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Editorial page editor
Tim Swarens, editor of the editorial pages, has been with The Star since 1997.
He's also worked as an editor and writer at The Miami Herald, The Hollywood (Fla.) Sun-Tattler, The Evansville Press and The Owensboro (Ky.) Messenger-Inquirer.

A native of Lawrenceville, Ill., Swarens is a graduate of Vincennes University and Indiana University.

He lives in the Ben Davis area with his wife, Tina, and children, Alex, Laura, Jim and Ben.
Contact information
Contact Tim at 1-317-444-6176 or via e-mail.

Sunday, March 27, 2005

Expresso
Five years ago, I met Andy, a 40-year-old resident of Muscatatuck State Developmental Center. Andy, who at the time had lived at the center for 34 years, had been the victim of frequent abuse. A few months earlier, for example, two state workers had locked Andy in a small storage cabinet for two hours while they took a break.



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