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Dana Yewbank
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About Dana
Dana Yewbank is a Pacific Northwest-based writer and editor with over a decade of experience helping readers connect with local businesses and communities through fact-driven storytelling. Dana has worked for small newspapers and major publishers alike, including Scholastic, and their creative work has been featured by The Bluegrass Situation, 4AD Records and Freelancer Magazine. At Yahoo, Dana supports the Yahoo Local mission by helping readers connect with trustworthy local businesses, tackle tricky home projects and make informed consumer choices. Dana has moved over 40 times, traveled the U.S. in a converted school bus and once spent five years renovating (and living in) a vintage 1972 Airstream Sovereign.
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