The Kansas Publisher Official monthly publication of the Kansas Press Association April 16, 2014

Inside Today Page 2 Kevin Slimp visits six small Nebraska newspapers and comes away quite impressed. Page 3 John Foust says it’s important for sales executives to do their homework. Page 4 New KPA president Dan Thal- mann discusses the importance of convention and networking. Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame inductee John Lee (right) and wife Jane Lee at the Friday night banquet Page 4 was joined by daughters Erica (left) and Meredith at the Flint Hills Discovery Center in Manhattan. The sweepstakes winners in the annual Awards of Excellence Journalists selected for Hall, other honors contest include two newspapers that swept both news and adver- ANHATTAN — Two Manhattan also included recogni- and later publisher of the Hays tising categories. professional journal- tion for reporters and editors for Daily News. ists — a former Harris community service, investigative • The late Les Anderson, Page 5 EnterprisesM executive and a for- reporting and career accomplish- former publisher of the Ark Val- KPA’s special award winners mer newspaper publisher/Wichita ments. ley News in Valley Center and are featured on a picture page. State University educator — were Those named to the Hall of a long-time WSU professor of inducted into the Kansas Newspa- Fame were: journalism. Page 6-7 per Hall of Fame Friday night at • John Lee, former chief Lee, a University of Kansas Looking for a job? the annual meeting of the Kansas executive officer of Harris journalism graduate, began his Press Association in Manhattan. Enterprises, a newspaper group professional career as a reporter The meeting at the Flint Hills headquartered in Page 8 See AWARDS on Page 10 Doug Anstaett implores Kansas Discovery Center in downtown Hutchinson, and former editor newspaper publishers to turn up Family members of the late the heat on elected officials. Les Anderson were on hand Friday night for his induction into the Kansas Newspaper KPA Calendar Hall of Fame. Joining the cel- ebration were:(front row from June 25-29 left) grandson Joey Spratt, International Society of Weekly Nancy Anderson, grand- Newspaper Editors conference, daughter Emma Anderson Durango. and son Spike Anderson; and (back row from left) sons Ben Oct. 2-5 Anderson and Seth Anderson National Newspaper Associa- and daughter Maggie Ander- tion annual convention & trade son Spratt. Spike thanked the show, Phoenix. association on behalf of the family for remembering the Dec. 15 contributions of his father. National Bill of Rights Day. Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (855) 572-1863 2 Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (855) 572-1863 Six small Nebraska newspapers 2014-15 KPA Board Dan Thalmann President have local staffs; all make a profit Washington County News o many topics, so little space. This ing a circulation of 312. Total circulation [email protected] morning, I created a poll on my for all six papers is 6,500. Susan Lynn SFacebook wall, which includes Scenes for the movie “Nebraska” were First Vice President thousands of newspaper friends, and filmed at the Osmond Republican. Iola Register asked for help in deciding among three Rob, along with Peggy, attended the [email protected] potential topics for this column. The poll Institute of Newspaper Technology years looked like this: ago and has been contacting me ever Sarah Kessinger I need your thoughts. Help me pick since about my coming to work with their Second Vice President a topic for my column today. papers. The obvious problem Marysville Advocate Select one of the following? was the cost associated with [email protected] r A few new tools out there flying a consultant across the to help newspaper folks get their country to spend a few days in M. Olaf Frandsen jobs done. Hartington. Treasurer r The fallout from my previ- I learned years ago, when Salina Journal ous Digital First column and Jean Matua (another Institute [email protected] their announcement to close alum) had both Ken Blum down their Thunderdome divi- and me at her newspaper, a Dena Sattler sion. 1,300-circulation weekly in a Past President r What I learned from work- Minnesota town of 700, in the Garden City Telegram ing with six small papers in Ne- Kevin Slimp same week to work with her [email protected] braska this month about running and her staff of one, that such successful papers. problems are opportunities for people like John Baetz Northwest District Director Within minutes, I received 40 or so Rob and Jean. Lincoln Sentinel-Republican responses. I was a little surprised at the So I wasn’t surprised when Rob called [email protected] results. Almost 60 percent selected “What me a few months back to let me know he I learned from working with six small had received a government grant to bring Kent Bush papers in Nebraska.” me to Nebraska. Central District Director Approximately 22 percent chose “A After arriving in Sioux Falls and mak- Butler County Times-Gazette few new tools,” while 19 percent selected ing the 90-minute drive to Hartington on [email protected] a column concerning the Digital First Wednesday, I spent Thursday training fallout. Rob’s incredibly impressive staff. Peter Cook I wasn’t surprised that the column Most seemed to be graduates of Daily Director on successful small journalism schools Parsons Sun newspapers was in or near Nebraska. [email protected] selected, but I didn’t All of his papers were His daughter, Kalee, expect a blowout. written and designed in shared time between Denice Kuhns Making the results the communities they school at The Univer- Southwest District Director even more surprising, sity of Nebraska, in Meade County News I could tell who voted served. Lincoln, and work- [email protected] for what and it was All six papers have edi- ing with the paper in clear that people at Hartington. Most of Travis Mounts large dailies are just as tors who live in, or near, the staff had worked Non-Daily Director interested in what the the towns they serve. And at the papers for Times-Sentinel Newspapers [email protected] papers in Nebraska are get this: All are profit- extensive periods and doing to be successful able. seemed to thoroughly Scott Stanford as are people in small enjoy their work. Legislative Director community papers. The staffs of all Lawrence Journal-World So let me tell you a little about Ne- six papers gathered on the town’s primary [email protected] braska. Rob Dump and his wife, Peggy, street, in a former store that has since own six small papers in rural northeast been converted to a home for the news- Andy Taylor Nebraska. The largest is Cedar County paper press, with a conference area in the Southeast District Director News in Hartington. According to U.S. front. Montgomery County Chronicle Census Bureau numbers, Hartington has We spent most of the day improving [email protected] dropped in population from 1,662 in 1990 the photo editing process for the papers to approximately 1,500 today. and training the staff in advanced skills Joe Warren The circulation of Cedar County using Adobe InDesign. We worked on Northeast District Director News is 2,000. The circulation of the five improving their method of creating ads Atchison Globe smaller papers averages 900 each, with [email protected] the smallest, The Coleridge Blade, report- See SLIMP on Page 3 Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (855) 572-1863 3 Tell the truth: Did the dog eat your homework? t’s no secret that the more sales people they think they can skip the discovery step. tance. Something shouts “do this now,” and know about their prospects – before they 3. Lack of knowledge and skills. Sales we do it – often without asking ourselves if it Ibegin a sales presentation – the better people may skip this step because they don’t can wait. their chances for successful outcomes. In know the techniques to gather information. Good time managers discipline them- advertising, this means learning prospects’ They may not have selves to focus on tasks business and marketing histories, identifying learned how to ask which are important but major competitors and analyzing what they open-ended questions Impatience has a big not urgent. Preparation want to accomplish in their advertising. to encourage prospects downside. It sends a time can easily be put Since pre-presenta- to talk. They may be signal that sales people on the back burner, tion homework is such a poor listeners. They but they don’t let that crucial step in the sales may not know where to are (a) unprepared and happen. process, why don’t more find information (online (b) concerned only about 6. Lack of desire. sales people make it a research, networking, themselves. Every job has its most top priority? There are etc.). favorite and least several possible reasons: 4. Research pa- favorite parts. Strong 1. Impatience. High- ralysis. Some people are more comfortable sales people persevere through the parts they energy sales people with technology than they are with people. don’t like, because they see how those duties thrive on the adrenaline Rather than avoid gathering information, fit into the big picture. Weak sales people of the pitch and are they overdo it. You’ll find them at their simply avoid the things they don’t like. eager to get to the John Foust desks, basking in the glow of their computer 7. Lack of perspective. Too many sales main event. After all, monitors, poring over online and database people – veterans as well as rookies – simply isn’t that where their research, surrounded by charts and graphs. don’t realize the importance of research. powers of persuasion come into play? And Their mantra is not “Ready, aim, fire.” It’s The message here for them is: knowledge isn’t that where decisions are made? “Ready, aim, aim.” This approach creates the is power. That goes for knowledge of the Impatience has a big downside. It sends risk of losing relevant, usable information in sales process, as well as knowledge of their a signal that sales people are (a) unprepared a mountain of details. prospective advertisers. and (b) concerned only about themselves. 5. Poor time management. You may be That’s a negative first impression that is dif- familiar with the time management grid John Foust has conducted training pro- ficult to overcome in a presentation. which illustrates four categories: (a) Urgent grams for thousands of newspaper advertis- 2. Overconfidence. This is particularly and Important, (b) Urgent but not Important, ing professionals. E-mail for information at common with experienced account execu- (c) Important but not Urgent and (d) not [email protected]. tives; they feel like they can wing it, instead Urgent and not Important. It’s human nature (c) Copyright 2014 by John Foust. All of spending time gathering information. They to concentrate on the tasks which are in the rights reserved. have dealt with so many widget dealers that urgent category, regardless of their impor- the communities they served. Slimp All six papers have editors who live in, or near, the towns they serve. And get Continued from Page 2 this: All are profitable. I asked Rob how he could afford to for their websites and making the printing have a paper with a circulation of 312. process go more smoothly. “Well, people ask me that question a On day two, I worked individually lot,” he said, “and I look at it this way. with several of the staff members. Peggy We’re able to pay for our staff and to and I created a new system for streamlin- make a little profit.” ing her classifieds, using nested styles in He continued, “And it’s good for the InDesign. Rob and I began the work to community to have its own newspaper.” create a photo archiving system for the Rob pretty much summed up what I papers. I worked with other staff mem- say are the three qualities that exist in bers to solve PDF problems, get all the most successful newspapers: fonts to work together in all six papers r Focus on local content, produced and streamline the entire process. locally. At the end of day two, Rob and I sat r Support and training for staff. in his office and discussed the time we’d r A quality sales staff that under- spent together. He was amazed at how stands the role and benefits of newspaper much we’d gotten done. advertising. “I never imagined we could do so Maybe next month, we can discuss much in just two days,” he told me a few those new tools. times. Then it was my turn to ask questions. Kevin Slimp is a speaker and trainer In our conversation I learned that all of in the newspaper industry. He can be his papers were written and designed in reached at [email protected]. 4 Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (855) 572-1863 KPA convention: networking, education, ideas he Kansas Press Association’s an- strategies for revenue generation that I and relevant to society as ever. nual convention is probably one of heard in breakout sessions, roundtable When I return home from the annual Tmy favorite weekends of the year discussions and via break-time chats with convention, my resolve is strengthened, — and this year was no different. other newspaper people. I usually receive my fuel tank is full, my ambition is ampli- When I was fresh into this business and more ideas than I could realistically put fied and I have notebooks full of new generally unknown to everyone present, into place, but I’m confident my business ideas. the convention was the place where I ends up profiting as a result of my atten- Here’s to a great next year and I hope started to get to know dance at the annual conference. to see you at next year’s annual conven- people in the industry Friends and profits are only so appeal- tion. - people I often now ing when working a r look to for advice and late night to get the Over the last couple I’m so proud of our consultation for almost next edition done or KPA staff. They do any issue I might face. those times I hear yet years I’ve noticed a pro- a great job planning While it was socially another talking head nounced sense of opti- the annual convention awkward for me at- proclaim print is dead. mism that there is still and I have the utmost tending my first couple Just as valuable as confidence in their conventions, the an- the networking and opportunity to be had in commitment to put- nual event is now as ideas are the new en- our business, even as it ting together the best much a reunion as a Dan Thalmann ergy and fresh enthu- convention possible, conference. I genu- siasm I receive from evolves into new forms. I year after year. inely enjoy seeing you all there. From the these conferences. am convinced our prod- If you enjoyed conversations I see and hear among other There were a couple uct is still as important the conference this attendees, I can tell this is true for many disheartening confer- year, please join me others as well. ences a few years back and relevant to society in dropping them a Not only does the conference provide when our industry was as ever. note and letting them a networking opportunity, the education almost exclusively know how much you and ideas shared during the event are also doom and gloom, but appreciate it. invaluable. over the last couple years I’ve noticed a I predict the $600 or so that I spent on pronounced sense of optimism that there is Dan Thalmann is owner and publisher staff registrations and a night in the hotel still opportunity to be had in our business, of the Washington County News and the this year will be made up in the next six even as it evolves into new forms. I am Linn-Palmer Record and 2014-15 presi- weeks through new ideas, projects and convinced our product is still as important dent of the Kansas Press Association. Hutchinson, Atchison capture double sweepstakes awards he Hutchinson News and Atchison Sweepstakes Award winners Non-daily Division I Globe captured sweepstakes awards Editorial — Clarion in both the news and advertising Daily Division I Advertising — Hugoton Hermes T Editorial — Ottawa Herald categories at the Awards of Excellence competition for 2013. Advertising — Leader & Times Non-daily Division II Several newspapers enjoyed repeat per- Editorial — Atchison Globe formances as sweepstakes winners, which Daily Division II Advertising — Atchison Globe are awarded to the newspaper in each Editorial — Lawrence Journal-World circulation category with the highest total Non-daily Division III points in the overall competition in news or Daily Division III Editorial — Kansas City Business Jour- in advertising. Editorial — Hutchinson News nal “We do excellent work in Kansas, and Advertising — Hutchinson News Advertising — Wamego Smoke Signal it’s evident in the feedback we got from the New Jersey judges who reviewed the entries,” said Emily Bradbury, director of This month’s question member services for the Kansas Press As- Q. I heard about a free archive for my newspaper at the convention. sociation. “They were quite impressed. Could you repeat how to get this? “Congratulations to the winners. The A. By uploading entire issue of your newspaper to the NewzGroup feedback we get from staff members website (originally created as a way to protect public notices in print), whose work is recognized at AOE is they you are creating a FREE archive backup of your newspaper. In the really appreciate their editors, publishers past year, two member newspapers had a server/backup crash. This and advertising directors allowing them to free service was invaluable as it served as an archive and they were participate.” able to download the issues they lost. Start uploading today! To join The Daily Division II and III advertising the long list of Kansas newspapers that upload, contact Emily Brad- entries were combined into one category in bury at [email protected] or Richard Gannon at rgannon@ this year’s contest. kspress.com for more information. Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (855) 572-1863 5

Scenes from the Little Apple: KPA’s 122th annual convention

At the President’s Banquet on Friday night, Dena Sattler, editor and publisher of the Gar- den City Telegram (top left), said her farewells after leading the Kansas Press Association this past year. Also honored (clockwise from upper right) were: Tim Carpenter and Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Topeka Capital-Journal, win- ners of the Victor Murdock Award; Ron Keefo- ver, (second from left) recipient of the Gaston Outstanding Mentor Award, shown with wife Karen and their son Todd and his wife, India; Miriam Pepper, vice president/editorial page of the Kansas City Star, winner of the Clyde M. Reed Jr. Master Editor Award; and Joanna Chadwick, Wichita Eagle, winner of the Boyd Community Service Award. 6 Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (855) 572-1863 Marketplace NEWS as possess an exceptional attention to detail learn. Spanish speaking skills a plus, but not SPORTS REPORTER/EDITOR — Full- — without being a curmudgeon. Experience required. The Telegram, a daily newspaper time sports reporter/editor for small-town in workplace organization is required. Ideally, in southwest Kansas and part of the Harris five days a week daily paper. Must love local the successful candidate will have experience Group, offers a generous salary and ben- sports. Coverage focuses on small towns, one in the production of a newspaper or magazine efits package and a chance to work with an college. Weekends and evenings required. Ex- and be well versed in agriculture. This is a outstanding staff of reporters and editors. The pected to be a good writer, take own pictures, full-time position located in Dodge City, Kan. Telegram is an Equal Opportunity Employer. lay out pages using InDesign, have Internet Benefits include paid vacation, health insur- To apply, send resume and cover letter to: competence. Team player, courteous, coop- ance and 401k and working with some cool Brett Riggs, managing editor, The Garden erative, reliable professional for five-person people. Does this sound like your kind of job? City Telegram, 310 N. Seventh St., Garden office. Send letter, clips, resume, references to Submit a letter of application and resume by City, KS 67846. For more information or to [email protected]. April 10, 2014 to: Holly Martin, editor, High express interest in the position, send e-mail to: Plains Journal, PO Box 760, Dodge City, KS [email protected] (2-12) SPORTS REPORTER — The Butler County 67801or send email to: [email protected] Times-Gazette is searching for a sports re- WANTED: SPORTS WRITER passion- porter for our El Dorado office. Send a cover Full-time general NEWS REPORTER (focus ate about local sports to energetically be a letter, résumé and three writing samples to on crime and county) sought for small-town, part of a two-person department in covering Kent Bush at kbush@butlercountytimesga- five-days-a-week newspaper. Expected to be high school and college programs that are zette.com. (4-14) a good writer, take own pictures, use InDe- perennial state and national contenders. This sign for layout, have Internet competence. full-time position is responsible for daily REPORTER — The Wichita Business Web design, content management systems multimedia sports coverage and reporting. Journal is looking for a savvy, multi-platform added benefit. Evenings and weekends Must be reliable and professional, possess journalist who can cultivate sources, break required. Team player, courteous, cooperative, good writing and communications skills, have news and produce impactful centerpiece reliable, professional for five-person office. reliable transportation, and most importantly, stories that create and further business com- Send letter, clips, resume, references to zac- a desire for excellence. Weekend and evening munity discussion. More at http://acbj.com/ [email protected]. (3-6) hours required. If this is you, please send let- careers/ (3-25) ter, clips, resume and references to Managing FULL TIME WEBMASTER & PHOTO Editor Dale Hogg, 2012 Forest Ave., Great JOURNALIST — The Topeka Capital-Jour- PROCESSOR — Responsible for upload- Bend, KS 67530. (1-29) nal is looking for a journalist with strong edit- ing news content, photos and advertising ing and design skills for its news and sports to website on a daily basis. System utilizes CHIEF COPY EDITOR — The Hays Daily desks. The job will involve copy editing, Blox CMS format through townnews.com. News, located in Hays, Kan., is seeking to headline writing, design and posting to Web. Experience with this process very beneficial fill the position of chief copy editor. The ap- Applicants should have solid news judgment, along with knowledge of Mac hardware and plicant must show a knowledge of InDesign, accuracy under deadline pressure and be able software, including Photoshop. Work Monday PhotoShop, Illustrator and social media. The to work nights and weekends. Knowledge of through Friday late afternoons and evenings. position will require a tight schedule of pagi- AP style and InDesign are necessary. Sports Benefits include paid vacation, profit sharing, nating numerous pages for the daily paper, or news desk experience is preferred. Send re- some health insurance paid. Mail your resume as well as some special sections. Must be sume, clips and references to tomari.quinn@ to Winfield Daily Courier, PO Box 543, willing to work on tight deadlines daily while cjonline.com. (3-21) Winfield, KS 67156 or email your resume to juggling many other aspects of the job. Copy Publisher Lloyd Craig at lloyd@winfieldcou- editing expertise and the willingness to help COPY EDITOR — Do your friends consider rier.com (3-5) develop story ideas for reporters is a must. you a word nerd or a language maven? Are Seeking someone who can create attractive, you a stickler for correct grammar, punctua- DESIGN AND DIGITAL EDITOR — Do effective front-page layouts, and carry that tion and usage? Do you like to organize and you have a flair for creative page design, as same design throughout the rest of the print categorize? Do you hate it when you see well as the digital savviness and skill to man- edition. This candidate also will help move a misspelled word, a misused semicolon age web and social media content? If so, The the HDN into a new age of social media and or a stray apostrophe? Are you passionate Garden City Telegram is looking for a design delivering the product through many different about clarity, consistency and accuracy in and digital editor who has the ability to handle avenues — not just the print edition. Must be reporting? Do you have the ability to juggle both for our daily newspaper in southwest willing to work as part of a strong team and multiple tasks and with a smile on your face? Kansas. Previous experience as a copy edi- add to the growing resume of products the High Plains Journal, a nationally recognized tor and page designer at a daily newspaper, HDN offers. Job is demanding, but reward- weekly farm and ranch magazine, is seeking a preferably with InDesign, desirable, but will ing. The Hays Daily News has been named production/copy editor. This person will help consider recent graduates. Knowledge of AP the Kansas Press Association Sweepstakes manage the flow of copy through the editorial Style required. Experience with and working Award winner three of the last four years in department, including editing copy, writing knowledge of digital content management its division. Salary is based on experience, headlines and cutlines, and tracking deadlines, systems and social media also preferred. and position is open until filled. Send cover photos and stories. In addition, the produc- Writing and reporting skills preferable as letter and resume to: The Hays Daily News, tion/copy editor will proofread and approve this position could include some writing. ℅ Nick Schwien, managing editor, P.O. Box pages before print. The desired candidate will Experience with video production and editing be organized and deadline-oriented, as well also preferable, or at least the willingness to See MARKETPLACE on Page 7 Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (855) 572-1863 7

Marketplace KPA Office Staff Doug Anstaett 857, Hays, KS 67601 or email cover letter MISCELLANEOUS and resume to: [email protected] HOW TO SELL STUFF — Target content Executive Director (1-8) to the readers you love most – your local [email protected] merchants and advertisers! Get 8 free weeks ADVERTISING of “How To Sell Stuff,” written by The An- Amy Blaufelder ADVERTISING DIRECTOR — The Kansas derson County (Ks) Review’s King of Cha- Accountant Press Association is accepting applications Ching – Dane Hicks. Local business owners/ [email protected] for Advertising Director. This position is the managers will race for a copy of your paper senior sales executive for the association and each week to read the next amazing sales idea Emily Bradbury works directly with an administrative assistant written just for them. “How To Sell Stuff”’s Member Services Director, KPA to sell and place advertising in Kansas news- weekly message of top-notch, “ah-hah” style Executive Director, papers through direct placements and network sales tips is designed for modern main street Kids Voting Kansas sales. The position also solicits advertisers businesses (think of it as Bill Murray meets [email protected] and sponsors for KPA conventions, programs Guerilla Marketing), and directs all followups and publications. Base salary plus commis- to YOUR newspaper’s sales department. Richard Gannon sion. We have an excellent benefits program What better way to start a sales dialogue with Governmental Affairs Director including health insurance, 401(k) and life your clients? First 8 weeks columns up front [email protected] insurance and would like to talk to you about and free, stay on for $10/month, pay as you your next career opportunity. Send a letter of go, cancel any time. Email Dane at dhicks@ Lori Jackson introduction and a resume to Doug Anstaett at garnett-ks.com. Administrative Assistant/Advertising [email protected]. (4-15) [email protected] WANTED — Muller Martini 227 inserter Now accepting applications for DIGITAL hoppers, turning station, 310/20 stacker parts/ Sara Marstall ADVERTISING SALES in Southeast equipment, or compatibles from inserting Kansas. Ideal candidates will be self-starters equipment or mailing machine. Call James at Advertising Director with outgoing, positive personality. We seek (620) 792-1211. [email protected] people who are hard-working, dependable and creative. Sales experience helps, but not FOR SALE — Hewlett Packard Design Jet KPA Consultants required. Preference given to candidates with 750C Plus Plotter in excellent condition. Ex- Tom Eblen sales experience in competitive environment. tra cartridges included. For more information Community Newspaper Tune-ups Full-time positions have great earning poten- call 785-628-1081 and ask for Jan or Mary. [email protected] tial (salary+commission). paid mileage and health insurance benefits. 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KANSA 480 INSERTER ― Reduce labor Media Law, Legal Hotline Preference given to candidates with sales costs with an efficient machine for handling (785) 233-3700 experience in competitive environment. Full- preprinted inserts. The Garden City Telegram [email protected] time positions have great earning potential is selling its Kansa 480, 5:1 inserter, in good (salary+commission). paid mileage and health condition. This unit performs with a high de- insurance benefits. Part-time, commission-on- gree of reliability and consistency over a wide FRIENDS OF KPA ly opportunities could be available. Send letter range of operating conditions. Works with Ron Keefover of interest and resume to shanna@chanute. broadsheets for everything from single sheet Retired, Kansas Court System com (1-20) fliers to multi-page editions and has been well President, Kansas Sunshine Coalition maintained. Length 23’10”, width 6’4” to for Open Government DIGITAL MEDIA 8’10” for creeper conveyor. We used an inline [email protected] For much less than you think, you can take labeler and typically operated the unit at 6,000 (for questions on cameras in the charge of your online future. Let The Hays to 6,500 pieces per hour though it is rated courtroom and other issues involving Daily News’ Pixel Power Haus take your to do more than double that amount. Model the court system in Kansas) newspaper to the next level, whether you are #4601; Serial #480-036. Asking $10,000, considering your first website or looking to however no reasonable offer refused. For retool your existing one. Call Patrick Lowry more information email Dena Sattler, denas@ at (785) 628-1081 to hear how we can help. gctelegram.com, or call (620) 275-8500, Designed by a newspaper, for newspapers. extension 201. 8 Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (855) 572-1863 Do we still hold public officials’ feet to the fire? ack when I was an editorial writer — For if Kansans can spend their money agreement with it. We’ve always believed our just after the last Ice Age — we judged more wisely than government, can’t they also “bully pulpit” trumped the need for campaign Bour leaders on how well they listened come up with great ideas for streamlining contributions. to the folks back home. government and making How many public If they weren’t responsive to their con- it more responsive? Running their column in officials have you heard stituents, we lowered the boom on our elected The American Legis- your newspaper isn’t good repeat the mantra: “I officials. lative Exchange Council don’t argue with people Then, if they continued to knows what’s best enough. It is often only who buy ink by the ignore the will of the people for our country, so nominally newsworthy, barrel and paper by the who elected them, we used our they not only lobby ton”? Do they really editorial might to help throw our legislators, they but it is chock full of party believe that, or is it just them out on their ear. write the legislation line propaganda. Call “good politics” to Do we still do that? “they” want passed. them on it occasionally. express “respect” for the Granted, some things have Have you local newspaper owner? changed since new special noticed how many You must pay close interest groups on both sides of legislators cannot even explain the bills enough attention to what is going on at City the political spectrum — and they sponsor because someone else wrote Hall, the county courthouse or the Kansas their deep pockets — came them? Statehouse so you can keep your elected of- onto the scene. Doug Anstaett It’s no different when school board ficials accountable. Money talks, and some- members, city council members and Running their column in your newspaper times the “ka-ching!” of the county commissioners go on retreats be- isn’t good enough. It is often only nominally campaign coffers can drown out what John yond the borders of their districts and counties newsworthy, but it is chock full of party line and Jane Q. Public have to say. to brainstorm the future of their communities. propaganda. Call them on it occasionally. Case in point: Kansas legislators will often Again, is there something wrong with meeting All of this is meant to encourage you to ask say we should cut taxes because Kansans nearer to home so the public can participate? tough questions and pin your elected officials know much better than their government how Does your legislator listen to your point of down on the issues important to our industry. to spend money wisely. view? Or are you happy to maintain an “arms- One thing we’ve learned in Topeka: OK, then why do so many of them trot off length” relationship with those who represent legislators won’t listen to anyone who doesn’t to meetings in faraway places to come up with your community in Topeka? make their wishes known, so don’t remain on great ideas about how to improve govern- The Kansas Press Association is one of the sidelines. Speak up! ment? the few organizations in Topeka that doesn’t Why don’t they go home, sit down with make political contributions. I don’t know Doug Anstaett is executive director of the their constituents, and see what they think? how far back that policy goes, but I’m in total Kansas Press Association.

the Butler County Times-Gazette, Central • Scott Stanford, general manager, New board members, District director. Media Division, The World Company, officers take positions • Peter Cook, publisher of the Parsons Lawrence, legislative director. Sun, daily director. • Andy Taylor, editor of the Montgom- an Thalmann, editor and publisher • Denice Kuhns, co-publisher of the ery County Chronicle, remains as Southeast of the Washington County News and Meade County News and Clark County District director. DLinn-Palmer Record, was elected Gazette, Southwest District director. • Joe Warren, publisher of the Atchi- president of the Kansas Press Association • Travis Mounts was reappointed to a son Globe and Hiawatha World, Northeast Saturday morning at the association’s annual second term as non-daily director. District director. business meeting. Other officers elected included: • Susan Lynn, editor and publisher of the Iola Register, first vice president. March KDAN, KCAN winners • Sarah Kessinger, editor and publisher he following newspapers sold either direct placement, Kansas Display Ad Net- of the Marysville Advocate, second vice work, Kansas Classified Ad Network or out-of-state network ads in March 2014. president. Remember, if you sell a KDAN or KCAN, which run in almost 150 Kansas • Olaf Frandsen, editor and publisher of T newspapers, you keep half the money. Sell one outside of Kansas (SDAN or SCAN) and the Salina Journal, treasurer. you get to keep half the commission. Dena Sattler, editor and publisher of the Make an ad placement into another newspaper in Kansas or elsewhere and share the Garden City Telegram and 2013-14 KPA KPA commission. president, will serve the next year as past • KDAN — Anderson County Review placed four ads and retained half the money president. for a profit of $3,330. Board members for 2014-15 include: • KCAN — GateHouse Media placed 17 classified ads and retained $2,550 in profits; • John Baetz, editor and publisher of the Council Grove Republican placed one ad and retained $150 profit; Anthony Republican Lincoln Sentinel-Republican and Chap- placed one ad and retained $150 profit. man & Enterprise News-Times, Northwest • Direct Placement — Hays Daily News placed one ad and retained $29.29, half the District director. KPA commission. • Kent Bush, editor and publisher of Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (855) 572-1863 9 Probable cause affidavits bill remains alive ometimes, bills that appear dead can think the stage is set to finally bring mittee report, but the House rejected rise from the ashes with new life. That’s more common sense to Kansas law it, with members saying they sup- Swhat has happened to House Bill 2555, on this issue.” ported the probable cause affidavits a bill to open probable cause affidavits. After the Senate failed to advance part of the bill but not the part that Just when it appeared there House Bill 2555, adjusted the time for appeals in was no chance to revive the Rep. John Rubin, capital murder cases. bill, after the Kansas House of R-Shawnee, who Probable cause affidavits have Representatives had rejected a helped write the bill been closed in Kansas for more than conference committee bill con- and has championed three decades, even though they are taining the legislation, HB 2555 it during the 2014 open court records in most states returned from the dead. legislative session, and at the federal level. Rep. John Rubin “We have reached agree- invoked a parlia- “While we’re confident we’re ment on language with the mentary procedure going to get one more chance dur- Kansas County and District that is often used to retrieve ing the upcoming veto session, Yogi Berra’s Attorneys Association, a major bills from the bone pile. famous quote comes to mind: ‘It’s not over accomplishment for both asso- Because HB 2555 had till it’s over.’ We’ll continue to push hard for ciations,” said Doug Anstaett, executive direc- passed the House, he attached it to a capital passage.” tor of the Kansas Press Association. “While punishment bill in conference committee. The House and Senate return for the veto it has been a roller coaster ride for weeks, we The Senate approved the conference com- session on April 30.

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November 2011. reporting excellence. Their series of articles He was a past president of KPA and the focused on Gov. Sam Brownback’s first three Awards Kansas Newspaper Foundation and former years in office and detailed the effect of his president of the Kansas Sunshine Coalition policies on poverty, education, healthcare, the Continued from Page 1 for Open Government. He was a previous economy and other issues. for the Hutchinson News in 1972 and two recipient of the Clyde M. Reed Jr. Master • Joanna Chadwick and the staff of the years later became an executive intern for Editor Award, the Boyd Community Service Wichita Eagle was recipient of the Boyd Harris Enterprises, Inc., training in various Award, the Gaston Outstanding Mentor Award Community Service Award for its program departments at the News and at other Harris and was honored by Fort Hays State with an to help organize free attendance for ap- properties in Salina and Hays. Alumni Achievement Award. proximately 250 children at sports camps they He was named editor of the Hays Daily He and Nancy had five children and 11 would not have been able to afford. The event News in 1976 and became publisher six grandchildren. featured instruction and drills from more than months later. In 1984, he was named to the Other awards presented included: 50 local college and high school athletes and executive staff for Harris and became CEO in • Miriam Pepper, recipient of the Clyde coaches. The participants learned fundamen- 1997. M. Reed Jr. Master Editor Award. Pepper is a tals in football, volleyball, basketball, soccer His and his wife, Jane, have two daughters. vice president and editorial page editor of the and track and field. They now live in Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City Star. She was part of the Star’s Board members finishing terms included: Anderson, graduated from Fort Hays State team coverage of the collapse of the Hyatt • Brad Lowell, Northwest District director, University and received his master’s degree Hotel skywalks that led to a Pulitzer Prize in Concordia Blade-Empire and Beloit Call. from the University of Missouri in Columbia. 1982. • A.J. Bozarth, Central District director, He worked at the Wichita Eagle from 1971 to • Ron Keefover, former public informa- Norwich News and South Haven New Era. 1974, then helped found the weekly Wichita tion officer for the Kansas Court System and • Ben Marshall, Past President, Sterling Sun. current president of the Sunshine Coalition, Bulletin. In 1975, he and his wife, Nancy, founded who received the Gaston Outstanding Mentor • Gregg Ireland, Daily Director, Topeka the Ark Valley News, a weekly he published Award for outstanding service to the Kansas Capital-Journal. until 2007. newspaper industry as an advocate for open Richard Gannon, KPA director of He began teaching writing, editing and courts and open government. governmental affairs, and Doug Anstaett, community journalism classes at WSU in • Tim Carpenter and Celia Llopis-Jep- KPA executive director, were recognized after 1977 and was a professor in the Elliott School sen, reporters for the Topeka Capital-Journal, reaching their 10th anniversaries with the of Communication at the time of his death in received the Victor Murdock Award for association.

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