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Michael Case was born and raised in the City of Reading. He attended Glenside Elementary School and both Northwest and Northeast
Junior High schools. Michael spent one year at Reading High and two years of his high school tenure in Hershey, Pa. at the Milton
Hershey School. Michael has taken part in numerous social and scholastic activities throughout his years in the city, including work
on co-designing a mural for the Reading School District. The mural, which hangs inside the school administration building, depicts
each of the district's respective mascots, and earned him several community awards. While employed with the city's newspaper, the
Reading Eagle, Michael began turning his experiences and thoughts on his hometown, both good and bad, into productive chatter…in the
form of an online blog. He has since continued that column as a part of this Web site bearing the same name, Reading Firsthand. Along
with Michael's interests in writing and art, he enjoys basketball, the NFL and most importantly, his family. He is currently employed
in several fields in and around the city. Michael believes, despite his hard up-bringing and poverty-laden roots, there is no excuse
for being a follower, maintaining a drug-free lifestyle, never allowing his past to become a crutch for his future.
He welcomes any
and all commentary to his work.
Lead Writer and Editor, Creative control
Christa Housel was born and raised in a small, rural town twenty minutes outside of Altoona, Pennsylvania. Five years ago, she suddenly
found herself living in the City of Reading and discovering a completely different way of life. She offers up her thoughts and viewpoints
on life here versus her hometown, both positive and negative. She welcomes any and all commentary on her work.
Michelle Heck is a Berks County transplant and mother-of-six. She offers up her impression of local life and elaborates on the daily
tasks of raising a family in and around Reading. She welcomes any and all commentary on her work.
Coming from a life in New Jersey and New York, Tom finds himself involved with the underground movement known as Reading First Hand.
If there is one thing that makes him happy is artistic contribution and getting his hands dirty with a new idea. Tom has both
trained in Brooklyn, New York and worked as just about everything from Air Force Soldier to Security guard. Specializing in
IT development and with an artisitic flair.
Web Master/Contributer/Co-Founder