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John Micek

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Covers:  elections, politics, campaigns, government, state government
Politics editor MassLive.com. Hockey fan. Semi-pro musician. 1 Corinthians 15:51.

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A 3-decade veteran of the news business, John L. Micek is the Pennsylvania Capital-Star's Editor-in-Chief. An award-winning political reporter, Micek’s career has taken him from small town meetings and Chicago City Hall to Congress and the Pennsylvania Capitol. His weekly column on U.S. politics is syndicated to 800 newspapers nationwide by Cagle Syndicate. He also contributes commentary and analysis to broadcast outlets in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Micek’s first novel, “Ordinary Angels,” w…

John Micek’s Journalist Portfolio

Little opposition for incumbent state lawmakers this year

Little opposition for incumbent state lawmakers this year

One level of Pennsylvania government expects to see little change from Tuesday's balloting. That's the 253-me…

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Picking Pennsylvania's Top Cop: A closer look at the race for state Attorney General.

Picking Pennsylvania's Top Cop: A closer look at the race for state Attorney General.

ALDAN, Delaware County - In Gloria Bayers' backyard, the take-out tacos and burritos are steaming in a chafin…

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Pennsylvania lawmakers wrap session with flurry of votes.

Pennsylvania lawmakers wrap session with flurry of votes.

At 8:30 in the morning on the final day of the Pennsylvania Legislature's 2011-12 voting session, Senate Pres…

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Arlen Specter laid to rest, remembered as fighter.

Arlen Specter laid to rest, remembered as fighter.

In 1980, when Arlen Specter was contemplating a run for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, his son Shanin tried…

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Articles

‘They didn’t teach us this in seminary’: How Mass. clergy are handling the ICE age | Bay State Briefing Original

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By John Micek 
| MassLive
Good Monday morning, everyone. There were some things that the Rev. Mariama White-Hammond was trained for when she studied for her Master of Divinity at Boston University’s School of Theology. Caring for the sick? Check. Ministering to the poor? Check. Feeding the hungry? Check and check. Dealing with a presidential administration’s hardline mass deportation campaign that’s frightened some worshippers straight out of the pews and challenged foundational Christian teaching about welcoming the visitor?
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Markey secures Democratic endorsement, will face Moulton in primary

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By John Micek 
| Yahoo
WORCESTER — The sprint to September is on. U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., coasted to the Democratic endorsement here Saturday, setting the stage for a summer primary fight that’s as much about the future of the party as it is about the future of the nation. “We face a reckoning.
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It’s Markey v. Moulton as Mass. Dems rally in Worcester Original

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By John Micek 
| MassLive
WORCESTER — Massachusetts Democrats are poised to settle a debate that’s been roiling the party for months: Its endorsement in a hotly contested primary for U.S. Senate. Delegates pledged to incumbent U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-6th District, will cast their ballots as activists meet for the second day of their convention at the DCU Center.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was a part-time reporter for a chain of weeklies in Connecticut.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yep. I even own one.

How is social media changing news?

For good and for ill, I think. We resent it to the same degree to which we depend upon it.

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