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Dunwoody to Host Greenway Discussion Feb. 21
Meeting will further discuss Greenway proposal
<b>Email</b>: peter.cox@patch.com<br><b>Phone</b>: 678-315-2629<br><b>Hometown</b>: St. Paul, Minn.<br><b>Birthday</b>: Dec. 6<br><b>Bio: </b>I've spent the last nine years working in newspapers. I've worked at several daily community newspapers in Minnesota, as well as larger papers such as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Star Tribune in Minneapolis and the New York Post. My work has taken me to India, Kosovo and township board meetings in rural western Minnesota. I've covered crime in New York, gymnastics at UGA and crop yields in southern Minnesota. In every job, I've discovered interesting people and found fascinating stories. I'm looking forward to covering the Dunwoody community, meeting great people and seeking out the city's stories.
<br><b>Your Beliefs</b><br>At Patch, we promise always to report the facts as objectively as possible and otherwise adhere to the principles of good journalism. However, we also acknowledge that true impartiality is impossible because human beings have beliefs. So in the spirit of simple honesty, our policy is to encourage our editors to reveal their beliefs to the extent they feel comfortable. This disclosure is not a license for you to inject your beliefs into stories or to dictate coverage according to them. In fact, the intent is the opposite: we hope that the knowledge that your beliefs are on the record will cause you to be ever mindful to write, report and edit in a fair, balanced way. And if you ever see evidence that we failed in this mission, please let us know.<br><br><b>Politics </b><br>How would you describe your political beliefs?
I lean left of center, but I make it my goal to be fair to everyone I cover, and cover all with the same amount of scrutiny.
<br>Are you registered with a certain party?
No.<br><br><b>Religion</b><br>How religious would you consider yourself? (casual, observant, devout, non religious)
Observant Christian. My father was a minister for 38 years at a Congregational Church in St. Paul, Minn. I grew up in the church and it remains an important part of my life.
<br><b>Local Hot-Button Issues</b><br>What do you think are the most important issues facing the community?
The development of the city government in its second year is one of the largest issues, but along with that, community growth, traffic and planning are also very important issues to citizens here. As Dunwoody grows as a city, addressing each of these issues will come with various challenges.
<br><b>Where do you stand on each of these issues?</b>
I don't really have a stance on any of these issues, unless I'm behind the wheel stuck at a light on Ashford Dunwoody Road on a hot day. All of the traffic and planning issues are a result of the growth of the community. While planning can temper some of these issues, most of this growth is inevitable in a thriving community that's among the top 20 cities by population in the state.
Meeting will further discuss Greenway proposal
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