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Susan Paynter (b. Aug. 29, 1945) is an American journalist and writer based in the Northwest who has covered and commented on social issues since the late 1960s. A reporter, columnist and critic for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1968 to 2007, she wrote ground-breaking, often controversial pieces on civil rights; equal rights for women, gays and lesbians; prison reform; juvenile justice; abortion and contraception; police; racial divisions; courts, and politics.