Mill Creek Beacon - Your Hometown News Source

Well it's been a whirlwind editing my first issue of the Mill Creek Beacon. I stepped into the role last week after the previous editor, Madeline Coats, moved over to the Mukilteo Beacon. I see this paper as not only a way to hold government officials accountable, but a place to celebrate the community as well. 

I grew up in western Washington and graduated from the University of Washington. I've written for a few news outlets around the Puget Sound, however, my latest gig was at an English-language website in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reporting in a foreign country was quite an adventure but I...