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Pat Raia’s Biography

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Pat Raia is a veteran journalist who has covered crime and politics in Chicago, been affiliated with the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune and with Leader Newspapers, Inc. as Executive Editor of the group.
She has covered both domestic and international business for International Business, World Trade and Economic Development magazines.
Currently, she covers legislation, litigation and welfare issues in the equine industry for The Horse and Horse Illustrated magazines.
She is a publishe…

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Wild Rose Mustang Advocacy Group’s Youth Trainer Program

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By Pat Raia
| Young Rider Magazine Verified
Denali, a Mustang yearling gelding, was greeted by a pair of youthful trainers when he arrived at the Wild Rose Mustang Advocacy Group facility in Wellington, Colo. They would prepare him for his new life off the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. By August of 2024, Denali and his youth trainers, Dagny Brault, 14, and Ellie Bruckert, 15, were taking part in an event to showcase the horse’s newly acquired skills.
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USDA and Western States Incentivize Education, Practice for Rural Veterinarians

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By Pat Raia
| Circleville Herald Verified
Forty years ago, Aimee V. Hachigian-Gould left Detroit intending to practice orthopedic surgery, and raise cattle on the side. Pretty quickly, she ran into a common challenge among ranchers in her region: there were not enough veterinarians to look after her livestock. “It was a problem from day one,” said Hachigian-Gould who is now a director of the Montana Cattleman’s Association.
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USDA and Western States Incentivize Education, Practice for Rural Veterinarians

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By Pat Raia
| The Daily Yonder Verified
Forty years ago, Aimee V. Hachigian-Gould left Detroit intending to practice orthopedic surgery, and raise cattle on the side. Pretty quickly, she ran into a common challenge among ranchers in her region: there were not enough veterinarians to look after her livestock. “It was a problem from day one,” said Hachigian-Gould who is now a director of the Montana Cattleman’s Association.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was an intern in the editorial page of the Chicago Sun-Times

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Oh yes

How is social media changing news?

Immensely. Too often the public jumps to conclusions - not all of them good - as the result of social media postings.