Desert Valley Star
March 10th, 2010
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Dean Gray
Publisher
Desert Valley Star & American Free Journal
publisher@desertvalleystar.com

Gray published his first independent newspaper in 1969.  The independent publication of four issues convinced him to follow the path of art studying sculpture and environmental design at the California College of the Arts (formerly the California College of Arts and Crafts) in Oakland, California - also serving as editor of the college paper and president of the Art Student's Union.

Sculptures and constructions followed along with publications in various media over the last 30 years. In the early 1990's Gray joined the Internet, followed with stints as Marketing Director for several Internet companies. Gray also worked with software training, as web page architect and performing copy writing - finally serving as President of Computer Careers, a vocational rehabilitation academy and certified Microsoft test center.

Investigative reporting comes naturally to Gray as he's not shy about "getting involved." A long-time community activist, Gray has deep roots in politics, the environment, and the arts. As a businessman his determination to understand things compels his interest in getting to the heart of the matter and effectively communicating towards achieving useful objectives. more


Inked At Nine
(...the beginnings)




1969

THE FIRST NEWSPAPERS


The Truth Issue 3
(All the News That Doesn't Fit)

Mr. Goodbar's Review
(inspired by R. Crumb)

Much thanks to
Art Kunkin's LA Free Press
&
Paul Krasner's The Realist

which inspired these early creations.

Morgan Craft
Editor - Desert Valley Star
Associate Editor - American Free Journal
editor@desertvalleystar.com

Craft is known to many desert residents as the founder and publisher of Dune Magazine, a regional lifestyle publication widely recognized during its run in the region during 2007 & 2008. He was also the Editor of the Venice Paper, a local Venice, California publication in 2003 & 2004. Earlier, Morgan was the founder and Editor-in-Chief of i-15 Magazine, which published in Utah in 2000-2002. He has a degree in International Relations from UCLA and is a passionate desert rat.

P
ROUD MEMBERS
OF


Sandra Schulman
Editor - American Free Journal
Associate Editor - Desert Valley Star

editor@americanfreejournal.com


A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College with a year of Graduate studies in Media Communications at Hunter College, NYC, Sandra ran an art gallery in NYC for 6 years before moving to Miami to begin her journalism career. She was an arts columnist for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel for 9 years, a major daily Tribune publication with 1.5 million readers daily.

The stories, events, and people she covered in the explosive South Beach area were picked up by many papers, leading to work with Billboard (columnist for 7 years), Variety, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Daily News, and Rolling Stone magazine.

She has written 2 books on pop culture and makes documentary films which have been screened at national film festivals for the last 3 years. In 2008  she moved to Yucca Valley where she continues writing, making films, and started a weekly cult/art/music documentary film series called Hwy 62 Cinema in Joshua Tree.


Staff


 Deb Bruce
Advertising & Sales Director
 Karl Stober
Sr. Marketing Consultant
Tracy Dietlin
Account Executive
  Carrie Hanenberger
Account Executive
 
 Juliana Henke-Fortes
Production Manager
Cynthia Santacroce
Legal Advertising Manager
Columnists Writers Interns
Art Kunkin
Robin Simmons
Tom Green

Wisconsin Sturm

Kimberly Nichols
Chris Rapoff


Earl Nissen
Sunny Sun-Downer

Barbara Renton
Constance Walsh
Olivia De Haulleville
Eonn Skye
Gabriel King
Alfredo Sauceda
Sandra Clark
Ian Lindon
Access Coordinator
and Creative Consultant

 Alexandria J. Taylor
Photographer

Cindy Jannelle
Photographer
  Arlette Capel
Associate Publisher
 


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