Mark Guarino
Staff Writer
Mark Guarino is a staff writer with The Christian Science Monitor covering the central part of the country, the Midwest in particular. He is based in Chicago.
Past topics covered for the Monitor include: the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the Katrina 5-year anniversary, the Rod Blagojevich trial, the future of Detroit, the Mississippi River flooding in the Mississippi Delta and Louisiana, the Penn State sex abuse scandal, the Rahm Emanuel campaign and administration, union fights in the Midwest, gay marriage, terrorism, aviation, militias, more. He is also a frequent contributor to the Monitor's culture coverage.
In the past, his byline has run in the Chicago Tribune, Reuters, New York Magazine, the Chicago Sun-Times, Mojo, the New York Times, People and many other media outlets.
Recent stories
- Pennsylvania suing NCAA over Penn State sanctions. Does it have a case?
- Chicago registers its 500th homicide of 2012 – the highest number since 2008
- Peter Parker death (gasp!) roils Spider-Man fans. Why they're taking it hard.
- Los Angeles collects most guns ever, in post-Newtown buyback event
- Video games and shooting: Is the NRA right?
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