Back when newspapers had environmental reporters, she covered that beat for The World-Herald. And for a time, she was one of the few full-time weather reporters at a daily paper. Down-sizing eliminated that position, too. Now she is night city editor and a general assignment reporter at The World-Herald. She is the author of "Nebraska Weather," a photo book that examines Nebraska's extreme weather and climate. She is a recipient of the National Weather Association Walter J. Bennett Public Service Award. She was co-chair of the SEJ conference in Oklahoma. Previous work history: Reporter/Editor, St. Joseph, Mo., News-Press, 1983-1995; Peace Corps Volunteer (community development), Cameroon, Africa, 1982. Graduate, University of Missouri School of Journalism, 1981.