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The son of Everett Scarborough and the late Ruth (Schultz) Scarborough, Mark Scarborough was born in 1959 in Edgerton, Wisconsin , where he studied local history and was instrumental in placing a permanent, bronze marker in front of the childhood home of author Sterling North in 1984. His poetry, short stories and essays have been published in magazines and books throughout the U.S. He is a high school English teacher, earning degrees in journalism and history from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and in English from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Newspaper career: From 1979 to 1985, Scarborough worked for the Janesville (WI) Gazette, covering Edgerton people, city and school government, and area happenings. He was best known for his articles about Edgerton's "Tobacco Days." From 1985 to 2003, Scarborough worked as education reporter and columnist for The Daily Tribune in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. There, he wrote the "Our Town" history column and the "Over the Rapids" people column. His enterprise, editorial, investigative, column and spot news writing won seven, first-place Wisconsin Newspaper Association awards. Poetry and other writing: Scarborough's book of poetry, ''Blackberries Grown Wild,'' was published by Apple Cider Press in 2000. His poetry and prose have appeared in magazines throughout the nation, including "The Wisconsin Academy Review" and "Curiosity." He has written extensively about naturalist Frances Hamerstrom , murderer Edward Gein , and potter Pauline Jacobus . |
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