Jill Burcum

Editorial Writer

Opinion

Burcum has been an editorial writer since March 2008, joining the Editorial Board after working in the newsroom as an editor and reporter. She is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist for editorial writing. "Not This Mine. Not This Location," which focused on copper mining’s risk to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, was recognized in 2020. Her "Separate and Unequal" series on dilapidated Bureau of Indian Education schools was a finalist in 2015, and she also testified before Congress that same year about these schools' poor condition. Burcum graduated magna cum laude from the University of Washington in 1991 and started her career as a reporter for the Rochester Post-Bulletin. She previously worked for Mayo Clinic and Ican Inc.

Burcum has been an editorial writer since March 2008, joining the Editorial Board after working in the newsroom as an editor and reporter. She is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist for editorial writing. "Not This Mine. Not This Location," which focused on copper mining’s risk to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, was recognized in 2020. Her "Separate and Unequal" series on dilapidated Bureau of Indian Education schools was a finalist in 2015, and she also testified before Congress that same year about these schools' poor condition. Burcum graduated magna cum laude from the University of Washington in 1991 and started her career as a reporter for the Rochester Post-Bulletin. She previously worked for Mayo Clinic and Ican Inc.

Contact

jill.burcum@startribune.com

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Latest from Jill Burcum

Columnists

Burcum: Would RFK Jr. buck or bow to Big Tobacco?

The Biden administration has issued a proposed rule to cap nicotine in cigarettes. If confirmed, Kennedy and his boss should back it, but will they?

January 18, 2025

Columnists

Burcum: Professor aims for 87 counties with dementia ‘roadshow’

Joe Gaugler takes outreach seriously and is commendably hitting the road with information and resources.

January 4, 2025

Columnists

Burcum: A call to action for backyard flock owners

Avian flu’s threat should prompt coop biosecurity review. Fortunately, how-to resources abound in Minnesota.

January 1, 2025

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Burcum: Any Medicaid changes require care, not haste

State’s health care community sounds the alarm about efforts to swiftly wring savings from program that funds long-term care, mental health and other essential services.

December 28, 2024