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Editorial
Executive Editor: Eli Wohlenhaus
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240-801-2258
Associate Editor: Jesse Yeatman
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Community Coordinator: Michael Reid
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240-561-0427
Sports reporter: Ted Black
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240-585-2357
Crime and courts reporter: Dan Belson
dbelson@somdnews.com
240-801-2246
Education reporter: Caleb M. Soptlean
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240-801-2240
Charles County reporter: Ryan Volland
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301-848-8385
St. Mary's County reporter: Madison Bateman
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240-346-0940
Calvert County reporter: Marty Madden
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240-561-1485
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