Laura L. Klure is an independent writer based in Riverside, California. She has written more than 900 major articles for a variety of publications, has published two books, and participated in other large local history projects. Her background includes a BA in biology and years of research work at the University of California, Riverside.
A note from Tapani Lausti: Laura Klure (then Laura Gallup) and I took part in the journalism course at the Polytechnic High School in Riverside, California in 1959-1960. We were staff members of the school newspaper Poly Spotlight. Laura was also responsible for writing most of the stories of student activities which appeared in The Press-Enterprise that year. She was a "stringer" with The Press-Enterprise, 1990-96. Marcia Knopf McQuern, who in 1959-60 was the news editor of the Poly Spotlight, was the editor of the The Press-Enterprise from 1987 until her retirement in 2002.