Sandy Banks

I consider it a privilege to be a journalist — to capture life’s interplay of misery and joy, to build bonds with strangers who trust me with their stories, to explore ideas that expand minds and open hearts, including my own.

I was never able to shed the accouterments of journalism. I couldn’t silence the voices in my head when I had a story to tell, or stifle the curiosity that had me chatting up strangers for columns I would never write.

So I’m back and eager to rejoin the public conversation, exploring the forces that shape our region, inform our policies and animate our private lives.

Sandy Banks
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