our team
Robert Boone
Jim Lundstrom
Publisher, Editor Reporter, columnist
Managing Editor UWS alumni and local writer and page editor.
Harry Drabik
Phil Anderson
Columnist Native Grand Maraisan muses on life in the northland.
Emily Stone
Nature columnist Emily shares all of latest happenings in our great outdoors.
Lady Ocalot
Columnist Monthly horoscope advice from our local Astrologist, Reiki Master, Minister and Tarot Reader.
Columnist Northern Wisconsin writer
Ralph Laplant
Columnist LaPLant is a retired conservation officer based in Holyoke, MN.
Jordan Smith
Cartoonist Jordan is an amateur cartoonist who likes to break out the pen and paper whenever he comes up with a new way to poke fun at himself (or the whole human race, really) through cartooning.
Richard Thomas
Staff Reporter Reporter in the Twin Ports since 1999.
Marc Elliot
John GIlbert
Sports Columnist John Gilbert has been writing sports for more than 30 years. Formerly with the Star Tribune and WCCO.
Forrest Johnson
Sports Opinion Columnist
Columnist Forrest Johnson was editor of the Lake County News-Chronicle in Two Harbors for more than 20 years.
Amy Goodman
Chevy Impola
Marc Elliott wrote “The Masked Fan Speaks” column for the Lake County News Chronicle for 10 years prior to writing for The Reader.
Democracy Now!
Amy is an American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter and author.
Andy Singer Cartoonist
Andy Singer is a three-eyed alien from the planet Neptor. He is on a mission to learn about the earth and make small drawings.
Beer Columnist Beer raconteur and longtime homebrewer, Chevy looks forward to sharing his beery views.
Kyle O’Reilly
Cartoonist Kyle is a Duluth Resident who spends his free time paddling, doodling, and being the best father he can be.
Loren Martell
School Board Reporter Loren Martell has been involved in public school district issues for several years.
Gary Kohls
Columnist Dr Kohls is a retired physician who practiced holistic mental health care for the last decade of his career.
Heloise Cruse Evans
Advice Columnist best known by her pen name Heloise, is a writer, author, specializing in lifestyle hints
Jenna Sorensen
Cartoonist National political cartoonist
Ed Raymond
Columnist aka The Gadfly, is sharp, smart, funny, unapologetic and, yes, very liberal.
Paul Whyte
Columnist Paul covers the area’s music beat with reviews and interviews as well as local news reporting
Teresa & Joe Graydon People’s Pharmacy
The Graydons answer health and medical questions in their column.
Ray Allard
Cartoonist Native-born Minnesota cartoonist, former teacher, public speaker and bartender.
