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ED BAILEY

Published online on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009

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Age: 76

Home: Oakhurst

Occupation: Real estate broker associate, Oakhurst Real Estate, after retirement from Sierra Telephone in 2000. Part-time community college teacher.

Hobbies: Reading, public speaking, volunteering, hiking, family get-togethers.

Bee reader since: 1972.

How many letters: 61 since 1991.

Favorite topics: Politics, education, religion.

Why do you write? To address issues that fail to get adequate and accurate coverage.

Education: Bachelor's degree in organizational behavior and a master's in organizational development from the University of San Francisco.

Family: Wife, Shirley; two children, five grandchildren and one fantastic great-granddaughter.

Political philosophy: Unabashedly liberal Democrat.

-- Compiled by Pam Rowse


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