A graduate of the Ohio University School of Journalism, Robin Lord has been a reporter for the Cape Cod Times for 16 years. She has covered everything from hard news stories to in-depth business issues, to health, science, nature and education. She spent five years as a court reporter for the paper, and today handles municipal coverage of two towns, the news of five school districts, the human services beat, and is currently involved in putting together a series for the Cape Cod Times on the challenges of aging. Robin wrote a column, "Capeside" for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette for five years, and was honored by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees for excellence in education reporting in 1985.