Lori has also written compelling stories about the Asian American experience, including a memorable feature on the lifelong friendship between Democratic Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta and Republican Wyoming State Sen. Alan Simpson. ing. The two met as Boy Scouts, and Mineta's family was among the 120,000 Japanese Americans sent to internment camps during World War II.
Lori joined the Post in 2005 from the San Jose Mercury News, where she was part of the paper's corporate team and wrote stories about farm crimes, rolling blackouts and wildfires across the Western United States.
Transportation reporter Ian Duncan continues his coverage of the Department of Transportation and its prominent secretary, Pete Buttigieg. Since joining the Post's Metro staff in 2019, Ian has covered stories such as the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, the fatal Boeing 737 Max crash, and the most recent 737 Max crash that blew an Alaska Airlines door plug. , has covered all kinds of travel accidents. Flying at 16,000 feet.
During the pandemic, Ian investigated how the crisis disrupted the aviation industry and put workers at risk. Most recently, Ian covered the Biden administration's efforts to leverage the $1 trillion infrastructure law to revitalize the nation's transportation system. aviation safety risks resulting from a faster-than-expected recovery from the pandemic; The freight train derailment in East Palestine has become a national political topic.
Ian joined the Post after seven years at the Baltimore Sun, where he was part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team that covered the mayor of Baltimore's plan to cash in on self-published children's books.
Please welcome Ian and Lori to the Business Desk. They join energy and health reporters in the Regulated Industries team under Sandhya Somashekar.
