American journalist living in the UK. Editor of @PlaceNorthWest. Formerly @PennLive. Views are my own.

Joined September 2009
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Julia Hatmaker retweeted
10 Aug 2025
The profile pic was a pretty girl. The DM seemed harmless - “hey.” For Jordan DeMay, among a targeted group of teen boys, often high school athletes, this was danger coming in the middle of the night to his small, remote town. espn.com/high-school/story/_…
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Good morning, Manchester. Looking lovely!
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Last night, those who knew Sir Howard Bernstein best gathered to reflect on his life and impact that he had on Manchester. In that vein, here's a recording from when he retired as CEO of Manchester City Council in 2017: placenorthwest.co.uk/podcast…
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Julia Hatmaker retweeted
6 Nov 2024
Our nation’s democratic system functioned last night and we have a new President-elect.  All Americans are bound, whether we like the outcome or not, to accept the results of our elections. We now have a special responsibility, as citizens of the greatest nation on earth, to do everything we can to support and defend our Constitution, preserve the rule of law, and ensure that our institutions hold over these coming four years. Citizens across this country, our courts, members of the press and those serving in our federal, state and local governments must now be the guardrails of democracy.
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RT @liamrobinson24: Yesterday I took part in the @PlaceNorth_ Question Time event. Where I made the case for: 🏘 Building communities, not…
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Julia Hatmaker retweeted
Moderator @JuliaHatmaker is discussing ‘the North of tomorrow’ with our second panel, exchanging ideas on how the region reaches its full potential Tonight’s event is sponsored by @CavConsult, @SalfordCouncil, and @BrabnersLLP
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Julia Hatmaker retweeted
Place North Question Time moderator @JuliaHatmaker reflects on tonight’s event: “We gathered public and private sector leaders to debate the issues that are important to our region Tonight’s event was sponsored by @CavConsult, @SalfordCouncil, and @BrabnersLLP
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Julia Hatmaker retweeted
6 Nov 2024
trump's not saying anything about the election being a fraud i don't understand
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It begins! @PlaceNorth_ Question Time has kicked off. @DanAtPlace is chairing our first half. First question is about the Budget and what it means for the North
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Laura Percy from @landsec_uandi - “I welcomed planning form… but we need to grow. We need govt to incentivize investors.”
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Just a taste of our discussion- since then we’ve touched on devolution, planning, housing crisis.
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