in Wednesday's News Tribune:

• Wayne Fricke, the new president of the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, didn’t have a burning desire to become an attorney when he first enrolled in law school. But the profession grew on him, so much so that he is regarded as one of the region's most sought-after criminal defense attorneys.

• A Gig Harbor police sergeant who specialized in drug investigations is now looking at the criminal justice system from the other side. He's accused of lying in reports that helped land at least two men behind bars.

• Father Tom Suss packed up his personal possessions from his office at McNeil Island prison this week. He resigned rather than attempt to deal with the religious conflict caused by new state rules on inmates who claim to belong to multiple faiths.

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