KANSAS CITY (MO)
The Kansas City Star
By MARK MORRIS
The Kansas City Star
A reporter’s life often is defined by the biggest stories on his plate.
Several years back, I was entranced by the U.S. insurance industry. That slowly morphed into an intense interest in human trafficking and fraud in America’s work visa programs. Before long an athletic ticket stealing scandal at the University of Kansas ate huge chunks of my time.
It’s an eclectic life, but reporters constantly learn about new things, which is why it’s a great job.
Since the arrest of a priest on child pornography charges in May 2011, I have been drawn into the troubles facing the Catholic Church. As a member of the United Methodist Church — a barefoot third cousin to the Catholics — I entered a historic and clerical culture of which I was only vaguely aware.
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