Terry McConnell is an author, consultant and former journalist. His career in newspapers spanned 38 years and earned him several provincial and national awards of excellence. His newspapering career began in Ontario, Canada, where his family owned a small group of community newspapers, and concluded in 2011 with the Edmonton Journal, one of Canada’s largest newspapers, where he was an editorial writer and a popular columnist. The father of five and grandfather of seven resides with his wife in Edmonton.