The foundation of community newspapers has always been — and continues to be — news reporting. Here at The Herald Bulletin, five reporters do the bulk of local news writing for our daily paper, website and other print and digital publications. Every day, they research and write articles tied to local people, local events and local trends.
While many of the ideas for their articles come from THB editors, they also generate many of their own stories. Some of these spring from observations they’ve made or information they’ve gathered. Often, the kernel of a story idea comes from you, the reader.
Here is a brief introduction to our reporters:
u About a year ago, Abbey Doyle moved from the business/northern county beat to our features writing position. A native of the Vincennes area, Abbey wrote for newspapers in Alabama and Louisiana before coming to The Herald Bulletin. Abbey’s special report on domestic violence in 2012 helped her earn The Herald Bulletin’s employee of the year award for 2012. Contact her at abbey.doyle@heraldbulletin.com or 640-4805.
u Stu Hirsch, formerly of The Indianapolis Star, is an experienced reporter and writer. He joined The Herald Bulletin about a year ago and initially covered the business beat. He’s now responsible for the Anderson city and Madison County government beats. Stu can be reached at stu.hirsch@heraldbulletin.com or 640-4861.
u Jack Molitor covers public safety — more commonly referred to as cops, courts and fires. Jack is from Carmel and has lived most of his life in Indiana. He went to college at Texas A&M. This is his first full-time job in newspaper. Jack can be reached at jack.molitor@heraldbulletin.com or 640-4883. He is currently working on a special report about local gun ownership. If you have strong feelings on the issue, contact Jack within the next few days; he might be able to use your comments in his reporting.
u Dani Palmer is a native Hoosier who graduated from the University of Southern Indiana and did internships at the Evansville Courier & Press before coming to The Herald Bulletin for her first full-time job in newspaper journalism. She covers education and local communities in the southern portion of Madison County. Contact her at dani.palmer@heraldbulletin.com or 640-4847.
u Baylee Pulliam joined The Herald Bulletin staff in 2012. She is a graduate of the University of Louisville’s journalism school and covers the business beat at The Herald Bulletin. Baylee can be reached at baylee.pulliam@heraldbulletin.com or 648-4250. She’s always looking for ideas for the Sunday business cover story, as well as articles for our weekly health page.
We invite readers to pitch story ideas directly to reporters. In addition to the email addresses and phone numbers listed above, all can be contacted through Facebook and Twitter.
While each of these reporters is assigned primary beats for coverage, all of them spend much of their reporting and writing time working on articles that are not closely related to their beats. They write for our quarterly magazine, Madison, as well as the many special sections and projects we tackle.
Editor Scott Underwood’s column appears Mondays. Contact him at scott.underwood@heraldbulletin.com or 640-4845.
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Scott Underwood column: Good news writing the foundation of newspapers
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Verna Davis: Imagine being in charge
It is presumptuous of me to think I could make or manage anything better than God. Incidentally, it would be just as presumptuous for you to imagine yourself in charge of the world, too.
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Jim Bailey: Gospel concerts both fun, ministry
What’s really important is the impact of a concert on the audience. Gauging that often comes from feedback received in the electronic media as well as handwritten communiqués.
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Emmett Dulaney: First sports marketing camp starts in June
For the first time, Anderson University is offering a summer camp for high school students who are interested in learning about the field of sports marketing.
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Charo Boyd: Social Security honors all who serve
Every day of the year, Americans across the nation remember friends and family members who have served and sacrificed for their country. Memorial Day is a day when we all come together to honor those who have given their lives in the defense of freedom and the principles we hold dear in this country.
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Scott Underwood: Spring brings new athletic inspiration
Spring is a great time for sports in the Madison County area. In addition to high school softball, baseball, tennis, track and field, and golf, younger kids and older folks are out and about participating in sports.
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Maureen Hayden: Indiana’s liquor laws are confusing to consumers
I’m not much a drinker, so I haven’t spent much time thinking about how Indiana’s alcohol laws personally impact me, but that changed last fall when my daughter got married.
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Big Joe Clark column: Competing with tax policy difficult in a changing world
Years ago, I received valuable insight into the eyes of the Internal Revenue Service.
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Maleah Stringer: Pets, like humans, can get better with age
As I mentioned in the column last week the Animal Protection is full to the brim with wonderful adoptable pets. Unfortunately many of these pets are seniors, 8-plus-years-old.
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Theresa Timmons: Covering the bases but not always in order
The weather had finally warmed up, and it made for a sticky Tuesday. The 6 p.m. sun was drooping in the sky, but it still packed a hot punch -—enough to start the oversized bobbleheads sweating under their brand new un-faded baseball hats.
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