I an a graduate of Stryker High School and earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from the University of Toledo.
I began work as a journalist as a high school student in the 1970s, and for 34 years I have worked as an editor at The Bryan Times, a daily newspaper in Ohio. I served many years as editor, and I currently am semi-retired, serving as senior editor. I currently write an award-winning weekly newspaper column, On My Mind.
For nearly 20 years I have been publisher of Faded Banner Publications, a publisher of Civil War and regional history books.
