December 2013

The annual Missouri Photo Workshop focused on Trenton in September. 8

St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports year-long review of records of wrong 6 people put in jail.

Court tosses conviction in 2001 killing of Co- 16 lumbia sports editor.

Winner of ‘It Can Wait’ contest visits MPA office Dominique King of Springfield won the $500 prize in the It Can Wait Essay Contest, which The 2014 Reading Across encouraged drivers, teens in particular, to pledge not to text while they are driving. Missouri free serial story Dominique visited the MPA office in Columbia on Nov. 19 to accept the prize from John will be ready for papers Sondag, left, president of AT&T Missouri; Jim Robertson, editor of the Columbia Daily to download by mid- Tribune and MPA second vice president; and Doug Crews, executive director of MPA. A December. 15 story about the essay contest and a list of local winners are on page 4, and Dominique’s winning essay is on page 5.

Regular Features President 2 NIE Report 15 On the Move 10 Jean Maneke 17 Scrapbook 12 Obituaries 18

Missouri Press News, December 2013 www.mopress.com Officials should be educated on laws Need for published notices, transparency escapes many recently was involved in a lively debate with a county I am entering the final four weeks of my term as president of commissioner on the Kansas side regarding the publish- MPA. I can honestly say that I enjoyed every minute of it. It is Iing of public notice advertising. His thoughts centered not often that one can claim unequivocally that he is proud to on the trendy misconception that newspapers are dead and be associated with an organization. But I can. I cannot think no one reads them. of any organization that serves its industry like Furthermore, he did not understand why the MPA. It not only looks out for the present- his county couldn’t satisfy its state mandated day problems like those outlined above, but it responsibility by just posting legal advertising also works to insure on its own website. When it was pointed out that our future remains that it was against the law, he challenged that bright and productive. Nothing gives decision by recommending that the county “do The changes out- it anyway, and see what happens.” lined this year for the me greater It is at times like these that I appreciate the Foundation will set pleasure than fact that newspapers have organizations like the us up to continue to Missouri Press Association that has our backs. be a viable entity for to say that MPA has been arguing this issue in Jefferson decades to come. And I served as City for decades. And never before have we Mark Maassen more importantly, it needed MPA’s help as much as we do today. It The Kansas City Star. will offer us the op- president of the seems that every year someone in our legisla- MPA President portunity to band to- Missouri Press ture tries to skirt the issue of published legal gether, to fight public advertising, tagging legislation to eliminate it misperception, like the Association. onto some broader bill to hide it and pass it on. one mentioned above by the Kansas ome elected officials feel the same way about our sunshine county official. Slaw. A city council member from a Kansas City suburb Richard Gard, publisher of Missouri Lawyers Media, is was lamenting to me the strictness of Missouri’s sunshine poised to become your next president. Richard knows his way law. When pressed further, he was complaining about how around our state Capitol. His knowledge regarding the ins and it wasn’t “convenient.” Well, I am sorry if it inconveniences outs of our legislature should prove to be a valuable asset to elected officials to hold their discussions regarding our local MPA in the coming year. I know Richard will do well. municipalities or the use of our tax dollars in a public forum. hank you to what has to be one of the best state association The public needs to know. And, more often than not, it is a Tstaffs—your MPA staff in Columbia. They have bailed me newspaper that is informing that public. out too many times to mention. These two issues have become so much more pronounced I won’t forget this year. It has been a tremendous learning to me now. Do not forget that you are part of the Missouri experience. As I mentioned in my first column 11 months ago, Press Association, an organization that will assist you if you it was time for someone from one of our larger metro dailies in are receiving pushback from your local government entity. this state to become more involved with MPA. Nothing gives Do not hesitate to reach out to Jean Maneke, MPA’s legal me greater pleasure than to say that I served as president of the hotline attorney. She is ready and willing to help. Missouri Press Association. I thank each of you for that!

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Missouri Press News, December 2013 www.mopress.com 3 AT&T launched contest to call attention to danger of texting while driving

Dominique King, winner of the It Can Wait Essay Contest, and her grandparents, Donna and Brian Sothern, center, all of Springfield, got a tour of the MPA office from Executive Director Doug Crews, second from right. On the left is John Sondag, president of AT&T Missouri. On the right is Craig Felzien, AT&T Missouri public affairs officer. Dominique’s winning essay is on the facing page. Essay winner tours MPA, J School Student at Springfield school wins $500 prize ominique King, 16, a junior at Kansas City. Nearly 30 newspapers Congratulations to Dominique!” Study Alternative High School around the state solicited contest entries. More than 100,000 crashes a year in- Din Springfield, is the statewide “On behalf of the Missouri Press volve drivers who are texting, often caus- winner of the It Can Wait (no texting Association and its member newspa- ing life-changing injuries and deaths, while driving) Essay Contest, sponsored pers, I wish to thank AT&T for this Sondag said. Texting drivers are 23 times by Missouri newspapers, the Missouri partnership aimed at saving lives on our more likely to be in an accident. Press Association (MPA) and AT&T roadways,” Maassen said. “Dominique’s Drivers are encouraged to take the Missouri. essay is excellent and sobering, urging all pledge to never text and drive at ItCan- Ms. King received the $500 prize drivers to avoid texting while driving. Wait.com. when she and her grandparents visited the Missouri Press Association head- quarters Nov. 19 in Columbia. Her day —Winners of area essay contests — included a tour of the University of Mis- ocal winners in the contest and the • Anna Moyer, Summit Christian souri School of Journalism and dinner Lsponsoring newspapers: Academy, Lee’s Summit Tribune. with officials from the Columbia Daily • Mollie Smart, Gainesville High • Nathan Ollis, Elsberry High School, Tribune, AT&T, the School of Journal- School, Ozark County Times ($200). Lincoln County Journal, Troy. ism and MPA. • Nathan Snodgrass, St. Francis • Nicklaus Bartelli, Platte County Ms. King’s essay was submitted to Borgia, Washington Missourian. High School, Platte County Citizen. the state contest after it won the News- • Lance Laub, Stockton High • Kristin Hemken, Salem Leader’s local contest. School, Cedar County Repub- High School, Salem News. AT&T President John Sondag said, lican. • Alyssa Forbes, Steelville “I want to thank the Missouri Press • Breanna Johnson, Elsberry High School, Steelvill Star / Association for joining the It Can Wait High School, Elsberry Demo- Crawford Mirror. movement to end texting while driving, crat. • Jaclyn Montgomery, Cuba and I want to thank all of the students • Kaylen Jordan, Liberty Christian High School, Cuba Free Press. who took the time to enter the contest. Academy, St. Louis Community News. • Cheyenne Breeding, Bourbon High Texting while driving is an epidemic, • Phoebe Pohlman, Perryville High School, Three Rivers Publishing, Cuba. but if we work together to raise aware- School, Cape Girardeau Southeast Mis- • Caleb A. Jones, John F. Hodge High ness of this issue, we can help save lives sourian. School, St. James Press. and make our roadways safer for Mis- • Shannon Hogan, Ruskin High Their essays were submitted to the sourians.” School, Jackson County Advocate. Missouri Press Association for the state- Sondag announced the contest in • Jennifer Allee, South Shelby High wide competition. September at the MPA convention in School, Shelbina Weekly.

4 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, December 2013 Danger of a simple text By DOMINIQUE KING accidents involved cell phones, which child will never be the same. A ominique King, 16, is a junior at equals 1.3 million cell phone-related child is now without a mother. DStudy Alternative High School in crashes. Texting makes crashes 23 times This is the price you could pay Springfield. She attends the alternative more likely. Fifty-five percent of teens A high school so her young son can be in for a simple text containing “Oh my say it’s easy to text and drive, but they gosh!” “Ily2” or even an emoji. daycare there. Dominique’s dream is to are also reported to spend 10 percent of be a writer. She especially loves to write Unfortunately, this is a very possible science fiction. She says texting and driv- their time driving outside of their lane. scenario for a teen mother in Springfield ing is a very personal issue for her, and Too many tragedies have happened who makes the life or death decision to her essay represents a genuine fear for because of texting behind the wheel. type four characters to her boyfriend of her and for her son. People are dying and being seriously two weeks — a text that never will make injured for absolutely nothing! it through. onsider the risks. Think out the Smash! When your phone buzzes or makes C scenarios. Be proactive. A Ford F150 plummets into a small, a little sound signaling that you have You wouldn’t want this to happen to already damaged Impala. A 1-year-old’s received a text, just think: Is this text your sister, brother, cousin, friend or head is whipped around so quickly it worth my life? Is it worth the life of child, and you definitely don’t want it causes bleeding and a concussion. another? Is it worth totaling my car? Is to happen to you. The child will never see again. The it really worth losing anything? No matter what age you are, stop the child will never speak. The child will The answer is — No! It can wait. It distractions. Don’t text and drive. never feel the embrace of his mother can always wait. Take the pledge to never text and drive again. In 2011, at least 23 percent of car at ItCanWait.com. In addition to the fact that the young woman had her eyes off the road, man- aged to hit the car in front of her while going 50 mph — 10 miles over the speed limit — and pushed it through the red light, she also wore no seat belt and the child was not in the correct car seat for his age. The young woman was thrown from her vehicle. She died from hitting the road and was then run over twice. The child was torn from his seat belt and thrown to the floor of the car. Upon finding him, police discovered he had two broken arms, was missing almost all his teeth and there was blood pouring from his ears. But he was alive. hese injuries were caused because Ta young woman couldn’t wait five minutes to send the text that read: “Ha-ha.” Luckily, this is just fiction, but things like this do really happen. Now, let’s turn the tables. You’re the driver of the F150. You run the red light. You take the mother away from a 1-year-old boy. You cause him injuries he will never heal from. He doesn’t re- member anything he learned in his first year of life. What did your text contain? “I love you” — a text you sent to your own son.

Missouri Press News, December 2013 www.mopress.com 5 Post-Dispatch reports on bad jailings Reporters reviewed thousands of records over more than a year

he St. Louis Post-Dispatch re- cases where fingerprints were an issue, viewed thousands of pages of ABOUT THE REPORTERS or daily reports that flag inconsistencies records over more than a year to between jail booking information and T eporter Robert Patrick has covered compile a list of 100 men and women court records. R courts at the Post-Dispatch since who had been mistakenly arrested in 2004. He came to the newspaper from Police asked for as much as $42,000 St. Louis. the Los Angeles Times, where he worked to redact and provide paper copies of (That review led to a report published as a researcher for the investigative team emails that indicate that someone had in October titled “Jailed by mistake.” on the 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning series been booked under the wrong informa- This is a sidebar to that story.) on the Harrier jet, and the Sarasota (Fla.) tion. Officials said the information had Herald-Tribune, where in 2004 he won Most of the names came from court- first prize for feature writing from the to be redacted to protect the privacy of ordered fingerprint comparisons. Others Florida Society of Newspaper Editors. individuals who should not have been came from sheriff’s department records, arrested. judges, lawyers and court staff. Report- Jennifer S. Mann has covered crime The court wanted to charge $12,000 ers worked to verify circumstances by and courts at the Post-Dispatch since for the same information. Some of those 2010. She came to the newspaper from comparing that information to other The Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Mass., emails had already been produced as records and contacting authorities and where she received multiple regional part of a federal lawsuit but were under the people involved. But sometimes and national awards, including for her a protective order. the records proved to be inconsistent, investigative work on public senior olice and prosecutors have chal- or wrong. housing and special education, and lenged the newspaper’s results, second-place “Journalist of the Year” P The research was hampered by some at a daily publication by the Suburban pointing to the possibility that people officials’ refusal to provide records within Newspapers of America. listed as wrongfully held might have a reasonable time or at a realistic cost, been the subject of wanted alerts or although Missouri law calls upon them warrants that were not public. But they to err on the side of transparency and The circuit clerk refused to provide a refused to provide their own research charge only to cover costs. records search that would have identified to clarify. Protests of wrongly arrested often ignored hese are excerpts from the St. which past crimes. Now the city and department are back Louis Post-Dispatch report titled Eddie Roth, a senior aide to Mayor in federal court, facing two civil suits and T“Jailed By Mistake” published Francis Slay, (and others) expressed con- a potential class action. Oct. 27. cern and pledged reforms. Roth noted that he has added staff to The Post-Dispatch examination found But their response has hardened since the jail unit that processes new prisoners. several recurring problems: the deeper Post-Dispatch investigation. he St. Louis sheriff’s office, which • Police failed to verify the identity “I worry about a lot of things. I don’t Tguards courts and transports pris- of people they arrested, especially those worry about this,” Roth said in a recent in- oners, has no power to fix mistaken who provided someone else’s name. In terview. He said he has faith in the system’s arrests. But as a result of the newspaper almost every wrongful arrest found, ability to correct mistakes. He insisted that investigation, it recently adopted a form police and other officials overlooked wrongful arrests are merely a byproduct of that aggrieved prisoners can file to seek a fingerprint report warning that they a system in which suspects have a lot of attention. No one has used it yet. had the wrong person or someone who problems, including “telling the truth!” Presiding Circuit Judge Philip Heag- used an alias. Police Chief Sam Dotson questioned ney said the Post-Dispatch investigation • The protests of those wrongly arrested the accuracy of the newspaper’s overall provides a window on an important issue. often were ignored. research. “Ultimately, it is our job to make “Your research seems to suggest that • Officials failed to differentiate be- sure we have the right person,” he said. there’s at least more that could be done, tween the people who gave false names ifteen years ago the police depart- and if there is, we should do it,” said the and the people who suffered for it. Fment was put on notice by a federal judge, himself a former police officer. “Hu- • Officials failed to correct errors in jury when it awarded $10,000 in dam- man beings make mistakes. The question records, setting up repeated wrongful ages against a St. Louis police officer for is, do we have the procedures in place to arrests and leaving authorities unsure of failure to heed a fingerprint mismatch see a mistake has been made and then take who they were holding or who committed warning. corrective action?”

6 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, December 2013 1940s-era carrier bag donated to Missouri Press by Jim Hamilton, Buffalo This Springfield News Leader and Press carrier bag was given to the Missouri Press Association by Jim Hamilton of the Buffalo Reflex. It belonged to the late Bud Glazier, Hamilton’s father-in-law, when he threw papers as a young man in Mountain Grove in the 1940s. Glazier went into the U.S. Army, served in Korea, then earned a degree at Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State), Hamilton said. He coached football at Rolla — both for the high school and the college — and later served as high school principal in Salem. He was the younger brother of the late Robert Glazier, publisher of “Springfield! Magazine” for 29 years. Hamilton said he recovered three carrier bags from the home of Glazier’s mother in Mountain Grove about 15 years ago. He thinks this bag has never been used.

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Missouri Press News, December 2013 www.mopress.com 7 Photo Workshop focused on Trenton 4 Pulitzer winners on faculty; students from 12 countries

By DUANE DAILEY “Slow down and think,” teachers tell process the digital images from the cam- MU Professor Emeritus students. “Edit before you shoot.” eras. All that process is mostly beyond he town of Trenton had its por- The teachers are top photojournalists. me. But they made 400 enlargements trait made (in late September). This year four of the 10 faculty were to layout for subjects and townspeople TThe Missouri Photo Workshop Pulitzer Prize winners, the tops in their to view. I estimated 1,000 came. Rees brought 44 photographers from all over field. Two are back from up-close cover- thought it was 700. the world together to document life in age in Middle East wars. They too like After Edom and his wife Vi retired, small-town America. It was educational. This was the 65th annual workshop. Trenton is one of 44 towns that have been documented in this experiment started by Cliff Edom, former professor of photojournalism at the University of Missouri. It is the longest continuous educa- tional event extending MU teaching into the state. It has worldwide impact. This year students came from 12 countries. David Rees and Jim Curley, MU co- directors, improved and fine-tuned the teaching laboratory. And that is what it is. For one week Trenton became a lab. The people of Grundy County became teaching assistants. Families, the subjects, not only had their pictures made, but also taught visi- tors the culture of Missouri. For many students it was their first close view of rural life. Visitors learned more than how to make photos. The workshop teaches photographers Teams of photographers work late editing stories at the Missouri Photo Workshop held to stop taking posed pictures. We still in Trenton in September. Helping students edit their day’s work are Maryanne Golan, have a long way to go on that task. And, photo director at the Washington Post, left, and Craig Walker, right, Pulitzer Prize winner from the Denver Post. (Photo by Duane Dailey) subjects learn to not pose. Photographers spend about three days with their subjects. That time allows the life of small-town Missouri. they named Bill Kuykendall, then head them to shoot candid pictures again and With the workshop’s reputation in of MU photojournalism, and me, MU again. That creates informal photos that photo education, the faculty members Extension photojournalist, as directors. tell a natural story. volunteer. They want to pass on what I’d started as a student at the workshop, ong ago, in my day, photographers they know to the next generation. then much later, was on the faculty. It L were limited to 10 rolls of B&W David Rees pointed out that this was a shock to be named co-director. Tri-X 35mm film. Today, with endless is the third generation of leaders and What I brought to the team was Exten- digital color images possible on modern students. The workshop started in 1949 sion teaching skills. cameras, the students are limited to 400 in Columbia. In recent years I’ve been invited back frames. That makes some feel helpless. Professor Edom brought working as an “emeritus.” I help students with the They want to shoot 400 frames the first photographers to town to teach his words. It is photojournalism, pictures hour. students and mid-career newspaper and words working together. But, major The lesson: Think before you snap photographers. MU students provide emphasis is photography. I miss words the shutter. That’s so valuable when it technical support. In those days, they under pictures. comes time to edit down to 10 photos developed film in deep tanks and Already the directors are asked: Where to tell a story. But, that’s frustrating printed the photographs in a darkroom. to high-energy young photographers. Now they run the computers that (continued on next page)

8 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, December 2013 Post-Dispatch honored with Lee Enterprises President’s Awards he Post-Dispatch won recognition Tin two categories in the annual Lee President’s Awards. Those awards honor newspapers of Lee Enterprises, the Dav- Individuals join the Society of 1867 with their donations and enport, Iowa-based company that owns pledges. Newspapers join the Page Builders by pledging adver- the Post-Dispatch and publishes more tising space. Join the Society of 1867 or Page Builders, or both, than 50 newspapers in 23 states. The Post-Dispatch won in the Excel- and pledge your support of Missouri newspapers. lence in News category for the series Installment payments may be made with a credit card. Death on the Rails, which examined All donations are 100% tax deductible. the deadly issue of pedestrian deaths on railroad tracks and how the industry has largely ignored it. The series, by reporter Todd C. Frankel and photographer David Carson, used interviews with the families of more than 90 victims, Donations to Society of 1867 railroad workers, regulators and safety experts and thousands of pages of court Dennis Ellsworth, St. Joseph documents and regulatory filings to Brent and Sue Gierke, Bentonville, Ark. document the problem and the railroads’ Doug and Tricia Crews, Columbia resistance to solving it. The paper was also recognized for becoming a national leader in video Page Builder Pledges innovation. In a statement, Lee noted Pleasant Hill Times that video views on STLtoday.com have increased more than tenfold in two years, from fewer than 100.000 to more than Foundation seeks your support 1.1 million plays each month. Recognized on the paper’s video team he Missouri Press Foundation is the only organization that exists were Gary Hairlson, Huy Mach, Bryan Tsolely to champion the future and quality of Missouri’s newspapers, Burwell, Bernie Miklasz, Aisha Sultan, including yours. To support that mission, the Foundation launched Dave Matter, Derrick Goold, Rick the Society of 1867 and Page Builder campaign in September at the Hummel, Catherine Neville, Josh Ren- annual Missouri Press Convention. aud, Chris Lee, Jim Thomas, Bob Rose, Society of 1867 membership is bestowed on partners who recognize Beth Wiggins, Teresa Griffin, Donna the important history of Missouri newspapers and are dedicated to Bischoff and Melody Favazza. helping them meet the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Newspapers can contribute through a Page Builder program, in which they pledge to donate annually the equivalent of a selected amount advertising in the newspaper. Newspapers and individuals can make pledges to give annually at varying levels. Photo Workshop All members of the Society of 1867 will be recognized in Missouri Press News magazine. Privileges and recognitions for each level of giving (continued from previous page) are noted on the pledge flier at mopress.com/current_forms.php. They next year? The standard answer remains: include special gifts, lapel pins and other recognition. Don’t ask until we recover from this one. The flier also lists ways the Society of 1867 will work to build a Bill and I would say the week after a solid future for your newspaper. Those include hiring a Foundation workshop, “We’re not sure we’re up to director, developing a Newspaper Toolbox you can use to demonstrate doing this again!” But, two months later, the value of your newspaper to your community and businesses, and the process starts all over. training opportunities for you and your staff. Now town leaders compete to bring All Page Builder contributions and money donations to the Society the photo scholars to town. It’s a big of 1867 are 100 percent tax deductible. “convention.” A major requirement is a town with at least two motels.

Missouri Press News, December 2013 www.mopress.com 9 Constitution Project On the Move awards presented • Chillicothe — Andrea Graves, for- advertising staff in 1990 and served as hree students from Logan-Rog- merly advertising director for the Con- publisher since 1998. He and his wife, Tersville High School won $1,000 stitution-Tribune, Jennifer, have five children. scholarships in the inaugural statewide has been named Graves is a 1990 graduate of Chilli- finals of The Constitution Project on general manager cothe High School and 1993 graduate Nov. 19 in Jefferson City. of the GateHouse of the University of Central Missouri. Logan-Rogersville also was named Media newspapers She and her husband, Jason, have two 2013 Grand Champion and was pre- in Chillicothe and children. sented with the Freedom Cup, a travel- Brookfield, succeed- ing trophy. ing Rod Dixon. • Buffalo — Amy The crime scene investigation and Dixon has moved Gardner recently news conference portions of the com- to the Leesburg, joined the Reflex as petition were held on the campus of the Fla., area, where Andrea Graves a marketing con- Missouri State Highway Patrol head- he is publisher of sultant. She lives in quarters, with the trial portion of the newspapers in Leesburg, Clermont and Fair Grove and has competition taking place in the court- Sebring. Those papers are recent acquisi- worked in sales and rooms of the Supreme Court Building. tions of the Halifax Media Group, whose marketing through- The awards celebration was hosted chief executive officer has known Dixon out her career, most by the Supreme Court of Missouri and for several years. recently as an import Amy Gardner presided over by Missouri Chief Justice Dixon was senior group publisher account manager. Mary R. Russell. for GateHouse’s north central Missouri Gardner is a graduate of Marionville Doug Gaston, Texas County associate group of newspapers in 11 communi- High School and has lived in southwest circuit judge, organized the project with ties. He joined the Constitution-Tribune’s Missouri most of her life. the assistance of media, law enforcement and legal associations in Missouri. Among the more than 70 students who participated in the final round of Former Maryville Forum GM the contest were teams from Cardinal Ritter College Preparatory High School is new Warrensburg publisher in St. Louis, Houston High School in Houston and Rock Bridge High School rad Slater, former general manager City and Maryville, and plans to join in in Columbia. Four other high schools Bof the Maryville Daily Forum, is Warrensburg. participated in preliminary competition. the new publisher of The Daily Slater said he learned the Awards were given to the top indi- Star-Journal in Warrensburg. importance of relationships vidual and top team in three categories. He succeeds Bill James, who while growing up in a South Individual winners also received $1,000 resigned this summer because Dakota farming and ranching scholarships from the listed groups: of poor health. Mr. James died community of around 1,000 • First Amendment Awards (for out- on Nov. 6. people where his family owned standing journalism) Slater, with nearly 30 years an oil and propane business. -Team: Rock Bridge High School of newspaper experience, said “My fundamental belief is -Individual Winner: Caroline Dade, he values community involve- it’s how you treat people and Logan-Rogersville (Mo. Broadcasters ment. that has served me well many Assn. and the Mo. Press Assn.) Prior to working as the Daily Brad Slater years in my career in the news- • Fifth Amendment Awards (for Forum general manager, Slater paper business,“ Slater said. outstanding crime scene investigation) worked as the Rapid City (S.D.) Journal’s Slater and his wife, Jennifer, are sell- -Team: Logan-Rogersville publisher. His roots are in sales, having ing their Maryville residence and plan -Individual: Sarah Lowe, Logan- held classified and retail advertising to buy a house in Warrensburg. They Rogersville (Mo. Police Chiefs Assn. and manager posts before moving up to have two children, Tyson, 29, a Middle the Mo. Sheriffs’ Assn.) publisher during a 26-year tenure in East business development manager • Sixth Amendment Awards (for out- Rapid City. in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and standing trial advocacy) In addition to building business Kenzie, 21, a Colorado State University -Team: Houston High School relationships, Slater said he believes in student planning to graduate in May. -Individual: Christopher Dade, Lo- building community relationships. He Slater enjoys golf, and he and his wife gan-Rogersville (Mo. Association of Trial belonged to Rotary Clubs in Rapid are hikers. Attorneys)

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Missouri Press News, December 2013 www.mopress.com 11 appeared in a special Show Me Hero Scrapbook Salute section in June. • St. Louis — The St. Louis Business resume a lapsed tradition of publishing Journal this fall redesigned its print an annual holiday cookbook. newspaper and launched online and mobile editions that readers could • Webster — The staff of the Web- sample free. ster-Kirkwood Times held a One Stop Publisher Ellen Sherberg wrote in Collection Drop on Oct. 26, Make a October that tinkering with format and Difference Day in Webster Groves and features was continuing. She encouraged Shrewsbury. readers to send their thoughts and ideas Items for several local organizations for improving the newspaper to her. • Jefferson City — The Jefferson City — from food to baby items to children’s News Tribune recently published a book clothing and eyeglasses — were collected • Gainesville — Ozark County Times on the 20-year anniversary of the Flood from 9 a.m. until noon at the Webster columnist Karen Eubank has published of ’93. Groves Recreation Complex. a volume of essays from her blog, “Reflections” features more than 50 Another item: The Webster-Kirkwood icedteawithlemon.wordpress.com. She stories about those who were caught up Times, South County Times and West End writes the Day Trippin’ column for the in the historic natural disaster, as well Word won seven awards in a contest newspaper. as those who volunteered and served to among independently owned free news- Eubanks’ book is titled “Confessions help rebuild the capital city. It has more papers in the U.S. and Canada. of a Middle-Aged Hippie Geek.” It’s than 200 pages of stories and historic The awards were presented in August available at the newspaper office and on photos of the flood and current photos at the joint conference of Independent Amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com. that will help to put the devastation Free Papers of America and the South- Also out of Gainesville, the Times caused by the flood into perspective. eastern Publishers Advertising Associa- collected recipes until Nov. 1 for its an- More details about the book can be tion in Washington, D.C. nual Ozark County Cookin’ cookbook. seen at newstribune.com/reflections. Among the Times Newspapers’ Those who submitted recipes were en- awards was a first place in Single Ad, tered in a drawing for $100. • Doniphan — The Prospect-News small space with color, won by the South The cookbooks, which feature brief sponsored a pumpkin carving contest County Times for a Chuck’s Boots ad that profiles of select cooks, photos and the at the second annual Downtown Hallo- ween Spooktacular on Halloween eve- ning. Entries in three age divisions were taken at the newspaper office through Oct. 30. Winners were announced and A NEW PARTNERSHIP prizes awarded that afternoon. Many other activities, including a window-decorating contest for business- es, a costume contest, haunted hayride, vendor and food booths and trunk-or- -treat entertained residents. Last year’s AT THE INTERSECTION OF DIGITAL AND PRINT Spooktacular attracted more than 1,000 people to downtown Doniphan.

• Monett — The Times partnered with the Monett Lions Club to host the MPA HAS PARTNERED WITH DIRXION annual community Halloween contest on Oct. 31. The Lions gave cash prizes for the Based in St. Louis, Dirxion is a leading provider of digital publishing best outfits in five children’s categories solutions that transform your print into identical digital editions and and one adult category. The Times gave enhance it with interactivity. Several Missouri newspapers already goodie bags to all participants and pub- use Dirxion to produce their e-Editions. lished photos of the top three costumes in each division. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR A FREE DEMO

• Lamar — The Democrat called on call 888.391.0202 readers to submit recipes so it could

12 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, December 2013 recipes, went on sale for 75¢ on Nov. year’s recipient of the President’s Award • Lebanon — The Daily Record on 20. All proceeds go to the Ozark County given by the Kansas City Association of Nov. 4 switched from afternoon to Toy Drive and the Ozark County Food Black Journalists. morning delivery. A weekend edition, Pantry. Mr. Weston is a longtime member of delivered on Saturday morning, replaced Last years’ cookbook sales generated the group. He was saluted at an Oct. 26 the Sunday edition. about $1,000 for each organization. event for his “selflessly given time, talent The newspaper has a state-of-the- and resources to benefit other journalists art website and an e-edition, “but our • Clinton — Denise Smith, associate of color in Greater Kansas City.” newspaper itself, which is our core editor of The Clinton Daily Democrat, KCABJ President Glenn Rice recog- product, must reach our readers’ hands received the “Touch of Care” award nized Weston particularly for starting in the quickest way possible. That’s what from Twin Lakes Hospice at its annual Reporting L.I.V.E. seven years ago. The morning delivery does,” said associate meeting on Oct. 17. program annually exposes Northwest publisher Matt Wright. The award goes to a person, business Missouri high school students to careers Carriers deliver in-town papers by 6 or organization that best exemplifies the in journalism. a.m., and single copies are also available philosophy of hospice care and has most Mr. Weston’s work at the newspaper from racks and dealers by that time. assisted in promoting hospice care and and in the community has earned much Subscribers outside the city limits receive services in the community. recognition. At the Oct. 26 program he their papers in the mail. also received the KCABJ 2013 Media • Ashland — The annual Boone Award for commentary in daily news- • St. Louis — A retirement celebra- County Journal Halloween event was papers. tion and benefit for retired Labor Tri- held Oct. 31 evening at Ashland Villa. bune senior reporter Kevin Madden will Photos for the next edition of the Journal • Sikeston — The Missouri Com- be held Dec. 4 at Maggie O’Briens in St. were made of every child, and residents munity College Association presented Louis. Sponsors are the Labor Tribune of the Villa handed out candy. its News Media Award to Standard and local labor councils. Democrat editor Jill Bock at an Oct. 31 Proceeds from the event will help • Festus — In its regular “My Leader ceremony in St. Louis. pay medical bills Madden’s family has Deals” feature, which offers deeply The award recognized the newspaper’s incurred recently. discounted buys on its website, Leader reporting on higher education issues and Madden worked for 24 years at the Publications included a $15 classified ad the role of Three Rivers College in the Labor Tribune. Before that he was a for just $5 in November. Sikeston area. reporter at the Globe-Democrat. Leader Publications publishes the Jefferson County Leader, Arnold-Imperial Leader, West Side Leader and Grand Times.

• Alma — Pat Larkin, the former general manager of The Santa Fe Times, has published a book of columns that she wrote while working for the news- paper. It is titled “Pat’s Pen,” the name of her column. Wyour advertisers and auWdience! Larkin began working at The Times in 1996 and retired in 2012. With Metro e-Connect, you have what you need to take the lead with multimedia advertising. • Sedalia — The Democrat was This integrated, flexible, cost-effective, multiplatform program is also easy to launch and among businesses honored on Oct. 17 easy to manage. Providing your ad team with the resources it needs to deliver real solutions for your advertisers’ evolving needs, while expanding audience engagement, at the Sedalia-Pettis County Economic Metro e-Connect translates into a win-win for all. Development Corp.’s ninth annual Manufacturing Milestone Recognition Find out more now! Go online to metrocreativeconnection.com/e-connect, Banquet at the Sedalia Country Club. call 800-223-1600, email [email protected] or scan the QR code to The Democrat was recognized for 145 see how you can immediately implement and benefit from Metro e-Connect. years of operation in Sedalia with The Democrat and its weekly publications, The Plainsman and the Whiteman AFB Warrior. Metro e-Connect The new multimedia ad program that is changing the way we connect. • St. Joseph — News-Press reporter and columnist Alonzo Weston is this MOPAWOW2013 MOPAWOW2013

Missouri Press News, December 2013 www.mopress.com 13 Missing newsroom items stir nostalgia By MAGGIE WALTER desk, as in, “Who rimmed this story?” equipment that had a nail-like shaft OLUMBIA — Things have gone The desktop was crowded with rising from a metal or wooden missing from the newsroom. a set of encyclopedia, dictionaries, base. They were used to store CIt’s not just the usual end-of- telephone and crisscross directo- copy that the desk had finished semester event when Missourian and ries, stylebooks and a variety of processing — or, more seriously, The Associated Press stylebooks grow other reference books. We still to kill a story as in: “I’m spiking legs and disappear. have some of those, but this one.” It was a first cousin to No, it’s much more — so the Web and Google red-pen suicide. much more that it qualifies as searching has replaced No one was ever seriously a cultural shift. It’s been hap- them. injured with a spike that I know pening over quite a few years. Glue guns and pots of, but there were plenty of nicks The quest for a pica pole vaporized, too. There’s to hands that weren’t accurately started this roam through news- no longer a need to aimed and, of course, bruised room nostalgia. Joy Mayer’s paste one sheet of pa- egos when a story hit the spike. 7-year-old son, James, needed per to another to keep Typewriters are definitely a ruler to use on a school pro- pages of a story intact gone. There’s an antique portable ject. When Joy asked various Maggie Walter is as it moves through model with its case in my office, students if they had a pica pole, the news editor of the production process. but it’s strictly decorative now. she was met with blank faces the Columbia Mis- But, oh, the smell of The missing object that I get and “What’s that?” sourian, the daily that epoxy — it was the most nostalgic about is the They had never heard of this paper produced a powerful odor and AP teletype machine, which spit by students in the newsroom standard. When Missouri School of guaranteed that you out black and white photos and it was explained as a type of Journalism. wouldn’t be dozing off yards and yards of inch-wide ruler, usually metal, that uses at the desk, no matter yellow ticker tape with the day’s picas and points in addition to inches how late the hour. news. The clatter as it punched — measurements used in newspaper Red wax pencils and later pens holes in the tape and the ringing design — then the students knew what with red ink have been replaced of alarm bells signaling breaking she was asking for, but they confessed by “notes mode.” To sharpen one news still echo in my memory. I to not having one, nor ever seeing one. of those pencils, the user pulled knew how to read that coding. The incident set me thinking about a little string that uncoiled the Now the AP news feed moves other common newsroom objects that paper and exposed more of the electronically. Knowing HTML have been replaced by computers, the wax stick. It was a dismissive de- coding is like reading teletype cloud and servers, as well as fast-paced scription of a poorly written story tape. applications that measure, flow and ad- if a copy editor said: “My red pen elephones in the newsroom just copy. (I’m sure the generation ahead committed suicide on that story.” Tstill ring fairly often, but of me could name many more changes.) Rolodexes are gone, mostly. nowhere near the level it used to or example, proportion wheels are (I’ve heard rumors of one or two be. Cellphones abound. Fgone. In the style that I’m most fa- editors harboring one in their There’s a big screen plasma miliar with, a smaller circle was attached offices.) For those who don’t re- television set here now. At best, to an outer larger circle and by moving member these, it was a rotating back in the day, we had a radio the circles to align numbers, you could device with lots of business-size complete with a static-filled figure out what size a photo would be cards attached to a central wheel. transmission. if you wanted to enlarge or shrink it. I might try to find one again as I And, every once in a while, I InDesign is so much easier. Farewell remembered recently how handy really miss an ubiquitous news- proportion wheels. they are. room hallmark — a bottle of A much bigger item missing from here were reams and reams booze in a lower desk drawer. newsroom is the “rim” desk, though the Tof cheap paper, sometimes Truly, I never had one of those term “rim” is still used. This desk was a trimmed by hand during slow “medicinal pints” myself, but I horseshoe shaped structure. The copy moments on the rim. Surprisingly worked with plenty of editors desk chief, sat in the middle opening, we still have a paper trimmer, who did and who shared during called the “slot,” and handed out assign- though not long ago, a student emergencies. ments to copy editors, who sat along did ask me what it was. It’s sel- Like the pica pole, the booze the outer edge. Thus the name “rim,” dom used. is gone — outlawed even. and copy editors were called “rimmers.” Gone, too, are “spikes,” a truly But the pica pole still has its There was also a verb derived from the descriptive term for a piece of uses — it’s great for cutting cake.

14 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, December 2013 Newspaper In Education Report nado” from which the serial was adapted, will be published in 2014. You can learn more about her at carolynelizabethmuel- Reading Across Missouri ler.com. The illustrator for Mueller’s picture book, Nick Hayes, provided the illustra- story ready for you soon tions for the serial story as well. Hayes lives above a flower market in East Lon- don. He draws political cartoons for The 2014 serial about heroic Joplin dog Guardian and the New Statesman and writes graphic novels. His latest book ext month our Reading Across A month later, Joplin is hit by a mas- is a study of the Dust Bowl in 1930s Missouri 2014 campaign kicks sive tornado! The search and rescue dog’s America, through the prism of Woody Noff with a new seri- bravery and resilience are Guthrie, the famous folk singer. Learn alized story available free to put to the test as she is more about him at foghornhayes.co.uk. Missouri newspapers. called upon to help put A companion teacher guide correlated “Lily’s Story” is the tale her city back together, to Missouri’s Learning Standards will be of a Weimaraner, Lily, that piece by piece. becomes a search and rescue This is a story of dog. Lily grows up in Joplin hope and hometown with her best friend and heroes, celebrating owner, Tara. Tara sees that the courageous spirit Lily is smart and has an of a very special dog. incredible sniffer! The two Carolyn Mueller, a become a team, doing their St. Louis author and best to help people who are zookeeper, wrote the lost or missing loved ones. story. Her first book, available along with an ad and the story One day Lily becomes “Bubbles the Dwarf files in mid-December. Newspapers may very sick. She survives a Dawn Kitchell is MPA’s NIE Zebu: A Story about distribute the teacher guide or post it director. Contact her at mysterious illness with the (636) 932-4301; dawn. Finding a Home at the online. help of veterinarians and [email protected]. Saint Louis Zoo,” was To download the files after they are Tara by her side. Lily’s re- published in 2012. Her posted, visit www.mo-nie.com and use covery is a miracle, but her challenges second book, “Lily the Rescue Dog: A code: readmo14. Please read the Rules are far from over. Story of Courage and the Joplin Tor- for Publication before downloading. Kitchells hoped to be home for Thanksgiving ello to All. I just wanted to up- be home by Thanksgiving. date everyone on our situation. I have my computer, ...so if there is H I have two broken vertebrae. Crash in Texas anything pressing, please let me know. One should heal easily, but one is ... Dawn Kitchell, director of Thanks for all of your thoughts and more serious. ... I really improved over MPA’s Newspaper In Education prayers and for keeping everyone in- the weekend, so they cancelled surgery program, and her daughter, Bailey, formed on our accident. I’m certain all and even let me out of the hospital. were injured in a traffic crash on those extra prayers have contributed to I am at the home of friends outside Nov. 13 near Fort Worth, Texas. some of the miraculous improvements of Ft. Worth. ... The neurologist said I They were checking law schools we’ve had. may still require surgery, but I’m feeling for Bailey, who graduated from the Jerry Tidwell from the Hood County better each day. University of Missouri in May. (Texas) newspaper came to see me in the Bailey’s injuries were underestimated Bailey worked as an MPA intern hospital, and my NIE colleague there, in the beginning. ...Her pelvis is broken while attending MU. Martha, showed up on one of the first in three places. They are evaluating her This is a portion of a Nov. 18 few days with a bag filled with necessi- progress today and tomorrow (Nov. note from Dawn. ties — like toothbrushes! 20-21) and will decide whether to do The attendant who wheeled me from surgery. The surgery has very high risks, the hospital said he’d never seen that so we’re hoping she continues to improve The last word was that we could not many flowers in one room! Such kind- on her own. Yesterday she actually stood travel for one week after Bailey’s release. ness from so many. and took a few steps. ... I’m still holding out hope that we’ll Take Care, Dawn

Missouri Press News, December 2013 www.mopress.com 15 Conviction tossed in editor’s killing Man freed after court ruled prosecutors withheld evidence olumbia Police Chief Ken Bur- Erickson pleaded guilty to armed of the Tribune in March or April of ton released a statement (on criminal action and second-degree 2004 that had pictures of Ferguson and CNov. 13) saying his department murder. He remains in prison serving a Erickson, and that he recognized them is reviewing options about how to pro- 25-year sentence. as the people he saw in the parking lot ceed with investigating the 2001 death A jury in 2005 convicted Ferguson of the night of the slaying. of Columbia Daily Tribune sports editor first-degree robbery and second-degree The investigator interviewed the jani- Kent Heitholt. murder. He got 40 years. tor’s wife. She told the investigator she Two men who were high school class- Ferguson maintained his innocence did not recall sending a newspaper to her mates at the time of the killing went to throughout the ordeal, and his father husband. The court said the investigator prison about 10 years ago for that crime. mounted a steady legal battle to gain his never wrote a report about the interview, Charles Erickson confessed to participat- son’s freedom. The case received inter- so the information never was shared ing. A jury convicted the other man, national attention and was featured on with Ferguson’s attorneys as it should Ryan Ferguson, primarily on Erickson’s a number of television news programs. have been. testimony. During an April 2012 court hearing, he wife’s statement was important, On Nov. 12, Ferguson walked out Erickson recanted his initial testimony, Tthe court said, because it raised of prison. saying his memory of the night of the questions about why her husband is release followed by one week a crime was hazy from alcohol and drugs claimed during a December 2004 meet- Hruling by a three-judge panel from from a night of Halloween partying. Also ing with prosecutors that now he could the Missouri Court of Appeals Western during that hearing, a former janitor at identify Ferguson and Erickson. District that prosecutors withheld evi- the newspaper said he had not told the The appeals court heard arguments in dence during Ferguson’s trial in 2005. truth during Ferguson’s 2005 trial when the case in September. It vacated Ferguson’s convictions. he identified Erickson and Ferguson in After its ruling, Ferguson’s attorney In 2004, Erickson confessed to the the parking lot. won his release on bail. Subsequently, Nov. 1, 2001, killing that occurred soon he appeals court ruling focused on a Boone County and state prosecutors after midnight in an employee park- Tphone conversation an investigator promptly decided not to pursue new ing lot beside the Tribune building in in the Boone County prosecutor’s office charges against Ferguson. downtown Columbia. Erickson said he had with the janitor’s wife. The homicide remains an open case had “dream-like” memories that he was The janitor had testified originally for Columbia police. involved in the crime, and he implicated that, while he was in prison for an un- (From Associated Press and Columbia Ferguson. related reason, his wife sent him a copy Daily Tribune reports.) Weekly’s social media posts track fugitive ith social media and ... smart visitor increases during the ordeal. go through their yard so they were all but phone technology, current Even Sheriff Darrin Reed took to certain he stole the Honeybun. Wnews can be tracked in near social media sites to alert the public and “He was probably breaking into sev- real time. ask for help, posting a Facebook update eral vehicles and homes stealing what Such was the case of ... sightings and Saturday asking people to be on the he could,” Reed said. “It tells you some- news about (a Gainesville area fugitive) lookout for the stolen 2001 blue Mer- thing when he walks into a convenience that kept popular social media sites such cury Cougar that (the fugitive) allegedly store after being on the loose running as Facebook and Twitter abuzz with local swiped from a Dora area farm. from the law for four days and he buys content all week. “I think it’s great how everyone cigarettes and not something to eat.” The Ozark County Times’ Facebook helped,” Reed said. “I want to thank The sheriff said when deputies exam- page ... saw a huge spike in traffic Thurs- everyone for their tips and their coop- ined the car Sunday they found several day through Monday as updates about eration and understanding during this snack wrappers and trash, including beer the manhunt were posted by Times ordeal.” cans and half a bottle of whiskey. staffers and eyewitnesses. More than Gainesville-area resident Brenda War- Reed said many vacation homes in the 23,600 people saw the posts about (the ren posted on Facebook that she and her area are unoccupied right now. Owners fugitive) on the Times’ Facebook page husband, Sam, believe (the fugitive) stole “may not discover they’ve been broken ... The Times’ Twitter feed and website, a Honeybun pastry out of their pickup. into ’til next spring,” the sheriff said. ozarkcountytimes.com, also saw huge She said her neighbor saw (the fugitive) (From Ozark County Times, Nov. 6)

16 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, December 2013 mid-November, the Missouri Attorney General’s website was updated with this Court recognizes role month’s press releases, but the sunshine law statutes posted there, several of which were changed effective in late of notices in newspapers August still had not been updated. I am not trying to pick on our pres- Websites must be maintained; many aren’t ent Attorney General. It just happens to be a handy example. There are many s we begin to approach the end of argued that where public record con- other state websites that are equally out 2013 and the beginning of a new tained their contact information, public of date in some areas. Some of these A year, perhaps it’s a good time to notice in a newspaper was not sufficient. of which I’m aware are websites that spend a few minutes thinking about the That August 2013 decision of the the public depends on for information status of legal notice newspapers in our Western District of Missouri Court of about its state. Updating state websites, state and how important Appeals pointed to U.S. understandably, cannot be a priority in they are to maintain. Our Supreme Court decisions times of tight budgets and pressing other legislature will soon be in that have recognized that needs for public funds. session for another term, where a direct property Indeed, that is exactly the point I and legislators need to be interest is involved, pub- am trying to make. Newspapers have as reminded frequently about lished notice can be in- their primary function to publish on a why the role of legal notice sufficient “if more direct weekly, bi-weekly or daily basis. They newspapers is so important methods of communica- are private commercial operations, not to the administration of tion are reasonably avail- subject to the constraints of government justice. able.” funding. They provide solid evidence of A basic function of But at the same time, this notice for use in court proceedings. many legal notices is to the U.S. Supreme Court And having evidence from an impartial make certain persons aware has noted that individual third party of the publication of this that there is a court pro- notice is not required for notice reinforces in the court process ceeding of some fashion every person “who con- that the administration of justice was which may affect their Jean Maneke, MPA’s Legal ceivably may have a claim” fully carried out. rights. These, by defini- Hotline attorney, can be that is involved. When recent column by New York Times tion, are persons who may reached at (816) 753-9000, the action being taken columnist Adam Liptak pointed [email protected]. A or may not be reached by is a “public action” and out that courts, in particular the U.S. standard methods of ser- it has only an “indirect Supreme Court, had gotten into the vice of process – either they don’t have impact” on a taxpayer’s interest, then habit of including in its decisions links a mailing address on record or they can’t case law shows that those interests, for to websites on the Internet that were no be found by a process server in order to due-process purposes, are “fundamen- longer there. In short, the hyperlinks be handed papers detailing why certain tally different than the wholesale taking didn’t work. Liptak noted that some- rights or interests in property are on the of an owner’s real property.” times that proved very amusing. table and may be lost by their failure The Missouri court held that this was “A link in a 2011 Supreme Court to act. not a situation where personal notice was opinion about violent video games by hen situations like that arise, it required. Indeed, the court concluded, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. now leads to Wis important that there be a clear publication notice may well be suffi- a mischievous error message. ‘Aren’t you method to give this person notice of the cient for those kinds of interests. This glad you didn’t cite to this Webpage?’ it pending matter. Posting a notice on a case clearly recognized that there are asks. ‘If you had, like Justice Alito did, pole or in a government office building situations where notice by publication the original content would have long simply won’t work in today’s society. The is absolutely acceptable. since disappeared and someone else notice needs to be widely distributed and elying solely on the Internet for that might have come along and purchased in a permanent fashion so that either the R purpose is not an acceptable solu- the domain in order to make a com- person being sought or others who know tion, either. A quick review of many city ment about the transience of linked of that person will see the information government websites in the state shows information in the internet age’,” the and be able to direct the party to a place that they are not regularly updated, or, in column said. where that information is permanently fact, may not even exist. The same is true You may be smiling, but at least you available to review. of many websites of county government, go to bed knowing that when you refer- As a matter of note, the issue of public also. Even the State of Missouri does not ence an article that ran in the newspaper notice was recently addressed in a case keep all of its websites updated daily. 20 years ago, it’s still going to be there in the appellate court in the Western For example, a great example is that as when you wake up in the morning! District of Missouri, where landowners of the time of writing this column, in

Missouri Press News, December 2013 www.mopress.com 17 and he was inducted into the MPA Newspaper Hall of Fame in 2001. Obituaries Mr. James had served as vice president newspapers, Inland Industries Inc., and positions for the as president of HLB Newspapers Inc. Greenville newspapers of Mis- From 2000-2007 he was vice president Cletis Ellinghouse souri. In addition of sales for Inland Newspaper Machinery letis Ray Ellinghouse, 76, former to his term as MPA Corp. He was on the State Lottery Com- Cpublisher of newspapers in Bonne president, he served mission from 1990-2004, serving 12 Terre, Marble Hill, as president of the years as chairman. He also was a member Jackson and Puxico, Northwest Missouri of and served many other state and local died Nov. 12, 2013, Press Association agencies and organizations. in Greenville. (1990), president Mr. James’ wife, Mary, who had served Mr. Ellinghouse of the Missouri Ad- on the University of Missouri Board of was the brother of vertising Managers’ Bill James Curators, died in 2009. Mr. James was Harold Ellinghouse, Association (1986), and president of the married in 2010 to Dorothy Smith. publisher of the Democratic Editors of Missouri (1981). Survivors include his wife, two sons, newspapers in Pied- He served as a director of the National his wife’s two daughters, a sister and mont and Elling- Newspaper Association (1999-2001), seven grandchildren. ton. The brothers co-owned the two Cletis Ellinghouse papers in the 1970s. Cletis was a well- know local historian. Survivors in addition to his brother are two sisters and several nieces and nephews. One of his nephews, Scott Seal, is the editor of the Missourian News in hese individuals and organizations made recent contributions to Portageville. TMissouri Press Foundation. To make a donation with a credit card, call (573) 449-4167, or send checks to Missouri Press Foundation, 802 Locust St., Columbia, MO 65201. Warrensburg In Memory of Bill James Bill James illiam E. “Bill” James, 65, Har- Bob and Pat Smith, Lebanon With social media and ... smart phone risonville, 1998 president of the Gary and Helen Sosniecki, LeClair, Iowa W technology, current news can be tracked Missouri Press Association, died of com- Doug and Tricia Crews, Columbia in near real time. plications from lung cancer on Nov. 6, James C. Sterling, ColumbiaSuch was the case of ... sightings 2013, at the Kansas City Hospice House Kent and Sharon Ford,and Columbianews about (a local fugitive) that in Kansas City. kept popular social media sites such as Mr. James had served as publisher Facebook and Twitter abuzz with local of the In Memory of Cletis Ellinghouse Warrensburg Daily Star-Journal content all week. since November 2007. He retired earlier Bob and Pat Smith, Lebanon The Ozark County Times’ Facebook this year because of his illness. He was Doug and Tricia Crews, Columbia page ... saw a huge spike in traffic Thurs- publisher of the Cass County Democrat- Gary and Helen Sosniecki,day throughLeClair, IowaMonday as updates about Missourian in Harrisonville from 1985 to 2000. In Memory of Bob Wilson During a career of 40 years, Mr. James served in a variety of leadership James C. Sterling

Tipton Times Newspapers In Education Program Paper helps gather food Kay, Green and Associates LLC, Osage Beach he Independent News in Sullivan Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame Tjoined a local radio station and the Sullivan Area Chamber of Commerce in William L. Miller, Sr., Washington, Mo. sponsoring the Thanksgiving Challenge. The annual food drive began Nov. 1 and Missouri Press Foundation continued through Nov. 14. Area schools Don Corrigan, Sunset Hills, Mo. held a competition among classes.

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Missouri Newspaper Organizations CALENDAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI PRESS ASSOCIATION: President, Mike Farmer, December Rock Port; Secretary, Kathy Conger, Bethany; Treasurer, W.C. Farmer, Rock Port. 1-2 — Missouri/Kansas Editors & Directors: Past President, Adam Johnson, Mound City; Jim Fall, Maryville; Dennis Publishers meeting, Kansas City Ellsworth, St. Joseph; Jim McPherson, Weston; Chuck Haney, Chillicothe; Steve Marriott Country Club Plaza Tinnen, Plattsburg; Kay Wilson, Maryville; Steve Booher, St. Joseph. 5 — Better Newspaper Contest Committee meeting, 2 p.m. SHOW-ME PRESS ASSOCIATION: President, David Eales; Vice President, conference call vacant; Secretary-Treasurer, Sandy Nelson, News-Press & Gazette Co. Directors: 6 — Legislative Committee meeting, Dennis Warden, Owensville; Carolyn Trower, New London. 10 a.m., MPA, Columbia, and conference call OZARK PRESS ASSOCIATION: President, Roger Dillon, Eminence; Vice January 2014 President, Adam Letterman, Neighbor News; Secretary-Treasurer, Norene 30-Feb. 1 — Election Reporting Prososki, Gainesville. Directors: Past President Keith Moore, Ava; Dala Whittaker, Workshop, RJI, Columbia Cabool; Jody Porter, Ava; David Burton, Springfield; Sharon Vaughn, Summersville; March Terry Hampton, West Plains; Matthew Barba, Bolivar. 16-22 — National Sunshine Week June SOUTHEAST MISSOURI PRESS ASSOCIATION: President, Amanda Layton, 26 — MPA Board meeting, Country Perryville; First Vice President, Donna Denson, Cape Girardeau; Second Vice Club Hotel and Spa, Lake Ozark President, Randy Pribble, Ironton; Secretary-Treasurer, Michelle Friedrich, Poplar 27 — Show-Me Press Association Bluff; Executive Secretary, Ann Hayes, Southeast Missouri State University; meeting, Country Club Hotel, Historian, Peggy Scott, Festus. Directors: Gera LeGrand, Cape Girardeau; Kim Lake Ozark Combs, Piedmont; H. Scott Seal, Portageville; Kate Martin, Perryville; Deanna September Nelson, Sikeston; Ed Thomason, New Madrid. 25-27 — 148th Annual MPA Convention, Holiday Inn Select, MISSOURI CIRCULATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION: President, Brenda Columbia Carney, Harrisonville; First Vice President, Jack Kaminsky, Joplin; Second Vice October President, Steve Edwards, St. Joseph; Secretary, David Pine, Kansas City; 2-5 — NNA Annual Convention, Treasurer, Doug Crews, Columbia. Directors: Jim Kennedy, Bolivar; Ken Carpenter, San Antonio Kansas City; Rob Siebeneck, Jefferson City.

MISSOURI ADVERTISING MANAGERS’ ASSOCIATION: President, Jana Todd, Warrenton; First Vice President, Jeanine York, Washington; Second Vice President, Cover local elections Mark Maassen, Kansas City; Secretary, Suzie Wilson, Milan; Treasurer, Kristie Williams, Columbia. Directors: Jacob Warden, Owensville; Adam Letterman, better after attending Ozark; Curtis Simmons, Eldon. Past President, Jane Haslag, Jefferson City. workshop at RJI MISSOURI PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS: President, Colene McEntee, St. Charles; President-Elect, vacant; Secretary, Peggy Koch, Barnhart; Treasurer, he Reynolds Journalism Institute at Roxanne Miller, Ballwin; Public Relations Officer, Suzanne Corbett, St. Louis; Tthe School of Journalism will hold a Membership Officer, Linda Briggs-Harty, St. Louis; Contest Director, Janice local election reporting workshop called Denham, Kirkwood; Quest Awards Directors, Susan Fadem, St. Louis, and Marge “Down-home Democracy” Thursday, Polcyn, St. Louis; Conference Director, vacant; Archivist, Dee Rabey, Granite City, Ill.; Past President, Fran Mannino, Kirkwood. Jan. 30, through Saturday, Feb. 1, on campus in Columbia. MISSOURI PRESS SERVICE: President, Joe May, Mexico; Vice President, This free workshop is designed to give Kevin Jones, St. Louis; Secretary-Treasurer, Vicki Russell, Columbia. Directors: community newspapers practical tools Jack Whitaker, Hannibal; Dave Bradley, St. Joseph. and strategies needed to cover campaigns MISSOURI PRESS FOUNDATION, INC.: President, Mrs. Betty Spaar, Odessa; thoroughly and constructively. Helping First Vice President, Wendell Lenhart, Trenton; Second Vice President, Kirk Powell, voters make informed decisions is one of Pleasant Hill; Secretary-Treasurer, Doug Crews, Columbia. Directors: R.B. Smith the most important jobs a community III, Lebanon; James Sterling, Columbia; Edward Steele, Columbia; Dane Vernon, newspaper can do when it comes to Eldon; Vicki Russell, Columbia; Bill Miller Sr., Washington; Tom Miller, Washington; contributions to local democracy. Chuck Haney, Chillicothe; Dave Berry, Bolivar. Directors Emeritus: Mrs. Wanda Brown, Harrisonville; Wallace Vernon, Eldon; Rogers Hewitt, Shelbyville. The tentative schedule for the work- shop is at rjionline.org/downhomesched. MISSOURI-KANSAS AP PUBLISHERS AND EDITORS: Chairman, Susan Lynn, The workshop will cover reporting Iola, Kan. Missouri AP Managing Editors: Chairman, vacant; Past Chairman, strategies, campaign finance reports, Carol Stark, Joplin. background checks, graphics and da- MISSOURI COLLEGE MEDIA ASSOCIATION: President, Emily Battmer, tabases, photography and multimedia, Truman State University; Vice President, Katelyn Canon, Missouri Western and engaging readers, all with a focus State University; Secretary, DeJuan Baskin, St. Louis Community College-Forest on local elections. Park; MPA Liaison, Jack Dimond, Missouri State University; Adviser, Don Krause, The workshop is free, but registration Truman State University. is required. Visit rjionline.org/down- home for information and to register.

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