The Jackson Citizen Patriot serves Jackson County and other communities in south central Michigan, an area with many lakes, parks, farms and businesses serving the auto industry. The Citizen Patriot has twice been named the top newspaper in its circulation class by the University Press Club of Michigan, and twice named "Michigan's Best" by the Michigan Press Association. It also has received numerous awards for reporting, writing, design, photography and educating readers about diversity.
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Kevin O'Brien is The Plain Dealer's deputy editorial director and chief editorial writer. His weekly column reflects a western-bred conservativism that tends to generate Letters to the Editor material in liberal Cleveland
Kevin O'Brien is The Plain Dealer's deputy editorial director and chief editorial writer. His weekly column reflects a western-bred conservativism that tends to generate Letters to the Editor material in liberal Cleveland