David Mendell is an American journalist who wrote for the '' Chicago Tribune '' until the summer of 2008 . Mendell was born in Cincinnati , Ohio , and currently lives in Oak Park , Illinois . During his time with the '' Tribune '' , Mendell covered the Columbine High School shootings and riots in Seattle spurred by meetings of the World Trade Organization . Mendell began covering Barack Obama on a regular basis in 2003 , during Obama 's U.S. Senate campaign
Columbine High School shootings
Columbine High School massacre
David Mendell