Current Newsroom
Writers
The current Mule Creek Post newsroom includes editors, feature reporters, columnists, photographers, and other contributors. Profiles below use verified public biographical information and only list awards or recognition that can be independently confirmed.
18 current staff profiles
RecognizedJesse Carson
Editor-in-Chief
Jesse Carson has served as editor-in-chief of the Mule Creek Post since 2022 after five years as production editor. He was one of the original staff members who helped launch the newspaper in 2018 and has been a member of the Society of Professional Journalists since 2021.
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Marty Williams
Production Editor
Marty Williams is the production editor of the Mule Creek Post and has extensive experience in arts education and facilitation. He created and maintains the publication’s Creative Arts Program page and previously worked for many years as an arts assistant teaching graphic art, music, and writing.
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Jacob Galo Robles
Copy Editor
Jacob Galo Robles serves as a copy editor for the Mule Creek Post. His background includes extensive academic work, peer support, social-work training, and dog training, along with a strong interest in communication and constructive dialogue.
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Al Rice
Copy Editor
Al Rice has served as a copy editor for the Mule Creek Post since 2018. He writes as a longtime creative practice and has published short stories, poetry, and a self-published fantasy novel.
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RecognizedJohn L. Orr
Feature Reporter
John L. Orr is a feature reporter for the Mule Creek Post with more than 90 articles published in the newspaper and additional work published in outside periodicals.
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Bob Gay
Feature Reporter
Bob Gay is a feature reporter with prior professional journalism experience. During military service in Vietnam, he worked as a combat journalist, and later wrote a syndicated column carried by multiple newspapers.
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RecognizedD. Razor Babb
Feature Reporter
D. Razor Babb is a former network-affiliate broadcast journalist and a founding editor of the Mule Creek Post. He continues to report on social justice and prison issues for multiple publications and journalism projects.
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RecognizedO. Rick Bridges
Feature Reporter
O. Rick Bridges is a feature reporter and former special-projects manager for the Mule Creek Post. He is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and writes from experience in recovery, education, restorative work, and legal administration.
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Rob Sharp
Feature Reporter
Rob Sharp has contributed regularly to the Mule Creek Post since 2018 and joined the paid reporting staff in 2024. He has written hundreds of pieces spanning legal and legislative topics, interviews, arts and entertainment, literary reviews, and general-interest reporting.
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Philong Huynh
Feature Reporter
Philong Huynh is a feature reporter with interests in human and social-interest stories as well as law, medicine, and science. His undergraduate academic background is in biology.
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Daniel Larson
Feature Reporter
Daniel Larson brings independent-publishing experience to the Mule Creek Post. In 1980, he co-published the Yellowstone Gazette in and around Yellowstone National Park, growing the publication from a photocopied sheet into a multi-location paper with thousands of copies in circulation.
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F. Orlando Wells
Feature Reporter
F. Orlando Wells is a feature reporter who views writing as an extension of storytelling, identity, and Native culture and tradition.
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RecognizedGerald McKoy Jr.
Feature Reporter / Photographer
Gerald McKoy Jr. has reported for the Mule Creek Post since December 2024 and also contributes photography. His reporting interests include technology, music, Japanese culture, gaming, and pop culture.
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Fred Munch
Post Columnist
Fred Munch is a Mule Creek Post columnist with a longstanding interest in writing that dates back to his school years and university study in creative arts.
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Mark Daigre
Post Columnist
Mark Daigre has worked with the Mule Creek Post since 2018. His writing and community work draw heavily from recovery, restorative practice, and helping people prepare to return safely and productively to their communities.
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Jason Rosacia
Post Reporter
Jason Rosacia is a reporter with a professional background in videography, video editing, cinematography, graphic design, visual effects, field reporting, and live broadcast production.
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RecognizedDale Hurd
Post Reporter
Dale Hurd is a Mule Creek Post reporter with a long interest in writing. His earliest documented recognition came in childhood, when a short story earned him a newspaper-sponsored trip to Disneyland.
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Dortell Williams
Post Reporter
Dortell Williams is a Mule Creek Post reporter whose work centers on writing and advocacy. He has continued advanced academic study while incarcerated and has pursued graduate-level education.
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Awards, journalism honors, fellowships, and other distinctions are added only when the recipient and source can be verified. Former staff are kept separate from this current newsroom roster.