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by Ivan Foley

November 30, 2017

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Ivan Foley

Ivan Foley is owner/publisher of the Platte County Landmark. Foley has been on the news beat in Platte County with The Landmark for 39 years, specializing in local government and accountability journalism. He provides weekly observations and editorial commentary in his Between the Lines column and serves as host of Landmark Live, a light-hearted videocast featuring newsmakers in the Northland. He has penned multiple award-winning pieces during his time with The Landmark. In 2016, Foley won the Tom and Pat Gish Award, a national honor given by the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Kentucky for displaying courage, tenacity and integrity in journalism. Foley resides in unincorporated Platte County.

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