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Missouri Press Association’s 2013 Outstanding Young Journalists are Jessica Drews, right, of the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, and Emily Jarrett, below, of the Ste. Genevieve Herald Sedalia Democrat. sold to its editor. 8

Drews, Jarrett and Better Newspaper Contest winners will be recognized on Sept. 7 during the 147th Annual MPA Convention at the Marriott Five people will be induct- Downtown ed into the News- paper Hall of Fame on Sept. Kansas City. 6 at the MPA Convention in Kansas City.

Regular Features President 2 NIE Report 16 On the Move 12 Obituaries 17 Scrapbook 14 Jean Maneke 18

Missouri Press News, August 2013 www.mopress.com I invite you to attend Convention in K.C. Agenda full of fun and information; don’t miss it! had the pleasure of attending two of our regional press mative and entertaining. Matt Sokoloff will talk about paid association’s meetings recently. Northwest Missouri Press content, an issue many of us have had to wrestle with. Vince IAssociation met in Mound City. The Johnsons, both Will Coultis will present ideas on how to drive revenue perfor- and Adam, were wonderful hosts. We took in an informing mance. Vince is a cohort of mine at The Star and at McClatchy schedule of events and toured their new press Newspapers. I guarantee that you will not find facilities. It was capped off by a great dinner. a more engaging and The Show-Me Press Association met at the informative presenter Resort at Port Arrowhead at Lake Ozark. It was than Vince. preceded by the Porter Fisher Golf Tournament Peter Wagner will It was a held at the Eldon Country Club. I remember present ad sales pro- playing this course when it was just a nine-hole motional ideas. Jack pleasure track. It is in beautiful shape. Miles will deal with A highlight of the Show-Me meeting was editorial concerns. attending recognition of past presidents of the Show- Jean Maneke will dis- Me Press Association. It was a nice way to say cuss legal issues and regional press “thank you” for their hard work. Dawn Kitchell will association I would like to personally invite you to Mark Maassen be available to discuss attend the 147th Missouri Press Association . Foundation topics. meetings in Convention on Sept. 5, 6 and 7. It will be held MPA President , Kansas at the Marriott Downtown in Kansas City. I City’s mayor, and Mi- Mound City am proud to be the host for this gathering, Ai Parrish, The Star’s because I am excited about the new and improved downtown publisher, will welcome Convention and Lake Kansas City. I have worked downtown for 31 years, and never guests on Friday morning. Secretary before have I seen the excitement that goes along with the of State Jason Kander, the youngest Ozark. rebirth of a city. statewide official in the U.S. elected he Crossroads area, anchored by the Power & Light in 2012, will address us Friday morn- TDistrict to its north, has made downtown Kansas City ing. Former Gold a go-to destination. Plan to experience the Power & Light Glove second baseman Frank White will be the luncheon area on Thursday night as we will visit “Howl at the Moon,” speaker. (I dare someone to ask him why he and the Royals the often irreverent dueling piano bar. It is a four-block walk are feuding.) from the hotel, but we will have a shuttle available for those Star sports columnist Sam “Don’t-Shoot-the-Messenger” who want a ride. Mellinger will explain to us on Saturday morning why MU The Marriott Downtown is offering Convention guests a and KU won’t play each other again for a long time. very affordable rate of $109 per night. Golf is on the sched- Hopefully, I have given you many reasons to come to Kansas ule on Thursday afternoon at Drumm Farm Golf Club in City for the 147th MPA Convention. And when you do, you’ll Independence. be humming one of my favorite songs: “I’m goin’ to Kansas As for the Convention itself, it promises to be both infor- City, Kansas City here I come... ”

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4 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, August 2013 FRANK WHITE, the multiple-Gold Glove-winning second baseman for the Kansas Mi-ai Parrish City Royals, will speak at lunch Friday, Sept. 6, is the publisher Peter Wagner, at the MPA Convention. The 147th Annual MPA of The Kansas City well-known and Convention will be held Sept. 5-7 at the Mar- Star. She will join highly regarded riott Downtown Kansas City. An agenda and the mayor and the newspaper market- registration form are on pages 6 and 7. secretary of state in ing expert from welcoming guests to Sheldon, , will Convention guests who arrive on Thursday Kansas City at break- present twice at the can play golf at Drumm Farm Golf Course in fast on Friday. Convention and lead Independence in the afternoon and visit Howl one of the Lightning at the Moon dueling piano bar in the Power & Round Roundtables. Light District that evening.

Five people will be inducted into the Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame at the banquet Friday Merle evening. Sam Baranczyk, At lunch on Saturday, winners in the Better Mellinger, President of the one of The Kansas Newspaper Contest and recipients of other National Newspaper City Star’s award- MPA honors will be recognized. Association, will give winning sports a brief report on columnists, will the NNA’s activities talk about his work at the Hall of Fame during one of the Banquet on Friday Saturday-morning evening, Sept. 6. breakout sessions. He is the editor and Jack Miles Sly James, publisher of The Ventimiglia, the mayor of Kansas Mountain Mail in editor of the City, will welcome Salida, Colo. Warrensburg Daily guests to the city Star-Journal, will and talk about some lead the discussion of the things going at one of the Light- on in Cow Town at Dawn Kitchell, ning Round Round- breakfast on Friday. the Missouri Press MPA tables on Friday af- Foundation’s train- ternoon. Ventimiglia ing coordinator is a regular winner of and Newspapers Convention multiple awards in In Education direc- newspaper contests. tor, will talk about Foundation programs speakers, at a Lightning Round that’s who! Roundtable. Matt Sokoloff, a former Fellow at the Reynolds Jour- Vince Coultis Jean nalism Institute, is the sales training Maneke has Jason Kander, will talk during a and development been the legal Missouri Secretary Friday-morning director for The hotline coun- of State, will address breakout session McClatchy Co., selor for Missouri Convention guests about attracting owner of The Kansas Press Association at breakfast on paid content to your City Star. You don’t for many years. Friday. When he was website and online want to miss his She’ll discuss le- elected in Novem- newspaper. Friday-morning gal issues at her ber, Kander was the session on inspired Lightning Round youngest statewide leadership of your Roundtable. elected official in the sales team. country.

Missouri Press News, August 2013 www.mopress.com 5 Missouri Press Association 147th Annual Convention Schedule

Thursday, September 5 8:00 AM MPA/MPS Board Breakfast & Meeting at Hotel NOON Golf and Boxed Lunches, Drumm Farm Golf Club (shuttle service will be provided from hotel) 7:30 PM Howl at the Moon Dueling Piano Bar in the Power & Light District (located four blocks from hotel) Friday, September 6 8:00 AM Breakfast General Session, Kansas City Mayor Sly James, Mi-Ai Parrish, Publisher of the Kansas City Star and Secretary of State Jason Kander 9:15 AM Breakout Sessions “Paid Content” Matt Sokoloff Driving Performance Through Inspired Leadership, Vince Coultis, Advertising Expert from The McClatchy Company 11:00 AM General Session, Robert S. Kenney, Chair, Missouri Public Service Commission NOON MPA Business Meeting and In Memoriam 12:30 PM Lunch General Session, Frank White of the KC Royals 2:00 PM Get Real! Expand Your Newspaper’s Readership to Own Your Market, Peter Wagner 3:30 PM Lightning Round Roundtables Jean Maneke, Legal Issues Jack Miles, Editorial Peter Wagner, Ad Sales Promotion Ideas Dawn Kitchell, Foundation Topics Vince Coultis, Marketing Matt Sokoloff , RJI, Paid Content 6:00 PM MPA Newspaper Hall of Fame Reception 6:30 PM MPA Newspaper Hall of Fame Banquet, 23rd Annual Induction Ceremony, Remarks From Merle Baranczyk, NNA President Saturday, September 7 8:00 AM Breakfast with Missouri College Media Association Advisers 9:30 AM Breakout Sessions Get Real! Creating the Community’s Leading Advertising Sales Team, Peter Wagner Sam Mellinger, Sports Columnist, Kansas City Star 11:00 AM Missouri Press Better Newspaper Contest Awards and Outstanding Young Journalist(s) of the Year Luncheon

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Missouri Press News, August 2013 www.mopress.com 7 Young Journalists to receive awards essica Drews of The Bolivar Herald- JFree Press and Emily Jarrett of the Sedalia Democrat have been selected to receive 2013 Outstanding Young Jour- nalist awards from the Missouri Press Association. They will receive their awards on Sept. 7 in Kansas City during the MPA’s annu- al awards luncheon. This is the fifth year for these awards. Jessica Drews joined the Bolivar staff in April 2009. She works as a re- porter, photogra- pher, editor and page designer, along with creating graph- Jessica Drews ics for stories and paginating pages for the Wednesday and Friday editions. A 2009 graduate of Southwest Baptist University in Boli- var, she was editor- Janet Mace, left, in July sold her Ste. Genevieve Newspapers Inc. to Toby Carrig and his wife, in-chief and reporter Patricia, right. The Carrig’s daughter, Christina, is between her parents. (Ste. Genevieve Herald for The Omnibus at photo) SBU. Emily Jarrett Jarrett, the winner for daily papers, is the Democrat’s only full-time reporter. editor She covers Sedalia city government, Ste. Genevieve Herald police and fire departments and courts. She writes news, features, series and buys paper from Janet Mace enterprise stories, and she frequently shoots photos. he 132-year-old Ste. Genevieve Her- a historic community on the Mississippi Jarrett is a 2008 graduate of the Tald has been sold by Janet Mace to River about 50 miles south of St. Louis. University of Central Missouri in War- the newspaper’s editor, Toby Carrig, and It reported circulation of 3,665 for rensburg. She formerly reported for his wife, Patricia. the 2013 MPA Newspaper Directory. the Lee’s Summit Journal and the Blue Ste. Genevieve Media LLC closed Carrig, 45, worked at his high school Springs Journal. its purchase of Ste. Genevieve Newspa- paper in Little Falls, N.Y., and has been inners of the Outstanding Young pers, Inc., early in July. Ste. Genevieve working for newspapers ever since. He WJournalist Award have demon- Newspapers owned the Herald since moved to Jefferson County in 1988 strated excellence in the field of journal- 1981, when it purchased the weekly and began working for the Suburban ism and maintained the quality, ethics from Arthur Meyer, Robert Burr and Journals of Greater St. Louis. and standards of The Journalist’s Creed, Raymond Melcher. He worked for the Journals until written by Walter Williams, found- Burr will remain publisher of the pa- 2002, the last two years as managing ing dean of the per until he retires later this year. Mace editor of three twice-weekly Journals. School of Journalism. planned to retire in July. He’s been with the Herald since January Editors or publishers submitted nomi- The Herald was founded in 1882 by 2011, and he succeeded Jean Rissover as nations for the awards, and the nominees Joseph Ernst, according to a story in the editor four months later. must have been younger than 30 years Herald about the sale. Ste. Genevieve is old on Jan. 1, 2013.

8 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, August 2013 Columbia, Joplin photographers grants will attend workshop in Trenton hotographers from the Columbia Photo Workshop headquarters will and lodging. Daily Tribune and The Joplin be in the North Central Missouri Fair- On the final day of the workshop an PGlobe have been awarded Mis- grounds. exhibit will be held so the public can see souri Press Association scholarships to The faculty for this year’s workshop photos taken in the community through attend the Missouri School of Journal- includes: Kael Alford, freelance photo- the week. Closing ceremonies that eve- ism’s 65th Missouri Photo Workshop. journalist; Randy Cox, visuals editor, ning will include the premier showing Don Shrubshell of Columbia and ; Dennis Dimick, ex- of all the stories and awards. Roger Nomer of Joplin will attend the ecutive editor (environment), National Workshop participants are working workshop Sept. 22-28 in Trenton. Geographic; Melissa Farlow, freelance, photojournalists from all over the coun- This will be the Workshop’s second ; Deanne Fitzmau- try and some foreign countries. After visit to Trenton, with the first coming rice, freelance photojournalist; Preston arriving in Trenton, each of them must in 1995. The town in Grundy County Ganaway, freelance photojournalist; come up with an idea for a photo story, in north central Missouri was named MaryAnne Golon, director of pho- which has to be approved by the faculty in honor of Trenton, N.J., in 1842. tography, ; Kim before shooting begins. Known as “The 5-Point City” because Komenich, assistant professor of pho- im Curley and David Rees of the of the wagon wheel design of streets in tojournalism, San Jose State University; JMissouri School of Journalism are the downtown section, Trenton has a Brian Kratzer, director of photography, co-directors of the Missouri Photo population just over 6,000. The Columbia Missourian; freelancer Workshop, which has an international wo large employers anchor the local Randy Olson, National Geographic; and reputation as a premier training event. Teconomy: Modine Manufacturing, Craig Walker, staff photographer, The Duane Dailey is a director emeritus who which produces radiators, and ConAgra Denver Post. continues to assist each year. Foods, which gives Trenton its claim to Sponsors are Nikon Professional Ser- Photo stories from previous work- fame as “the world’s largest producer of vices and the Missouri Press Association. shops can be seen at mophotoworkshop. Vienna sausages.” The MPA scholarships cover tuition org.

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Missouri Press News, August 2013 www.mopress.com 9 During its annual meeting at the Resort at Port Arrowhead, the Show-Me Press Association presented plaques of appreciation to four past presidents. Shown at left with their plaques, from left, are Linda Geist, former publisher in Monroe City; David Eales of the Monroe County Appeal, Paris; Trevor Vernon, Eldon Advertiser; and John Spaar, The Odessan.

Show-Me Press Association met June 28 in Lake Ozark

At left, Betty Spaar, Odessa, president of the board of the Missouri Press Foundation, presents a $1,000 check from the Foundation to David Eales, president of the Show-Me Press Association. For several years the Foundation has supported the regional press associations by helping with their meeting expenses.

Below, Mark Maassen talks about different ways to think about marketing and advertising during a session of the Show-Me Press meeting. Maassen, 2013 president of the Missouri Press Association, is the director of interactive sales for The Kansas City Star. He gave the same presentation at the Northwest Missouri Press Association meeting on June 21 in Mound City.

At left, Becky Holloway of The Tipton Times, right, trades business cards with Erica Mendez Babcock after Babcock’s presentation at the Show-Me Press meeting. Babcock is an assistant professor at the Missouri School of Journalism and design editor for the Columbia Missourian.

10 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, August 2013 Investigative reporter among eight Star’s series on beef wins UCLA Gerald Loeb Award to receive Journalism Honor Medals series on the beef industry published OLUMBIA (AP)—A Washington- Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, an A in The Kansas City Star in Decem- Cbased investigative reporter and a author and two-time Pulitzer Prize win- ber won the 2013 Gerald Loeb Award globe-trotting New York Times colum- ner known for reporting from some of for explanatory journalism. The award, nist head the 2013 winners of Missouri the world’s most impoverished regions. issued by the University of California- Honor Medals for Distinguished Service The other winners are New York Times Los Angeles, was for “Beef’s Raw Edges.” in Journalism. executive Michael Golden, a Missouri Mike McGraw and Alan Bavley wrote The School of Journalism will present graduate; Washington Post photographer the series about several aspects of the the medals to eight winners on campus Carol Guzy; South Florida Sun-Sentinel beef industry. on Oct. 29. sports editor Greg Lee; The award was presented June 25 in Charles Lewis is an American Uni- correspondent Aye Aye Win; Hearst New York City. Other finalists in the versity professor and former 60 Minutes Television; and the global communica- category included , producer who founded the Center for tions company FleishmanHillard. USA Today, Frontline and the Milwaukee Public Integrity in 1989. He’s joined by Journal Sentinel.

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Missouri Press News, August 2013 www.mopress.com 11 named editor of the Democrat-News, succeeding Eric Crump. On the Move Knight grew up and attended school in Norborne. She • St. Louis — • Hannibal — Jessica Spurgeon, a was a reporter for Cathy Sewell has native of Hannibal who has worked The Muleskinner been named News- for the Courier-Post for 2-1/2 years, has while attending the paper In Education been named general manager of the University of Cen- manager for The GateHouse Media newspaper. tral Missouri in War- St. Louis American. Rod Dixon of Chillicothe, regional rensburg in 2003- Sewell previously publisher for Gate- 2006. served as NIE man- House, announced She worked as ager for the Post- the appointment on a reporter for the Dispatch and the May 29. Democrat-News in Cathy Sewell Rachel Knight Belleville News Democrat. Spurgeon is a 2007-2008. Since 2004 graduate of then she worked as the public affairs • Cassville — Joshua Boley, who will Hannibal High representative for the Missouri National be a senior at Missouri Southern State School and 2008 Guard until that program ended in May. University in Joplin this fall, joined the graduate of Hanni- Knight and her husband, Bret, own as a summer intern. bal-LaGrange Col- a small farm north of La Monte, not far Cassville Democrat Jessica Spurgeon Boley is a 1995 graduate of Cassville lege. She and her from his family’s farm. High School. He has served in the husband, Ben, have a 15-month-old son. Marine Corps Reserve, has worked at Spurgeon replaced David Stringer, • St. Louis — Riverfront Times editor a number of area industries and is the who left recently as publisher of the Tom Finkel has been named editor of father of a teenage daughter. paper. The Village Voice, a free weekly in New Boley earned an associate’s degree in York City. Denver-based Voice Media journalism and public relations from • LaGrange — Ashley Wolf, who had Group owns both of the publications. Crowder College before enrolling in been working part-time while attending Managing editor Chad Garrison, who Missouri Southern. Truman State University in Kirksville, joined the Riverfront Times in 2004, will has become a full-time member of the replace Finkel, who will begin at The • Concordia — Lewis County Press-News Journal staff. Village Voice on Sept. 3. Charles Dunlap, a Wolf is a native of Canton and was Finkel has led the Riverfront Times for 2008 graduate of graduated in 2009 from Canton High a decade. He previously was managing Williams Woods School as valedictorian. She received an editor at the Miami New Times and edi- University in Ful- English degree in May from Truman tor at City Pages in Minneapolis. ton, joined the news State, where she worked with The Index, Finkel is a native of St. Louis. Both of staff of The Concord- the student-produced newspaper. his parents were born in New York City, ian in June. At the Press-News Journal Wolf is writ- and Finkel has family ties there. Dunlap was the ing news and is in charge of the website editor of the univer- and online content. • Rolla — Eddie O’Neill, 40, a na- Charles Dunlap sity’s student news- tive of St. Louis, joined The Rolla Daily paper, Echoes, and filled in as an editor • Kearney — Stacey Hamby is the News reporting staff for The Fulton Sun. new editor of The Kearney Courier. on June 17. Hamby attended After graduation • Centralia — Jeff Grimes, general high school in Ne- from Southern Illi- manager of the Fireside Guard for the vada, Mo., and went nois University with past several years, has left the paper to fo- to Southwest Baptist a media arts degree, cus his attention on his rental properties. University in Bolivar O’Neill spent several Before going to work for the Guard 21 years ago. While years in Mexico as Grimes was on the Missouri Press As- there she worked as a seminarian. He sociation staff for a few years. a part-time edito- intended to become rial assistant for the a priest. He aban- Eddie O’Neill • Raymore — Amber Vandegrift, a Bolivar Herald-Free doned that course, but has been a writer spring graduate of Raymore-Peculiar Press. for Catholic publications for the past High School, has joined the staff of the Stacey Hamby She has lived in 10 years. Raymore Journal for the summer. She Liberty for the past decade. O’Neill and his wife, Renee, have plans to begin journalism studies at the seven children. Before moving to Rolla, University of Kansas this fall. • Marshall — Rachel Knight has been the family lived in Colorado. O’Neill’s

12 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, August 2013 background is in radio and freelance editor of the Steamboat Pilot & Today in Lisa launched Connection magazine writing and photography. Steamboat Springs, Colo. and has been its editor. Schlichtman said moving to Colorado An open house in honor of the • Park Hills — Daily Journal reporter has been a lifelong dream for her and her Schlichtmans was held July 12 at the Teresa Ressel, who has been on staff since husband, Mike, who is a native of Cass- Democrat office. 2001, was named assistant managing ville. One of their sons lives in Denver, editor of the paper, the other in Scottsdale, Ariz. • St. Louis — Alan Scher Zagier, effective July 1. Lisa Schlichtman’s last day at the 46, an AP reporter who has focused Ressel is a native Democrat and The Monett Times was on higher education of Cape Girardeau July 12. She soon left for Steamboat and crime reporting and a 2000 graduate Springs. Mike will travel back and forth from mid-Missouri of Southeast Mis- while assisting with the transition to new since 2005, will souri State Univer- management at the newspapers, which transfer to the AP’s sity with a degree are owned by Rust Communications, St. Louis bureau on in mass communi- Cape Girardeau. Aug. 5. cations/journalism. The Schlichtmans will continue Before joining Teressa Ressel Before joining the to own their Baywash car washes in AP in Columbia in Daily Journal she was a paginator for Cassville. 2005, Zagier was an the Southeast Missourian and worked The Schlichtmans bought the Demo- investigative report- Alan Zagier in public relations for the university in crat in 1995 and sold it to Rust in 2005. er and editor for The Naples Daily News Cape Girardeau. Lisa continued as editor until 2009 in Florida and was a visiting professor at Daily Journal managing editor Doug when Rust bought The Monett Times the University of Missouri-Columbia. Smith announced Ressel’s appointment. and Lisa took over as editor of that four- He also has worked for newspapers in day daily. Last fall the Schlichtmans were North Carolina and as a national cor- • Marshfield — Scott Kerber has named co-publishers of both papers. respondent for The Boston Globe. been named editor/general manager of The Marshfield Mail, a member of the Neighbor News group of papers in Southwest Missouri. Kerber previously was editor for En- terprise Publishing Co. in Blair, Neb. His management hese individuals and organizations made recent contributions to background includes TMissouri Press Foundation. To make a donation with a credit card, Kroger Foods and call (573) 449-4167, or send checks to Missouri Press Foundation, Revco Drug Stores 802 Locust St., Columbia, MO 65201. and he’s worked in radio, television, re- Eldon Advertiser Newspapers In Education Program tail and video ser- Walmart, Bentonville, Ark. vices. Warren County Record Newspapers In Education Program Scott Kerber Kerber is a native Walmart, Bentonville, Ark. of Chicago. He earned an undergradu- ate degree in communications and an Washington Missourian Newspapers In Education Program MBA in marketing and logistics from Havener’s Termite & Insect Control, Owensville the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Union Moose Lodge, Union The Kerber family’s move to Blair, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Newspapers In Education Program just north of Omaha, was a return home Missouri Valley Conference, Men’s Basketball Tournament, St. Louis for his wife, Deb. While working in the video business, Kerber began writing for the Enterprise. When that paper’s sports Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame editor left, Kerber took that position. William L. Miller, Washington, Mo. Kerber succeeded Emily Truscott, who accepted a position in Jefferson City Foundation Donations after two years at the Mail. Maneke Law Group, L.C., Kansas City Missourian Publishing Co., Washington • Cassville — Long-time Cassville Democrat editor and co-publisher Lisa Neighbor News, Dave Berry, Bolivar Schlichtman has accepted a position as

Missouri Press News, August 2013 www.mopress.com 13 week with two tickets to the Friday per- formances in the Ste. Genevieve Summer Scrapbook Music Festival series. Weekly winners are chosen from entry • Carthage — The Press is collecting has redesigned its pages and has started forms submitted to the newspaper office. donations of snack items and personal a Facebook page (facebook.com/times. hygiene products to help the Bright tribune.92) on which it publishes only • Chillicothe —The Livingston Futures’ Food for Thought program to photographs. County Sheriff’s Office reported the ar- feed hungry kids in Carthage. rest of a 67-year-old man after a tipster Donors are offered deals on subscrip- • St. Louis — The Empowerment saw him in a photo in the July 1 issue of tions to the newspaper. Network (TEN) honored Donald M. the Constitution-Tribune. Suggs, publisher and executive editor The registered sex offender was with • Washington — One of the inau- of The St. Louis American on June 8. a group of people in a local park. Cer- gural Archbishop Robert J. Carlson The recognition noted the paper’s com- tain sex offenders are not supposed to Excellence In Communication be within 500 feet of a public awards was presented June 19 park, the report said. The man to the Miller family and Mis- was arrested. sourian Publishing Co. at a According to the Highway luncheon at the Cardinal Rigali Patrol’s sex offender registry, Center in St. Louis County. the man’s most recent offense In making the presentations, was the sexual assault of a Archbishop Carlson said the 15-year-old girl in 1991, the Archdiocese of St. Louis “rec- newspaper reported. ognizes and appreciates the important role of media in our • Nevada — The Daily Mail local community.” in June received an award for “Coverage by a Print Medium” • Bolivar — The Herald- from the National Association Free Press gave away a free of Housing and Redevelop- six-month subscription to its ment Officials. The executive digital edition to a “follower” director of the Nevada Hous- of its Facebook page. ing Authority accepted the At the beginning of the award in behalf of the Daily promotion, the page had 1,860 Mail at the association’s na- followers. When that number Top honor for St. Louis American tional conference. reached 2,000, one of them The National Newspaper Publishers Association on June 27 recog- was selected at random to re- nized The St. Louis American as the 2013 Publication of the Year in the • Springfield —The News- largest circulation class. Newspapers were honored at the Associa- ceive the subscription. tion’s annual Merit Awards, held this year at the Country Music Hall Leader was the host for the of Fame in Nashville. Kenya Vaughn, The American’s website editor, Chamber of Commerce’s • Maryville — During June, accepted the award presented by NNPA Chairman Cloves Campbell monthly “Good Morning, high school student Maggie and Merit Awards chairman Karl B. Rodney. The Houston Defender and Springfield!” event. A panel of Schmidt wrote news stories Miami Times received Publication of the Year recognition in smaller local leaders discussed work- circulation classes. NNPA has eliminated its John D. Russwurm Award for the Daily Forum as she that recognized the Best Black Newspaper in the Nation. The American force development in the area. completed an Upward Bound won that award eight times, including last year. Donald M. Suggs is The Chamber’s Business summer work-study program. the publisher and executive editor of The American. Kevin Jones, who Development Corp. and the Students from across north- was Missouri Press Association president in 2010, is general manager city’s Department of Work- west Missouri spent several and chief financial officer. The American received five first-place and force Development later this three second-place awards in the NNPA competition. (NNPA photo) weeks attending classes and year will launch a marketing participating in special ac- campaign to attract talented tivities while living in residence halls at mitment to promoting TEN’s prostate workers. Northwest Missouri State University in cancer outreach and to men’s health and Maryville. wellness. • King City — The office of the Schmidt will be a senior this fall at Suggs received an award and a pro- 93-year-old Tri-County News in King Maryville High School. She joined Up- clamation from the City of St. Louis in City relocated on July 8 back to a down- ward Bound to help prepare for success recognition of his newspaper’s efforts. town office at 110 E. Vermont St. The in college. weekly had been in a building north of • Ste. Genevieve — The Herald again downtown for the past 14 years. • Grant City — The Times-Tribune this summer is rewarding a reader each

14 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, August 2013 Porter Fisher Golf Classic in Eldon Thirty-six golfers participated in the annual MPA Porter Fisher to this year’s event were: CenturyLink, St. Louis American, The Golf Classic, held this year on June 27 at Eldon Country Club. Kansas City Star, Missouri Lawyers Media, Vernon Publishing, The team from Tarkio, shown kneeling at left in the front row, Missouri Press Association, Springfield Daily Events, Monroe shot 60 to edge the second-place team by one stroke. They County Appeal, MU Athletic Dept., Neighbor News, Perry County are, from left, Gary Vette, Will Johnson, Haley Johnson and Republic-Monitor, Warden Publishing Co., and the Warrensburg Alexis Buford. Bill James of Warrensburg, standing fifth from Daily Star-Journal. left, received the Porter Fisher Traveling Plaque. Contributors Foundation of MPA building being repaired In mid-July a local company moved Replacement carpet and flooring has $33,000 project many of the filing cabinets from the back been ordered. area into storage to make way for the If all goes well, the project is expected should be finished repairs. Computer servers were relocated to cost about $33,000 and will be com- by early August to another spot in the building. pleted in early August. or the past year or more, a portion Fof the foundation of Missouri Press Association’s building in Columbia has been sinking, causing cracks in some of the exterior and interior walls. Repairs to the building, built in about 1928, have begun. The project was ap- proved by the Missouri Press board of directors in September. is when yoNur advertisers need compWlete multimedia solutions. Foundation Recovery Systems (FRS), with offices in Moberly and North Kan- With Metro e-Connect, you have what you need to take the lead with multimedia advertising. sas City, is doing the work. Repairs will This integrated, flexible, cost-effective, multiplatform program is also easy to launch and be made outside and inside the building. 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, Carpet from a storage room and a Metro e-Connect translates into a win-win for all. work area in the back of the building has been removed. FRS will drill several Find out more now! Go online to metrocreativeconnection.com/e-connect, holes in the building’s concrete floor and call 800-223-1600, email [email protected] or scan the QR code to see how you can immediately implement and benefit from Metro e-Connect. inject polyurethane under the building to help stabilize it. RS will install about 10 piers to sup- port an interior wall and the south Metro e-Connect F The new multimedia ad program that is changing the way we connect. outer wall. A concrete walkway and back steps must be removed near the south MOPANOW2013 outer wall. MOPANOW2013

Missouri Press News, August 2013 www.mopress.com 15 Newspaper In Education Report Newspaper bench Kids will read newspapers to be raffled at MPA Covention if they have access to them very reader enjoys a good E park bench to sit on and read You are excellent Common Core resource the newspaper. Wouldn’t it be awe- some if that park bench WERE a ummer is my favorite time in my large that kids are reading newspapers. newspaper? job as educational services director Not long ago I was visiting an ill friend. This year at the Missouri Press for Missouri Press. I feel like an art- Somehow we stumbled on the subject, Convention, Sept. 5-7 in Kansas S City, we’ll raffle off a one-of-a-kind ist with a blank canvas laid out in front of and her 13-year-old son told me how me, waiting to be filled with wonderful much he loves reading the newspaper. custom park bench covered in Mis- things to enrich the lives of newspaper His family doesn’t subscribe, so I souri’s newspapers! The drawing readers across the state. asked him how he reads it. He headed will be held at the annual Better All spring I contemplated to his room and returned Newspaper Contest Awards Lun- the template for our new with a large stack of is- cheon on Saturday, Sept. 7. school year of Newspa- sues of the Washington You’ll want to be on hand to per In Education features Missourian. He said his carry the bench right home when and programs. MPA’s NIE classroom receives the pa- you win, but if you just can’t make Committee has had its pers, and he a copy home it to the Convention, we’ll post annual brainstorming ses- to read more. raffle tickets online for newspaper sion. Partners like The He was disappointed fans far and wide to submit their Missouri Bar have shared because lately bundles of chance to win the bench. their goals and objectives papers were being sent, Check mopress.com in early in reaching out to young unopened, to the recy- August to see this amazing bench readers. I’ve dusted off cling bin. (Rest assured, for yourself and download your ideas that haven’t yet made the bundles did not go to chances to win it! All proceeds from it to fruition. the recycling bin again!) the raffle will benefit Missouri’s I do miss the annual But there are two points newspapers through our Newspa- national conference of like- Dawn Kitchell is MPA’s NIE to be made here: per In Education program. minded newspaper pro- director. Contact her at irst, kids are still read- fessionals. The energy at (636) 932-4301; dawn.kitch- Fing — books AND an NIE conference could [email protected]. newspapers. But many Common Core requires more informa- power Google’s servers – aren’t getting them at tional text be a part of every classroom. everyone enthusiastically sharing the home, so we must send them to schools The newspaper is an excellent, afford- best practices for firing up young readers if we want the next generation to know able informational textbook. about newspapers. a newspaper. To partner with schools we To help you promote this to educa- Luckily, in Missouri I can draw on have to show educators that newspapers tors, MPA will release a new teacher the enthusiasm from our community have value in today’s classroom, amidst guide called “Using the Newspapers to newspapers and the board members of and even as a part of, technology. Meet Common Core Standards.” This our Association, Service and Foundation Second, educating teachers is impor- guide will be adapted from our previous to continue the mission of connecting tant. We can send newspapers to schools, popular series, “Using the Newspaper to young readers in their communities. but if we don’t train teachers — or at the to Meet Grade Level Expectations” and ater this month we’ll publish a very least talk with them — about what “MAP Moments.” Lcalendar of Missouri Newspaper resources we have inside the newspaper, • STEM is an acronym for an educa- In Education features to help guide and how we can help them meet their tional initiative promoting the teaching our newspapers in publishing youth- goals, those bundles will end up in a of more Science, Technology, Engineer- centered content that will be of value recycling bin. ing and Mathematics. MPA will release to children, teachers and families. Here MPA will help you tackle the first a 9-part STEM series, thanks to the I’ll just hit some highlights of what’s challenge with the following content St. Louis American, which has agreed to coming. we’ll provide this year: share content from its hugely popular First I want to share a story. Like all • Common Core Standards are the STEM initiative in St. Louis. The fea- of us with newspapers, I face skepticism buzz in Missouri as school districts begin tures will include information on key from friends, colleagues and the world at to adopt the new nationwide initiative. topics, activities and suggestions for

16 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, August 2013 more research. • The Missouri Bar will partner with MPA to teach about three important Obituaries civic commemorations: the Emancipa- tion Proclamation, Martin Luther King Washington later was combined with the St. Louis Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, and edition, and Kerker was named editor Gideon vs. Wainright. Dutch Borcherding in 1987. He retired in 1997. On Jan. 1, 1863, as the nation entered uthiel “Dutch” Borcherding, 93, Survivors include three daughters, its third year of civil war, President Abra- Dformer sports editor of the Wash- grandchildren and great-grandchildren. ham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ington Missourian, died June 22, 2013. Proclamation, declaring “that all persons Mr. Borcherding worked for the New Humansville held as slaves” within the rebellious states Haven Leader, his hometown newspaper, “are, and henceforward shall be free.” until he was hired as a sporter writer for Carroll Piper This year is the 150th anniversary of the The Missourian in 1957. A few years later arroll W. Piper, 66, Collins, a Emancipation Proclamation, and this he was named sports editor. He retired Cformer owner of the Humansville new feature will share the story of one in 1990. Star-Leader, died June 30, 2013, after of our country’s greatest documents of Survivors include his wife, Delores; suffering a heart attack. human freedom. two sons and six grandchildren. Mr. Piper and his wife, Sharon, ifty years ago, on Aug. 28, 1963, bought the Star-Leader in the late 1970s FMartin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Independence and owned it until the early 1980s. He Have a Dream” speech calling for an also was involved in other businesses in end to racism in the . The Peggy Smith Hake Osceola and Humansville. speech was a defining moment of the eggy Smith Hake, 77, Indepen- American civil rights movement. MPA Pdence, a former editor of the Miller Kansas City will release two features tied to the “I County Autogram-Sentinel in Tuscumbia, Have a Dream” speech. died at home on June 25, 2013. Priscilla Breaux Gideon v. Wainright was a landmark Mrs. Hake was a native of Iberia. riscilla L. Breaux, 69, Kansas City, Supreme Court ruling that the right to After raising a family and working in Pthe mother of AP Bureau Chief Kia an attorney is a fundamental right for a the Kansas City area for a number of Breaux Randle, died July 2, 2013, at KU fair trial. This is the 50th anniversary of years, she returned to Miller County, Medical Center. the case that requires states to provide where she worked for the newspaper for Mrs. Breaux was a native of Kansas counsel in criminal cases. MPA will nearly 30 years. City. She leaves her husband, Clifford, release two features educating young She wrote three books about local three sons, four daughters, seven grand- readers on Gideon v. Wainright. history and became well known for her children and one great-grandchild. In January we’ll celebrate the 10th work in genealogy and a monthly news- anniversary of our Reading Across Mis- letter about it. She served on the county Fort Dodge, Iowa souri project with a serial by Missouri commission and in many community author Carolyn Mueller. Mueller’s story organizations. Walt Stevens is about Lily, a Search and Rescue dog Mrs. Hake is survived by four chil- alt Stevens, 96, Fort Dodge, Iowa, from Joplin that worked to find missing dren, three stepchildren, a brother Wthe father of Paul Stevens, retired people following the May 2011 tornado. and several grandchildren and great- chief of the AP’s Kansas City bureau, Mueller is an animal keeper at the St. grandchildren. died July 17. Louis Zoo. You can learn more about her Mr. Stevens was the editor and then at carolynelizabethmueller.com. O’Fallon editor emeritus of The Messenger in • Speaking of Joplin, the good folks Fort Dodge for more than 50 years. His at The Joplin Globe are donating an- Sherwood Kerker journalism career began in 1935. He was other historical series to MPA to share. herwood P. Kerker, 78, O’Fallon, a known to generations of readers as the First Ladies of America showcases 43 Sformer editor of the St. Louis/South- writer of the weekly “Spotlight” column presidential wives. We plan to release ern Illinois Labor Tribune, died June 16 that profiled local people and their ac- this series to commemorate Women’s at his home. complishments. History Month in March. Mr. Kerker was born and raised in We have hundreds of topics archived New York City and in Albany, N.Y. He Follow the Missouri Press on www.mo-nie.com, including last began his journalism career in 1956 at Association year’s terrific gardening series Amaz- the now-defunct Knickerbocker News in on Facebook at ing Soil (download code: garden), our Albany. http://www.facebook.com/ feature on The Big Muddy (bigmuddy) In 1974, publisher Ed Finkelstein pages/Missouri-Press- or Missouri History through the Art of hired Kerker as editor of the Southern Association/154375874617599 our State Capitol (moart12). Illinois Labor Tribune. That newspaper

Missouri Press News, August 2013 www.mopress.com 17 Missouri’s legislators, we need to add a “Thank You” to Gov. for Government intrusion vetoing House Bill 436 on July 5. This column last month addressed the issues contained in the language in that bill. points to need for shield The governor, in his veto letter, agreed that the language in that bill would make it a crime for newspapers to publish Thank Sen. Blunt for supporting bill photos of young Missourians who have t seems like every time I pick up a Supreme Court, in its opinion limit- proudly taken their first turkey or deer. newspaper recently there’s a story ing this access, said, “Details about the His letter fell short of noting that, as a Iin it with ties to many of the issues location of a cell phone can provide an well-known gun owner, he probably real- we grapple with every day. Is Edward intimate picture of one’s daily life and ized he would find himself blocked from Snowden a traitor or is he a whistle- reveal not just where people go — which coverage by the media in the state, as blower to the media? How about we doctors, religious services and stores they would many other Missouri politicians. NOT discuss this subject visit — but also the people I’m sure his failure to mention this did in this column? Save it for and groups they choose to not mean it went unnoticed. over a drink at the conven- affiliate with. That infor- I admit to some tion next month! See you mation cuts across a broad concern that there here in KC! range of personal ties with was an immediate Gun owner For example, I see in family, friends, political response from some the last few days Sen. Roy groups, health care provid- politicians calling for records never Blunt has joined a bi- ers and others.” overriding this veto were public partisan group of sena- f note is the fact that immediately after- tors pushing forward a Othe justices found ward. I trust they in Missouri. reporter’s shield bill in solid support for their will have second Congress. Apparently its position in this case from thoughts, as I know guidelines would include a the U.S. Supreme Court’s many of you have talked seriously to provision making it harder 2012 decision, U.S. v. your local representatives about your for a prosecutor to obtain Jones, where the Court concerns on this measure. Jean Maneke, MPA’s Legal the phone records of jour- Hotline attorney, can be held that police could not And I want to make it perfectly clear nalists without seeking a reached at (816) 753-9000, attach a Global Position- to all of you that records of gun owners court order permitting that [email protected]. ing System device to a in the state are presently closed, and action. This news came out suspect’s car without a indeed have always been closed from the on the same day that The New York Times warrant. time concealed carry laws were passed in reported the New Jersey Supreme Court At any rate, it is encouraging that Sen. this state. Missouri is not a state where had ordered police in that state to get a Blunt is joining the group seeking to we have ever been able to access that search warrant before obtaining tracking bring the federal shield law bill back to a list for publication. Perhaps if more information from cell phone providers. committee for a hearing. A federal shield legislators had this information, there Apparently, cell phone record tracking is law could at least offer some support would be less of a push to address what more prevalent than most of us realize. to Missouri reporters in investigating is, essentially, a non-issue in Missouri. If ast year, the American Civil Liberties sensitive stories. We can only continue you see legislators this summer, remind LUnion found that police depart- to wish for a state shield law. Missouri is them of this fact. ments large and small were using cell one of only a few states that does NOT And if you see Sen. Blunt, tell him phone data to track people. Even cell have statutory shield law privileges. “thanks” for his support of the federal phone companies recognized this and And while we are on the subject of shield law bill! began marketing this data to police departments for their use in crime investigations. Although cell phone Missouri Press Association / Missouri Press Service companies issue statements in their bills 802 Locust St., Columbia, MO 65201-4888 that they take customer privacy seriously (573) 449-4167 / Fax: (573) 874-5894 / www.mopress.com and make you jump through all kinds of STAFF Doug Crews: Executive Director, [email protected] hurdles to log onto your account online, Mark Nienhueser, Advertising Director, [email protected] I guess they are just dispensing this in- Kent M. Ford: Editor, [email protected] formation readily to law enforcement in Connie Whitney: [email protected] return for payment of a fee, in an effort and Jennifer Plourde: [email protected]: Advertising Sales & Placement to strengthen their bottom line. Karen Philp: Receptionist, Bookkeeping, [email protected] Kristie Williams: Member Services, Meeting Planning, [email protected] The chief justice of the New Jersey

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Missouri Newspaper Organizations CALENDAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI PRESS ASSOCIATION: President, Mike Farmer, August Rock Port; Secretary, Kathy Conger, Bethany; Treasurer, W.C. Farmer, Rock Port. 31 — Mizzou v. Murray State football Directors: Past President, Adam Johnson, Mound City; Jim Fall, Maryville; Dennis game, Columbia Ellsworth, St. Joseph; Jim McPherson, Weston; Chuck Haney, Chillicothe; Steve Tinnen, Plattsburg; Kay Wilson, Maryville; Steve Booher, St. Joseph. September 5-7 — MPA Convention, Marriott SHOW-ME PRESS ASSOCIATION: President, David Eales; Vice President, Downtown, Kansas City vacant; Secretary-Treasurer, Sandy Nelson, News-Press & Gazette Co. Directors: 12-15 — National Newspaper Dennis Warden, Owensville; Carolyn Trower, New London. Association Convention & Trade Show, Arizona Grand Resort, OZARK PRESS ASSOCIATION: President, Keith Moore, Ava; Vice President, Phoenix Whitney Anderson, Crane; Secretary-Treasurer, Dala Whittaker, Cabool. Directors: Roger Dillon, Eminence; Brad Gentry, Houston; Jeff Schrag, Springfield; Chris Case, ; Tianna Brooks, Mountain View; Sharon Vaughn, Summersville. New publisher for SOUTHEAST MISSOURI PRESS ASSOCIATION: President, Amanda Layton, Perryville; First Vice President, Donna Denson, Cape Girardeau; Second Vice Macon County weekly President, Randy Pribble, Ironton; Secretary-Treasurer, Michelle Friedrich, Poplar Bluff; Executive Secretary, Ann Hayes, Southeast Missouri State University; ewis County Press, LLC, announced Historian, Peggy Scott, Festus. Directors: Gera LeGrand, Cape Girardeau; Kim Lthat Macon native Shon Coram has Combs, Piedmont; H. Scott Seal, Portageville; Kate Martin, Perryville; Deanna been named publisher of the Macon Nelson, Sikeston; Ed Thomason, New Madrid. County Home Press. MISSOURI CIRCULATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION: President, Brenda Coram will lead the Carney, Harrisonville; First Vice President, Jack Kaminsky, Joplin; Second Vice community paper President, Steve Edwards, St. Joseph; Secretary, David Pine, Kansas City; and oversee its adver- Treasurer, Doug Crews, Columbia. Directors: Jim Kennedy, Bolivar; Ken Carpenter, tising and editorial Kansas City; Rob Siebeneck, Jefferson City. efforts. MISSOURI ADVERTISING MANAGERS’ ASSOCIATION: President, Jana Todd, Coram takes over Warrenton; First Vice President, Jeanine York, Washington; Second Vice President, for Becky Jeffcoat, Mark Maassen, Kansas City; Secretary, Suzie Wilson, Milan; Treasurer, Kristie former owner and Williams, Columbia. Directors: Jacob Warden, Owensville; Adam Letterman, long-time editor of Ozark; Curtis Simmons, Eldon. Past President, Jane Haslag, Jefferson City. the Home Press, who Shon Coram MISSOURI PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS: President, Colene McEntee, is moving to the Co- St. Charles; President-Elect, vacant; Secretary, Peggy Koch, Barnhart; Treasurer, lumbia area. Jeffcoat is expected to Roxanne Miller, Ballwin; Public Relations Officer, Suzanne Corbett, St. Louis; continue to write her weekly “Blonde Membership Officer, Linda Briggs-Harty, St. Louis; Contest Director, Janice But Blunt” column and to assist with Denham, Kirkwood; Quest Awards Directors, Susan Fadem, St. Louis, and Marge the transition. Polcyn, St. Louis; Conference Director, vacant; Archivist, Dee Rabey, Granite City, Ill.; Past President, Fran Mannino, Kirkwood. Coram previously worked in custom- er support for MBS Textbook Exchange MISSOURI PRESS SERVICE: President, Joe May, Mexico; Vice President, of Columbia. Before MBS, Coram was Kevin Jones, St. Louis; Secretary-Treasurer, Vicki Russell, Columbia. Directors: sales manager at Recycled Rubber Re- Jack Whitaker, Hannibal; Dave Bradley, St. Joseph. sources, formerly in Macon. Coram is MISSOURI PRESS FOUNDATION, INC.: President, Mrs. Betty Spaar, Odessa; married and has a stepdaughter. First Vice President, Wendell Lenhart, Trenton; Second Vice President, Kirk Powell, Pleasant Hill; Secretary-Treasurer, Doug Crews, Columbia. Directors: R.B. Smith III, Lebanon; James Sterling, Columbia; Edward Steele, Columbia; Gusewelle scholarships Dane Vernon, Eldon; Vicki Russell, Columbia; Bill James, Warrensburg; Bill Miller Sr., Washington; Tom Miller, Washington; Chuck Haney, Chillicothe; Dave Berry, go to UMKC students Bolivar. Directors Emeritus: Mrs. Wanda Brown, Harrisonville; Wallace Vernon, Eldon; Rogers Hewitt, Shelbyville. ody Newill and Elizabeth Golden, C soon to enter their senior years of MISSOURI-KANSAS AP PUBLISHERS AND EDITORS: Chairman, Susan Lynn, journalism study at the University of Iola, Kan. Missouri AP Managing Editors: Chairman, vacant; Past Chairman, Missouri-Kansas City, have been named Carol Stark, Joplin. recipients of the 2013 C.W. Gusewelle MISSOURI COLLEGE MEDIA ASSOCIATION: President, Emily Battmer, Journalism Scholarship. Truman State University; Vice President, Katelyn Canon, Missouri Western The award, named for longtime State University; Secretary, DeJuan Baskin, St. Louis Community College-Forest Kansas City Star reporter, foreign editor Park; MPA Liaison, Jack Dimond, Missouri State University; Adviser, Don Krause, and columnist Charles Gusewelle, was Truman State University. established in 2005 to encourage excel- lence in journalism.

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