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Les Masterson

Les Masterson has covered presidential politics, local government, personal finance, credit cards, insurance, healthcare and everything in between in his 20-plus years in journalism and content creation. He has won awards for his writing and editing from regional and national organizations. Les has a bachelor’s degree in communications from Salem State University.
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