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John R. La Plante is a freelance writer and editor specializing in public policy. He is, in the words of a client, able to dig into a topic, understand it, and write about it with authority. He also has a knack for translating the work of academics and specialists into language that non-specialists can understand.
Current and former clients (partial list)
Buckeye Institute; Dolan Media; Humphrey Institute for Public Policy;
Kansas Policy Institute; Mackinac Center for Public Policy;
Prometheus Institute; Thomson Reuters;
Sage Financial Group; State Policy Network
Work he does
Copy editing, proofreading, writing, coaching of new writers, research assistance, basic web and online media maintenance
Products he delivers
Blog posts; op-eds; newspaper columns; newsletter articles (printed and electronic); reports; book reviews; customer testimonials; fundraising letters; Facebook and Twitter updates
Topics
Education, health care, economic growth, taxes, and state and local government
Portfolio
Newspaper credits
Detroit News; Kansas City Star; Minneapolis Star-Tribune; St. Paul Legal Ledger/Capitol Report; Wichita Eagle
Radio appearances
WKLA-AM, Michigan; WWTC-AM, Minnesota; KVRS-AM, Oklahoma
Current and former affiliations
Gerson Lehrman Group, council member; The Michigan View, opinion columnist; Editorial
Freelancers Association, former chapter president; Professional Editors Network, former member;
Freelancers Union, member; listed in the Policy Experts directory of The Heritage Foundation; Minnesota Free Market Institute, policy fellow; Kansas Policy institute, policy fellow
Blog
A self-published blog on state and local issues goes back to May, 2003
Contact
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