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	'''Joel Kramer writes about his background at the local online news site he founded. Here's a excerpt:'''		'''Joel Kramer writes about his background at the local online news site he founded. Here's a excerpt:'''

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	"I got involved with newspapers early in life — I delivered Newsday in Queens, NY, when I was 12 years old. I was the editor of both my high school and college newspapers, and then worked as a writer or editor for Science Magazine, Newsday and the Buffalo Courier-Express.		"I got involved with newspapers early in life — I delivered Newsday in Queens, NY, when I was 12 years old. I was the editor of both my high school and college newspapers, and then worked as a writer or editor for Science Magazine, Newsday and the Buffalo Courier-Express.

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ABOUT JOEL KRAMER

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	"I moved to Minneapolis in 1983 to become editor of the Star Tribune, and in 1992 I was named publisher and president. I held that position until 1998, when the newspaper was sold to McClatchy. Then I spent three years as a senior fellow at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication.		"I moved to Minneapolis in 1983 to become editor of the Star Tribune, and in 1992 I was named publisher and president. I held that position until 1998, when the newspaper was sold to McClatchy. Then I spent three years as a senior fellow at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication.


	"While I never had any involvement in political life during my journalism career, in 2002 Becky Lourey asked me to be her running mate in her unsuccessful attempt to win the DFL nomination for governor at the state convention. My political career lasted six weeks. Among the things I learned was that I'm not cut out for running for office.


	"In 2003, I started a think tank called Growth & Justice, focusing on state policy that simultaneously creates economic growth, does so sustainably, and shares the fruits of the growth broadly. I served as executive director until this spring, when I became board chair.		"In 2003, I started a think tank called Growth & Justice, focusing on state policy that simultaneously creates economic growth, does so sustainably, and shares the fruits of the growth broadly. I served as executive director until this spring, when I became board chair.


	"During the decade after leaving the Star Tribune, I made campaign contributions to a number of Democratic candidates, locally and nationally. However, when I got serious about launching MinnPost this spring, I stopped making such contributions. My political views are generally liberal, though I often had some of my most spirited debates during my Growth & Justice days with Democrats when they took policy positions that I did not believe were supported by the evidence.		"On the civic front, I served as chair of the board of the Children's Theatre Company in the mid-1990s, and more recently as board chair of Achieve!Minneapolis, which galvanizes community support for public education in Minneapolis."


	"On the civic front, I served as chair of the board of the Children's Theatre Company in the mid-1990s, and more recently as board chair of Achieve!Minneapolis, which galvanizes community support for public education in Minneapolis. My wife, Laurie, was recently chair of the board of the Mental Health Association of Minnesota, and is currently president of the Smith Club of Minnesota. Laurie and I are members of the 1% Club, which means we promise to contribute 1% of our net worth every year to philanthropic causes.


	"We do not own individual stocks in our investment portfolio — only mutual funds and bonds. We are investors in Minnesota Jewish Media, a private partnership that owns American Jewish World, a local newspaper for the Jewish Community. I also serve as chair of the MJM board.


	~~"Laurie and I are members of Shir Tikvah Congregation in South Minneapolis. We have three sons, all grown, 2 daughters-in-law and two grandchildren~~."

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	~~COPY TO COME~~		'''Joel Kramer writes about his background at the local online news site he founded. Here's a excerpt:'''

			BELOW CACHED FROM: http://www.minnpost.com/about/<br><br>
			"I got involved with newspapers early in life — I delivered Newsday in Queens, NY, when I was 12 years old. I was the editor of both my high school and college newspapers, and then worked as a writer or editor for Science Magazine, Newsday and the Buffalo Courier-Express.


			"I moved to Minneapolis in 1983 to become editor of the Star Tribune, and in 1992 I was named publisher and president. I held that position until 1998, when the newspaper was sold to McClatchy. Then I spent three years as a senior fellow at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication.


			"While I never had any involvement in political life during my journalism career, in 2002 Becky Lourey asked me to be her running mate in her unsuccessful attempt to win the DFL nomination for governor at the state convention. My political career lasted six weeks. Among the things I learned was that I'm not cut out for running for office.


			"In 2003, I started a think tank called Growth & Justice, focusing on state policy that simultaneously creates economic growth, does so sustainably, and shares the fruits of the growth broadly. I served as executive director until this spring, when I became board chair.


			"During the decade after leaving the Star Tribune, I made campaign contributions to a number of Democratic candidates, locally and nationally. However, when I got serious about launching MinnPost this spring, I stopped making such contributions. My political views are generally liberal, though I often had some of my most spirited debates during my Growth & Justice days with Democrats when they took policy positions that I did not believe were supported by the evidence.


			"On the civic front, I served as chair of the board of the Children's Theatre Company in the mid-1990s, and more recently as board chair of Achieve!Minneapolis, which galvanizes community support for public education in Minneapolis. My wife, Laurie, was recently chair of the board of the Mental Health Association of Minnesota, and is currently president of the Smith Club of Minnesota. Laurie and I are members of the 1% Club, which means we promise to contribute 1% of our net worth every year to philanthropic causes.


			"We do not own individual stocks in our investment portfolio — only mutual funds and bonds. We are investors in Minnesota Jewish Media, a private partnership that owns American Jewish World, a local newspaper for the Jewish Community. I also serve as chair of the MJM board.


			"Laurie and I are members of Shir Tikvah Congregation in South Minneapolis. We have three sons, all grown, 2 daughters-in-law and two grandchildren."

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Wed., June 4

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====Wed., June 4 ====
**6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m. -- Dinner and [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Jtm-mn-speaker discussion leader]: Joel Kramer, editor, [http://www.minnpost.com MinnPost.com] -- ''From Publisher to Pamphleteer''

== ABOUT JOEL KRAMER ==

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