About Mark McCormick
Wichita native Mark E. McCormick joined The Eagle staff in 1995 as a reporter for the newsroom's Relationships team, which covered race, gender, youth and social issues. He moved to the Communities team, where he later became editor of the Neighbors section. From there, he became news editor and Enterprise Team leader, assembling the daily news budget, running news meetings and assigning breaking news stories. In 2001, Mark took over the newsroom's Crime and Safety Team, which covered the police, fire and sheriff's departments. In 2004, he was named Metro columnist following the retirement of columnist Bob Getz, writing columns of local interest on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. His columns have won First Place (2004 and 2006) awards from the Kansas City Press Club. Reach Mark McCormick at 268-6549 or e-mail mmccormick@wichitaeagle.com.MOST RECENT COLUMN
Who gets to pick what public needs to know?
For more than a week, I have pursued information about what happened at a party that led to the suspension of three police officers.
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