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Clips


I've been fortunate to dabble in a variety of things in my career. There's been a lot of writing about everything from local government meetings to crime stories to light-hearted features to sports stories. Explore some of my work through the different categories below. 

These first few clips are a few of my favorites and some stories that I'm the most proud of in my career. 

Heather's favorite clips

Did Austin HRA violate open meeting law?: Post-Bulletin to file complaint against HRA - April 18, 2012
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Private talks: Opinions mixed regarding series of closed meetings for RTC development - Sept. 29, 2013
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Glenbrook North swimmer learns to walk again after beach accident - April 20, 2017
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Sara McClanahan follows in father Rob’s footsteps while carving her own hockey path - Nov. 27, 2017

Rob McClanahan won a gold medal with the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team. He also was a standout player with Mounds View High School in the 1970s. Now his daughter Sara has carved out her own path as an athlete.
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More clips

​Austin Post-Bulletin

Some stories from my experience as a daily news reporter in Austin, Minn. I wrote about education, city, profiles, breaking news and community events. This was where I got my feet wet as a reporter.
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Fergus Falls Daily Journal

My work with the Fergus Falls Daily Journal included city news, the crime beat and of stories about the city's Regional Treatment Center. Plenty of good stories here up the road on I-94.
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Freelance work

My work has appeared with the Chicago Tribune-Pioneer Press, the Cold Omaha/Zone Coverage website, 1500ESPN.com, USA Today, Minnesota Hockey Magazine, as the Marco Andretti Examiner, in the Red Wing Republican Eagle and for StoryTeller Communications + Media, in addition to the Omaha World-Herald, the Herald-Sun (North Carolina) and USAHockey.com.
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Star Tribune

As a freelance sports stringer, I've covered a variety of prep sporting events, usually during section and state tournaments for sports like hockey, basketball, football, tennis, swimming and adapted soccer and floor hockey. 
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​Minnesota Twins Twitter

Starting in June 2015, I watched all the Minnesota Twins games and updated the team's Twitter account during the game with socring plays, graphics, GIFs and videos. 
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Podcasts

I've dabbled in a little bit of podcast work, as a guest on a few local sports podcast shows.
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Albert Lea Tribune

Covering high school sports like basketball, hockey and wrestling were the main tasks during my short stint as a part-time sports reporter for the Albert Lea Tribune during the heart of the 2012-13 winter sports season.
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​The Aquin

Some writing clips from my work as a staff writer and sports editor for The Aquin newspaper at St. Thomas.
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​Video

Take a look at four videos I co-created during a videography class at St. Thomas. There's also a link to my YouTube page where I've posted other fun videos from IndyCar races and other sporting events.
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