THE WESTMINSTER INQUIRER

James Cortbin was born on a US Army base in China in 1965. He moved back to America in 1970 and completed school, later going to the University of Wyoming and obtained a degree in History and a degree in Journalism. From there, he pursued a career in independent journalism, covering war in the Middle East.

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In 2017, Cortbin began publishing "The Westminster Inquirer", a daily news and commentary website where James goes over the daily news in his hometown of Westminster, MD and offers political insight on it.