Greg Peck is an award-winning journalist who retired in 2016 as opinion page editor of the Janesville Gazette. He is author of three nonfiction books: Death Beyond the Willows,Memories of Marshall, and Snakes, Squirrels & Bears, Oh My! He’s a former board member of the Wisconsin Writers Association and won the association’s Jade Ring in nonfiction.

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Stories matter and Teresa (Tess) Nguyen, owner of Janesville Area Stories, has been capturing the oral history of our local community for nearly seven years. Her interviews have ranged from nuns to politicians, veterans to café owners, and even a world-renowned inventor! Tess says, “In an age of fast technology, there is still priceless value in connecting with others, not on the computer or on the phone, but rather face to face