Kathy English
Cartoon rubbed salt into wound

In 40 years in the auto business, Marvin Starr has seen his share of good times and bad times. But the president of Marvin Starr Pontiac Buick Cadillac GMC Inc., one of Canada's highest volume GM dealers, believes things have never been as tough in the auto industry as they are now.

For Starr and his more than 100 employees, and indeed, for the one in seven Canadians whose jobs depend directly or indirectly on the auto sector, the fate of the beleaguered North American auto ...

Kathy English is the Star's Public Editor. The Public Editor position encompasses the roles of reader advocate and guarantor of accuracy, serving as a liaison between the Star and its many readers, both print and online.

Kathy began her journalism career at the Brantford Expositor in 1976 and was a Star reporter and feature writer from 1983-1989. She has reported and edited for the Hamilton Spectator, London Free Press, Toronto Sun, and the Globe and Mail. Kathy taught newspaper journalism at Ryerson School of Journalism for 10 years and launched websites for two Canadian media companies. She served five years on the board of the National Newspaper Awards. She holds a Masters degree in Canadian history.

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