Megan VerHelst

Iowa girl. Writer. University of Iowa grad. Breaking news editor at @PatchTweet. Former reporter at the @BusinessRecord.

[Megan VerHelst @meverhelst]

@HannahDCox I think you mean latchkey parenting. :)

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@HawkDiesel1906 @AFContraception Hi Maurice! May I have permission to use your photos with a story I'm writing for https://t.co/HWXcnrSUk6 on Freeda's visit to VA? Let me know or email at [email protected].

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@jimmyjohns But the Thai chicken wrap 😭😭😭

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@MegGrazian This sucks so much. 😭😭😭 I’m grateful I had the opportunity to work with you! Sending you crazy good vibes.

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@Eileen_OGorman Sleep in!!!! 😅 (Seriously though, I’m sick about this and so sorry this happened to you. You are talented and amazing and this will be a small blip when you go on to do great things! ❤️)

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@duranethanj I’m so sorry this happened to you, Ethan. 😭 You were always so great to work with!

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@KarenPilarski I want that mug!

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@BroomfieldPD Hello! Did the department take these photos and, if so, may I have permission to use these with our coverage on Broomfield Patch? Thank you!

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House impeachment managers needed 17 Republicans to vote to convict the former president. Only seven joined their Democratic colleagues. #TrumpImpeachment @PatchTweet https://t.co/It4Dqij0Fs

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@GusSaltonstall How does that happen?! 😂

[Tal Kopan @TalKopan]

Please remember that every amazing photo and video of these upsetting events unfolding is brought to you by a journalist putting themselves in harm’s way so you may witness history.

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Bless you, @nytimes. #Election2020 https://t.co/NJtrJib05Z

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Robyn and Tim didn't initially plan to get married in a nursing-home garden, but the bride always knew she needed her mother to be there. https://t.co/YBe5VyweXB

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Are you really a reporter if you don't open 45 tabs trying to track down a throwaway fact for a sentence in the fifth paragraph of your story?

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@BravoPR Hello! What is the best way to contact a representative to obtain comment for a story? Thanks so much.

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The #COVID19 pandemic is stacking unprecedented turmoil on top of already-unique challenges faced by grandparents raising grandchildren. | https://t.co/XJj0i7ck22

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Theo, a 12-year-old golden retriever with terminal cancer, is making the most his days with his new family. https://t.co/htU6PC73lg

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@dwhly @dwhly Hi Dan! I'm with San Francisco Patch and wondering if I might have permission to use these photos (with credit) in our article on the fire. Thanks so much! https://t.co/FSXJn7Zimh

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Anyone canceling spring break trips due to concerns about coronavirus, or know anyone who is? Anyone going despite it all? Asking for a work-related story idea. DM me with any leads!

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@womensday Hello! I am writing a story on International Women's Day and I'm wondering if you have photos on your website approved for media use. Thanks!