I cover Rockville, Wheaton, Aspen Hill and Kensington for The Gazette. I grew up in Mississippi and graduated in 2011 from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., where I majored in journalism and edited the arts and entertainment section of the school paper. Before moving to Maryland in July 2012, I worked at the Jackson Free Press in Jackson, Miss., where I wrote about education and politics. Send me story ideas at ewaibel@gazette.net.