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3 unusual facts about Susan Paynter


Susan Paynter

Two years before the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade she wrote two multipart series on the campaign for the passage of abortion reform in Washington state.

Paynter has received several national and state journalism awards, including from the Catherine O'Brien Foundation for reporting on family issues, the Michael E. DeBakey Foundation for Biomedical Research, Washington Press Women, Washington Women in Communications and the Society of Professional Journalists.

In one column, based on an interview with progressive Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper, the chief revealed his past as a racist, homophobic and excessively forceful rookie cop.



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