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INSIDE ITC reverses newsprint tariffs ONF INTERNS: Six more Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation Last month, the U.S. Inter- da – is the cause of the decline these newsprint tariffs will know that the ITC does not find interns share their stories national Trade Commission in demand for newsprint. restore stability to the market a basis for continuing sanctions. of working at OPA member overturned a tariff on Canadian “Local papers provide essen- and that publishers will see a “Our efforts to educate the newspapers this summer. imports of uncoated ground- tial coverage of local govern- full and quick recovery.” commission about the realities PAGES 4-6 wood paper, which includes ments and community news Susan Rowell, president of of today’s printing and publish- newsprint used by newspapers. and events,” said Chavern. “In the National Newspaper Associ- ing world were part of a large TRAUMA IN THE “Fortunately, our voice was many communities, the local ation and publisher of the Lan- coalition of industries, led by NEWSROOM: Terry Clark heard at the ITC hearing last paper is the only source of com- caster (SC) News, said NNA the News Media Alliance and shares key points from Dr. month, and they made the right munity news. Unfortunately, is immensely gratified by the Resolute Inc., which supplies Desiree Hill’s disssertation about call in reversing these harm- the damage to newspapers from ITC’s vote not to impose per- much of the U.S.-produced journalists and trauma. ful tariffs,” said David Chavern, preliminary tariffs imposed by manent tariffs on the North newsprint. The leadership of PAGES 8 president and CEO of the News the Department of Commerce American newsprint supply. the law firm Covington and Bur- ALL IN ONE PRINTERS: Media Alliance. since January has already been “The paper market serving ling and contributions of time New models can print, scan and Over the last several months, done. The tariffs have disrupted community newspapers can and talent by so many publish- convert documents to searchable the News Media Alliance has the newsprint market, increas- soon begin to move back to mar- ers, editors, communicators of digital files. emphasized that the decades- ing newsprint costs by nearly ket pricing without the heavy all sorts, and members of the PAGE 10 long shift of news and informa- 30 percent and forcing many hand of government imposing public who joined a petition tion from print to digital plat- newspapers to reduce their taxes upon the primary suppli- against the tariffs were all con- DONATE TO ONF to receive forms – not imports from Cana- print distribution and cut staff. ers of newsprint,” said Rowell. tributors to this result.” this Will Rogers print. Details at “We hope the reversal of “It is an enormous relief to OkPress.com/will-rogers. Celebrate National Newspaper Week File postal statement by October 1 The U.S. Postal Service’s annual Statement of Own- ership, Management, and Circulation (PS Form 3526) must be filed on or before October 1. A completed copy of the form must then be published in the newspaper. Daily pub- lications are required to pub- lish the form by October 10; non-dailies must publish by October 31. There are no reg- National Newspaper Week consortium of North American Content containing editori- ulations regarding the size 2018 will be observed Oct. 7-13. trade associations representing als, editorial cartoons, promo- or format of this published This 78th annual event is a the industry on a state and pro- tional ads and more is available information as long as it is recognition of the service of vincial, regional and national for download at no charge to complete and legible . newspapers and their employ- basis. daily and non-daily newspapers The form is available on ees across North America and This year’s theme is “Jour- across North America at http:// the OPA website at: is sponsored by Newspaper nalism matters NOW more than www.nationalnewspaperweek. www.okpress.com/postal- Association Managers, the ever.” com/. resources.
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONVENTION NAVIGATING READERSHIP Norfolk, VA • Sept. 27-29, 2018 For complete details, visit http://www.nnaweb.org/convention 2 The Oklahoma Publisher // September 2018 Gilmore inducted into Women’s Hall of Fame On that Joan Gilmore is one of five tion of columnist for The Owomen who will be inducted Journal Record. into the Oklahoma Women’s Now in her late 90s, Gil- note… Hall of Fame on Sept. 27 at more still goes to work the Montellano Event Center every day and is the only in Oklahoma City. journalist at The Journal Other honorees are Susan Record who writes a daily by Brian Blansett Chambers, Jane Jayroe Gam- column. She has been ble, Willa Johnson and Kay inducted into the Okla- Publisher of the Tri-County Herald Rhoades. homa Journalism Hall of 2017-2018 OPA President In her seven decades as a journal- Fame and received the Oklahoma City ist, Gilmore has mentored hundreds of University Woman of Excellence Award. aspiring young women in many commu- Gilmore is the only Oklahoman to twice nications’ fields. She began her career at win the Byliner Award by the Associa- Trusting a reliable source of news the Muskogee newspaper, then joined tion for Women in Communications. Last week I was covering a meeting in which a man from a non-profit organiza- The Oklahoman for the next 28 years. The Oklahoma Women’s Hall of tion was talking to a local group about ways to market their organization. Rising from a reporter to an editor posi- Fame is one of several events sponsored He was a glib fellow and did not allow much air to seep into the conversation. tion, Gilmore was one of the first women by the Oklahoma Commission on the At one point he suggested the group try to get a feature story written in one of to serve as an editor at the newspaper. In Status of Women to support its mis- the metro papers. 1980, she opened a public relations and sion, “To improve the quality of life for “I’m not saying newspapers aren’t dying, because they are,” he said and then video agency, and then added the posi- women, children and families in Okla- went on to list the reasons a newspaper article would be good for the group. homa.” I thought: You’re saying newspapers are at the gate of the graveyard, yet you see them as a valuable – perhaps the most valuable – way to get information to Norman Business Association honors Andy Rieger people you want to reach. How very contradictory of you. It reminded me of a politician who came to see me when I was the publisher in The Norman Business Association co-owner and co-publisher of a week- Shawnee. He explained the reasons he should be elected and asked if we would be recently named former Norman Tran- ly newspaper in Noble, and later he running an article about him or, better yet, endorsing him. script editor Andy Rieger as a Norman became managing editor of The Norman “I’m curious why you’re interested in us writing about you,” I said. Business Legend. Transcript. In 2010, Rieger was inducted “Well, newspapers are the most reliable voice in the community,” he said. “Peo- Rieger was honored for his decades into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of ple pay attention to what’s in the newspaper.” of service to Norman and contributions Fame. “I agree,” I said. “But I notice that you’re spending all your advertising money to the local business community. Rieger retired from The Norman on TV and direct mail and none in our newspaper. Why is that?” The University of Oklahoma gradu- Transcript in 2015, but he continues to He had no good answer, mumbling that his consultants were the ones who set ate’s career began in the 1970s on the teach at OU and write a Sunday column. the ad budget. And I wondered: If you can’t influence spending in your own cam- copy desk of The Daily Oklahoman and When he’s not writing, he’s selling paign, why should I trust you with the keys to the state government? Oklahoma City Times. He later returned homes as a member of Rieger Realty That probably was about the time he realized we weren’t going to endorse his to OU to attend graduate school, teach LLC, or he’s on his bike training for his candidacy. journalism courses and lead OU’s stu- next hundred-mile ride. I see this often: People acknowledge, even on Facebook, that newspapers com- dent newspaper. In the 1990s, he was prise the most accurate medium, yet read them in declining numbers and assume they won’t survive. Why is that? Has our country become so Facebook/Trump/Fake News/ Twitter influenced that we acknowledge an accurate, valuable medium is available OPA CALENDAR OF EVENTS but choose not to use it because the truth is sometimes inconvenient? Do we as a nation care that little about facts and accuracy? FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OKLAHOMA PRESENTS: One of the saddest moments of my life came earlier this year when a teacher in a local school told me: “Well, actually, I get most of my news from Facebook these OPEN CONVERSATIONS DINNER WITH CHASE COOK days.” Fri., Sept. 28, 2018 • 7-9 PM • Cost: $50 Heavy sigh. University of Oklahoma, Gaylord Hall, Studio D, Norman Granted, we in the newspaper industry are responsible for much of our own Join FOI as they host their first speaker in a new series with Chase Cook, a University of Oklahoma decline. 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® 800.223.1600 www.metrocreativeconnection.com For more information on events, visit the OPA website at www.OkPress.com or contact Membership & Meetings miadwizard.com Director Christine Frank at (405) 499-0040, 1-888-815-2672 or email [email protected]. The Oklahoma Publisher // September 2018 3 Ted Streuli applies Comanche Times’ owner suffers heart attack The for OPA membership When Steve Bolton When the ambulance Oklahoma Ted Streuli of Edmond, Okla., has collapsed on the football arrived, he was taken applied for an associate membership in field, the quick action to Comanche County Publisher the Oklahoma Press Association. of high school coaches Memorial Hospital Comanche, Oklahoma Caring People with Hometown Pride... Native American Rodeo Capital “Where The Courageous Spirit of Cowboys On The Chisholm Trail And Indians In The Territory Lives On” Heritage Associate members are individuals VOLUME TWENTY-SIX, NUMBER 51 THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018 50 CENTS saved his life. Comanche Woman Admitted where scans showed he To OU Medical Center In (Reprint of This Past Sunday’s Oklahoman Critical Condition ISSN 1526-811X Oklahoma Highway Patrol investigated a personal injury collision Feature Story of Comanche Coaches’ Quick at approximately 6:37 p.m. on Sunday, August 26, on CR2810 .37 who were previously engaged in the mile south of Fuller Road, 3 miles south of Duncan. Bolton, publisher of OHP reports state that a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Sheron and Heroic Action...... ) had a 100 percent block Kay Skaggs , 64, of Comanche, failed to maintain lane and departed the roadway to the left striking a mailbox and continued north bound Comanche Times Reporter Saved By Football Coaches Official Publication of the for a distance of 53 feet before rolling 1/4 turn and coming to rest on the driver side. Ms. Skaggs was transported by AMR to Duncan Regional Hospital and transferred to OU Medical Center by AMR reportedly in critical newspaper profession. The Comanche Times, condition with trunk internal injuries. of the left coronary Rodeo Grounds To Be A Comanche Hot Oklahoma Press Association Any current member wishing to was taking the last Spot Once Again? artery, known as the The Comanche City Council in their August regular council meet- ing voted 4-0 after discussion to enter into a contract with Toby Martin that would get the rodeo grounds back operational and hopefully the asset it should be for a town that its rodeo history and heritage is as much a part as any community in the country. Terms of the contract would include: $300 yearly lease to be paid object to the application of Ted Streuli to the City of Comanche for use of the property; A cow would be photo of the day of the grass fed at the facility and each year said cow would be processed widow-maker, as well as by the lease holder and all meat donated to the City or nutrition center; A minimum of eight events per year would be guaranteed to be held at the facility; lease holder to make immediate repairs and PUBLISHER provide required equipment to get the facility back operational at their expense; City commits to install RV hook-ups at City’s expense and City retains all rental income from the use of the hook-ups at $25 a night, dump station to be established; City to work with lease holder must do so in writing to the OPA at 3601 Comanche High School to raise funds relating to restrooms and concession for the facility. another valve that was Council Okays Purchase of 3 New Mark Thomas N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK football team when he Police Cars more than 75 percent “Five or six months ago the PD came to us requesting to purchase or lease/purchase new police cars,” City Manager Ralls told the Council during the August meeting. “At that time we tabled it,” Ralls added. Ralls told the Council that the police department is prepared to present a couple of different options after watching the PD asset fund 73105-5499, by Oct. 8, 2018. grow and see what monthly average growth would be. [email protected] felt “lava in his chest.” “We originally tried to get the figure around $1750 per month for blocked. a couple of Chargers,” Chief Straily told the Council. Straily told the Council that he had been working with Asst. Chief Harkins and they believed with their work they could get 3 cars for the department with a monthly lease payment of $1878.00 with Comanche Times editor Steve Bolton and Kelli Bolton (middle) pose with Comanche assistant coaches Montie Blair (left) $10,000 down from the police asset fund that the Council created. and Casy Rowell (right). The coaches helped save Steve’s life earlier this month. “The reason they were working toward the $1750 number is that is the average that is being deposited into that fund per month,” City Manager Ralls shared. “Over the last 5 months that was the average.” its season opener, of course Bolton Head coach Brad Perry and several keep going until they told me to He called for his “The grant car is coming on Friday and this would give us 3 more by Adam Kemp, Bolton had two was there. of the players set off to find an stop.” new ones. Then we would also have the K-9 unit with 60,000 miles The Daily He stood in the end zone next to automated external defibrillator in Then Steve Bolton came back to on it,” Chief Straily said. where the players ran onto the field one of the nearby school building. life. “You can make all the promises about the cars and how long they Oklahoman waiting to shake hands with the Blair, a volunteer firefighter and The 59-year-old man took a deep will last,” Councilmember Janice Willis said. “”It won’t be two years Game nights without Steve coaches, mere yards away from former EMT, said he recognized breath and the color slowly began EDITOR and you are going to come back and say we have a problem with one Bolton are unheard of at where his life almost ended. Bolton was having a heart attack to return to his face. of the cars,” Willis added. Comanche High. “He was gone” and went to work on chest compres- “Hey, Steve,” Blair remembers “I don’t want to come back every 2 years or every 3 years to ask for For more than 25 years Bolton Bolton’s dedication to Comanche sions while Rowell did the breath- saying in the moment. “Stay with wife and co-editor of a car,” Straily said. “That is why I am asking for them all at once to stents put in and was has made it his mission to be at has led him to take the team pictures ing. us.” get it done and over with,” Straily added. “We can buildup that every school event, whether that’s for the football program for more Around the field some of the play- The ambulance arrived after money in the asset fund so down the road if we need the money, it will for football, basketball, baseball, than two decades. ers gathered in groups to watch their nearly 20 minutes. Bolton was be there.” softball or school plays, cook- On August 11, standing at the 50 coaches save Steve’s life while oth- taken to Comanche County Me- Straily stated that assigning a car to each officer to take home makes outs and fundraisers. yard line on Barnett Field inside ers still circled up and began to pray. morial Hospital where scans re- them more accountable for maintenance rather than cars being Bolton covers it all. Harley Stadium, Bolton was finish- “There was no pulse and he was vealed he had a 100 percent block shared. As lead reporter, photographer, ing up the portraits of players and turning blue,” Blair said. “It looked of the left coronary artery, known Interim editor at Mayor Dobbins made the motion to get 3 Chargers with the $10,000 editor in chief and publisher of coaches when he said he felt “lava in like he was gone, but I knew we just as the widow-maker. down and a lease of $1878 per month from the police asset fund. the newspaper, Kelli, to the Comanche Times, Bolton his chest.” couldn’t stop.” Another valve was more than 75 treated for broken ribs Jennifer Gilliland Councilmember Michael Moore made the second and the motion prides himself on knowing his He called for his wife and co-editor Eventually someone made it back percent blocked. passed 5 aye, none against. community and shining a light on of the newspaper, Kelli, to come to with the AED and they hooked Bolton had two stents put in and what makes the small town of him before dropping to his knees, Bolton up. was treated for broken ribs and 1,600 people special. collapsing on the football field. They shocked him once. bruising from Blair’s CPR, a tell- “Today’s news is tomorrow’s “He was gone,” Kelli Bolton said. They shocked him twice. tale sign that Blair performed his history of our community,” “You could just see that he was About seven minutes had elapsed role perfectly, doctors said. Bolton said. “I take that very gone.” since Bolton had collapsed, but the An asset to the community come to him before he seriously. Without hesitation the Comanche two assistant coaches continued to Blair went to visit Bolton in the and bruising from the “We are a little country, weekly football coaching staff jumped into do CPR. hospital the day following the in- newspaper and that’s exactly what action. “I had never been apart of anything cident. [email protected] we want to be.” Assistant coaches Montie Blair and like that before,” said Rowell, 27. “I Bolton tried to apologize, but The Journal Record So on Friday night when Casy Rowell went to work starting didn’t know any better to stop or Blair cut him off. went down. Comanche hosted Frederick for CPR while paramedics were called. start. I just knew I was just going to See Heroic Action p. 5 CPR. Joe Dowd has been named as interim Assistant coaches August 11 wasn’t the editor of The Journal Record. Montie Blair and Casy Rowell started day Steve Bolton was meant to leave OPA OFFICERS Dowd, who is editor and associate CPR while head coach Brad Perry this earth. He had a granddaughter Brian Blansett, President publisher of the Long Island Business went to look for an automated exter- he needed to meet, which he did. He Tri-County Herald News in New York, will oversee the nal defibrillator in one of the nearby had a newspaper to put out, which he newspaper from Long Island, and when buildings. did. He wanted to thank the coaches Ray Dyer, Vice President possible, in person. Blair, a volunteer firefighter and who helped save him and all those El Reno Tribune He takes over after the departure former EMT, said he recognized who prayed for him, which he has Jeff Shultz, Treasurer of longtime editor and publisher Ted Bolton was having a heart attack. done. Garvin County News Star Streuli. When the AED arrived, they “It makes me very proud of my hooked Bolton up and shocked him community,” Bolton said. “I wouldn’t Mark Thomas, twice, then continued to do CPR. It want to live anywhere else. Executive Vice President The Madill Record had been seven minutes when Bolton, “I wouldn’t want to die anywhere promotes new editor 59, took a deep breath. else.” OPA DIRECTORS Mike Strain, Tulsa World Tina Firquain has been promoted to editor of The Madill Record. CNHI hires regional home delivery manager John Denny Montgomery, Firquain succeeds Molley Raley who The Purcell Register left to become a teacher. Rob Goswick has been hired as a wick was a home delivery manager for Firquain was previously a reporter at regional home delivery manager for the Joplin (Missouri) Globe, where he Mark Millsap, the Record. She plans to keep Marshall five CNHI newspapers in Oklahoma – was responsible for carrier deliveries The Norman Transcript County informed and to share local Muskogee Phoenix, Tahlequah Daily and single copy deliveries. Zonelle Rainbolt, stories. Press, Claremore Daily Progress, His main goal for his new position is McAlester News-Capital and Stillwater to include growing newspaper circula- The Cordell Beacon Video cameras allowed News Press. tion in each community and to improve Alan Herzberger, Prior to coming to Oklahoma, Gos- customer service. The Oklahoman during opioid drug trials Shauna Belyeu, An Oklahoma judge has ruled that New sports editor joins Surrey-Gazette The Eufaula Indian Journal video cameras will be allowed inside the courtroom in the state of Oklahoma’s The Piedmont Surrey-Gazette has He has covered the Oklahoma City 3601 N. Lincoln Blvd. lawsuit against several makers of opioid added Addam Francisco as its new Thunder for four seasons with Inside- Oklahoma City, OK 73105-5499 drugs. sports editor. Thunder.com. (405) 499-0020 Cleveland County District Judge Thad Francisco is a 2017 graduate of “Covering Okarche sports for the Toll-Free in Oklahoma: Balkman issued his order on Aug. 21. the University of Central Oklahoma Gazette and the Warrior is such a hum- (888) 815-2672 The trials are scheduled for May 2019. where he served as sports editor bling point in my life where finally, I’ll www.OkPress.com The Oklahoma Publishing Company, of the student run publication, The get to cover sports as a full-time job,” [email protected] which owns The Oklahoman newspaper, Vista, during his senior year. Francisco said. www.Facebook.com/OKPress had sought to allow cameras inside the courtroom. SUBSCRIBE TO Cameras aren’t commonly allowed Countywide & Sun, Tri-County Herald share staff THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER inside courtrooms in Oklahoma, but $12 PER YEAR Balkman noted the issues presented in The Countywide & Sun and Tri- aspects of the newspaper from her time THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER (USPS 406- the case are “of great importance to the County Herald are participating in a at the Tri-County Herald in Meeker, citizens of Oklahoma.” 920) is published monthly for $12 per year unique work-share agreement. Tri- The Shawnee News-Star, The Journal by the Oklahoma Press Association, 3601 N. Oklahoma Attorney General Mike County Herald staff members Jen- Record and other area newspapers. She Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105-5499. Hunter sued several opiate manufactur- nifer Pitts and Kyle Donaghey will has been at the Tri-County Herald for Periodicals postage paid at Oklahoma City, ers last year, alleging fraudulent mar- split their time between the two news- five years. OK. keting of drugs that fueled the opioid papers. Donaghey will handle advertising POSTMASTER: Send address changes to epidemic. The drug companies acknowl- Pitts will be doing design work and sales. He graduated from Byng High THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, 3601 N. edge opioid abuse is a serious health layout with the Countywide in Tecum- School and attended the University of Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105-5499. issue, but deny wrongdoing. seh. She has experience with most Oklahoma. 4 The Oklahoma Publisher // September 2018
This month, The Oklahoma Publisher features stories by six more of the Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation’s interns. This summer, the Oklahoma NEWSPAPER Newspaper Foundation awarded 19 journalism internships to various newspapers across the state. The paid internships were made possible by a grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation. The program promotes the value of working at Oklahoma newspapers and benefi ts students INTERNS as they begin their professional careers. Journalists must strive to be fair, factual and fearless This summer I watched our a small town. She told me that right coworkers since they After Vice described the dif- team members make tough because she grew up in Drum- were children denounce their ficulties in our field on that first decisions. They had to decide right and knew almost every- friendship because they did week of my internship, she when to pull stories and when one in the town, it had made it not like something the paper also offered words of comfort. to publish stories that perhaps difficult to write certain stories published. “Be fair, factual and fear- no one wanted to see in the over her 22 years here. At first, this daunted me. I less,” Vice said. She explained paper. She talked about how it have been a people pleaser my that when you treat a story Although I am just the was always difficult to report entire life and have not always fairly and make sure it is accu- intern, my team did not treat on crimes that her own fam- handled criticism well, but I rate, you can be confident that me that way. My coworkers ily or friends had committed, have grown stronger every you did your job to the best of valued my input as much as but that it would not be fair to year. This year, especially this your ability. they valued a seasoned journal- exclude them from the paper summer, I have grown the People may still criticize you ist’s opinions. When people while including others less most. because they do not like your called upset about a story we closely related. She discussed What initially started as a story, but if you do your job published, we stood together how she lost friends along her fear became an essential part correctly, there is nothing else TAELOR CONNELL as a team, supporting each journey to be a fair, ethical of the job. Now when people you can do to please them. Oklahoma State University other in every decision we reporter. call to complain about a story, I will continue to be fair, fac- Drumright Gusher made. I experienced a small taste I am proud. I am proud for our tual and fearless, but I will also When I began my first of this at my collegiate paper team of journalists for publish- be forgiving, because my time I have realized during my week, the editor and owner of but never to the level of what ing the stories that deserve to at my internship taught me time as an intern for the Drum- the Drumright Gusher, Bar- I witnessed during my intern- be published even if it makes that holding grudges leads to right Gusher that being a jour- bara Vice, sat me down and ship. I heard stories and wit- others uncomfortable. Every only unjustified criticism. nalist is not an easy job and told me about the challenges nessed firsthand people who complaint is like a testimony of with time, it only gets harder. of publishing a newspaper in had been friends of my Drum- how well we do our job. Hands-on experience different than college courses newspaper staff did a great job moment,” and a few other top- at USAO prepared me for sev- learning about it. It was nice of making me feel welcome ics that had me thinking about eral of the tasks I did at the to experience what it would be with all of the help and kind- the possible answer I would newspaper, but I also learned like to have a career in sales/ ness I received. My last day give if I were to answer the a lot through the internship advertising and to have this they even got a cake and gifts question. experience. experience to help me decide to say goodbye. I loved work- This project sticks out to me At the OKC Friday news- what I want to do after I gradu- ing there and I would recom- the most because it was dif- paper, I mostly learned how a ate from college. mend it to anyone looking for ferent than anything else I’ve newspaper functions, the steps Overall, I’m so thankful I an internship. done. I’ve always liked hearing that go into making sure each had the opportunity to work My favorite project was different opinions on topics page is exactly how they want with such a fun and kind staff. compiling the answers that that I find interesting, and it to be, how they mark off ads, I would like to thank Vicki high school students submitted on this project I got to read and how to make and design Gourley and Rose Lane for giv- to the newspaper for a scholar- through around 40 or 50 differ- flyers. I also learned how hard ing me the opportunity to work ship. The question asked them ent responses. The project was it is to sell ads and that in sales at OKC Friday for the summer. what they thought the greatest something that I really enjoyed you can’t take everything to I would also like to thank Ron, concern facing their genera- doing. heart. Jason, Lovina, Jennifer, Mary, JAMIE ELLSBURY tion was, and the answers we The courses that I took at This experience was so dif- and Erin for making my experi- University of Science and Arts received were very thoughtful. the University of Science and ferent than what I’ve learned in ence there an unforgettable of Oklahoma I think I just liked reading Arts of Oklahoma really helped college because this was more one. I’m very grateful for the OKC Friday what their opinions were on at my internship. I also had of a hands-on experience. In a time I got to spend with all of Working as an intern for the such a serious topic. Their experience from working in classroom they can only teach you and I couldn’t imagine hav- OKC Friday newspaper has answers ranged from global the Communication and Mar- you scenarios or situations, ing a better experience. been such a positive and valu- warming, technology ruin- keting office on campus my but being in those scenarios able learning experience. The ing the ability to “live in the freshman year. What I learned and situations is different than The Oklahoma Publisher // September 2018 5 Intern values lessons learned this summer
taught me that I had control Everyone was kind and people was incredible. What’s them, and they’ll never know over my own destiny. When understanding, and they even more, the people who worked how much that means to me. she died her lessons became gave me cake and presents there were so accommodating Editor Mark Codner took all the more valuable. for my birthday – something and interesting and showed me under his wing, and while In my life I’ve had many I don’t take lightly. It made me a lot about the importance I feel in some ways I disap- teachers, some good and me feel valued and thought of. of what they do. In the Julius pointed him, I am extremely some bad, but the good ones Gifts are an incredibly impor- Jones analysis I was able to grateful for his wisdom and changed my life. Working at tant thing in my family and are experience a rally like that for instruction. He taught a man The Edmond Sun has taught never to be rejected. To give the first time. In more ways to fish, and so now I’ll never go me a wealth of many things a gift to someone is show that than one, I got to see history hungry. He took me under his – most of which I’m sure the you matter, and in this world being made and I never would wing and showed me what he seasoned journalists who work we live in such kindness is in have had that opportunity had knew, and didn’t think less of here are unaware. short supply. Yet they treated I not been given this intern- me when I didn’t always suc- When I first came to the me with respect and dignity ship. ceed. He was very supportive Sun I was very unsure of and taught me a lot without Working with co-workers and understanding and I won’t CHRISTOPHER myself and incredibly nervous. demeaning me. Aaron Albertson, James ever forget the lessons he PLUNKETT I knew next to nothing about The projects I am most Coburn and Patty Miller really taught me, nor the chance he Oklahoma City Community College Edmond and all the things I proud of include a story about propelled my abilities as a gave me to prove myself. The Edmond Sun did know about the community the City of Edmond’s construc- writer. Simply by watching This newspaper has been made me feel like I wouldn’t be tion of a new water facility, and seasoned veterans of their craft a wonderful place that has My grandmother always welcome. a first-person analysis story I do what they do best helped allowed me to grow in ways told me to value your teachers All my life I’ve felt out of wrote about the Julius Jones me learn so much more than I didn’t think I would. I only and mentors, because they will place and that I made people rally. I’m a sucker for science I could on my own. As a black hope I can make them proud in give you the tools you need to feel uncomfortable. But the and infrastructure so to be man in Oklahoma I am used to the years to come. achieve your dreams. My gran- people who work here wel- able to see the ins and outs of the idea of my voice not being ny was an inspiration to me comed me with open arms and a facility dedicated to provid- heard or respected. But they and saved me from myself. She I never felt out of place. ing clean water to hundreds of all treated me like I was one of Diversity in the newsroom begins with a conversation paper is filled with nothing but You’re the one that made it but I’m still the only minority to minority audiences and our blue ink. worse. You’re the one that reporter. majority readers. The blue is alien. You know made it bleed. You’re the one I have produced over 58 sto- Enid News & Eagle tries, it’s not you. You leave your that made your skin red, feed- ries so far with over 140 total but minorities need to meet house and there is blue all ing further into the stereotype interviews. I’ve interviewed them halfway. The News & around you. It overwhelms about your people. It’s your 12 minorities, but six were Eagle has tried to hire minori- your senses until home glows a fault. minors. That totals less than 9 ties in the past, but some can- warm red. You smile at the mosquito percent. didates said no because they You wish the paper would buzzing overhead and prepare For context, 13 percent of were not willing to move. show some red. But the specks for another bite. It’s easier than Enid is Latino, 4 percent is The News & Eagle values you’ve seen have been few, fighting back. black, and another 3 percent is diversity, but diversity has not fleeting and far between. Your hand slides back up Marshallese from the Marshall valued the News & Eagle in The day is done. You’ve your arm, and picks at the scab Islands. That’s 20 percent of turn. Journalism is not a “dirty received another mosquito from last night. the Enid population that makes job,” but many minority com- bite. Moving from my majority- up a racial minority, according munities feel distrustful toward You lie in bed and contem- black hometown to the Uni- to the U.S. Census. the newsroom. More minori- plate how lucky you are. Some versity of Oklahoma was an The Enid News & Eagle has ties need to go into journalism mosquitoes have malaria. adjustment, but I never expe- been making progress toward if the representation of our SARAH BETH Malaria that kills with guns- rienced culture shock until I representation, but current people is to be more fair. GUEVARA rope-violence-fire-danger-pain came to Enid. coverage is lacking both locally I beg all minorities to come University of Oklahoma bricks hitting your abuelo’s As a 20-year-old Latina and nationwide. Journalism is forward -- if not with your Enid News & Eagle face. reporter in an office filled supposed to be a reflection of stories, then with your friend- Racism in Enid is a mos- You notice your fingernails mostly with white men, it was society -- a mirror. ship. Journalists need to self- quito bite. scratching your arm. They are incredibly intimidating for me Executive editor Rob Col- reflect on their communities. At first, the bite is a little bloody. You look down at the to come to Enid. As the only lins, publisher Jeff Funk and Can they name three minor- pinch. You go about your day mutilated mosquito bite now minority reporter this paper I talked about what it means ity friends they talked to last like normal, but the itch is still the size of a quarter where it has ever hired, it is easier for to be diverse. Since then, they week? Friendship is not a solu- in the corner of your mind. was once a pinprick. me to see the lack of diversity. made sure I did more stories tion, but it can help mitigate Your entire life, you’ve You’re angry. It should They have hired minorities that are important to minority some racial imbalance. always seen red and the news- have been a pinprick. But you in other parts of the paper. communities. I hope that they The current reporters try thought about it too hard. Billy, our spectacular photog- will cover stories that appeal You let it get under your skin. rapher, is Native American, See Sarah Beth Guevara on Page 6 6 The Oklahoma Publisher // September 2018
NEWSPAPER INTERNS Summer intern makes Becoming invested in the community new friends, memories felt comfortable and knew I To my surprise, I was met The Newsroom would enjoy every second of with several emails, phone I agreed to intern in Shaw- the journey. calls and tweets about who nee before I saw the town or From learning the dif- lives here and what to experi- the newsroom. Most people ferent techniques of news ence. My first impression: all would say this was dumb, but writing specific to WDN to right, they’re listening. it’s proven to be the best deci- getting to know every single So, to the best of my abil- sion I’ve ever made. staff member at the publica- ity, I attempted to match that. On my first day, the won- tion, each day was filled with I hope I succeeded in listen- derful Kim Morava took me new experiences and first- ing – we noticed the interest in on a tour of the town. I ate at hand practice for which I will Joe Cool out in Bethel Acres, Hamburger King, which has always be grateful. that Shawnee Splash was an the best pie around, and took If I had to choose one everyday must and wanted to note of the amazing architec- aspect of the internship that see what was going on at the ture that surrounds the streets. I favored the most, it would rodeo. I drank in the warm colors of ZACH CROW definitely be meeting and SIANDHARA I got to see the joy on kids’ the bricks and stone, the art on interviewing new people and Southwestern Oklahoma faces as they were splashed the walls downtown and warm hearing their personal sto- BONNETT State University with water. I saw honored vet- smiles that grew on the people ries and experiences. University of Oklahoma Weatherford Daily News The Shawnee News-Star erans’ eyes swell with tears. passing by. But even beside the edu- I met a man who is making By the end of the first week, This summer, I was cational and practical side of Dear Shawnee, Thank You. strides in Indonesia because of I knew I was already getting blessed with the opportunity the job, what I enjoyed most Thank you for showing me parting words from his father, attached, so what else could I to intern at the Weatherford was meeting new friends and what it means to be from a whom he never met. I got to fly do but write it down: Daily News. sharing everyday life with “small town.” in, and steer, a Cessna 172 over “Week one was exhausting, Prior to my first day, I had them. When I first received an Shawnee; take photos at one of but in the best way. My heart no clue what to expect when Even though the summer offer from the News-Star to the twin lakes at sunset; watch is full. I was published online working with new people is over, the lessons I learned intern here, I was nervous. I Shawnee in a 7-on-7 against Tuesday, in the paper Thurs- in a new city. The minute I and the people I met will for- thought I was meant for some- Meeker; learn more than I day through Sunday. This is a set foot in the newsroom I ever be in my memory. thing bigger, something differ- ever cared to learn about trac- really great experience. ent, but as the days rolled by, I tors; found an appreciation for “Learning from Adam found myself getting far more making bales of hay and found [Ewing] is hilarious. He’s invested than I ever thought I a love for the rodeo. warm and genuine. Kim, too. SARAH BETH GUEVARA would. To tell you the truth, I’ve She has a very good heart. (continued from Page 5) The Town never felt more at home, or “I think the people make the their hardest to accurately depict minorities, but it is difficult At the beginning of the sum- more Southern, than I did journey, and these people are for them when they have not grown up with a minority out- mer, I asked the Shawnee com- here. And I’m sad I will no lon- fantastic. We talk about not just look on life. Minorities have answers to questions white jour- munity to show me the town ger make my daily 45-minute journalism, but life, too. It’s nalists do not know to ask. and help me tell stories. Well, commute down Highway 9. easy to get attached – I think But I know, diversity hiring won’t solve everything. The the community answered. But this isn’t goodbye. I’m already getting attached.” News & Eagle has already taken a first step in fixing the Most people won’t recog- racial divide in the newsroom by acknowledging they have nize the people who work in a representation problem. By even attempting, the News & the newsroom if they saw them Eagle is doing more than the majority of their peers. Minority on the street, but I think I’ll employment is at 13 percent at U.S. daily newspapers, accord- have these people in my heart ing to the American Society of News Editors. for a very long time. The News & Eagle had my back when I experienced some That’s why I’m not saying racist comments from readers. To them, I will not stop speak- goodbye. Not exactly. ing Spanish. My name may pop up in the In my Fourth of July video, a few people commented, paper every once in a while, or “You’re in America. Speak English.” Rob and my other you’ll see me on the sidelines coworkers made sure I felt safe and comfortable. That is the of high school football games, type of support needed in every newsroom for every indi- because I’ll be freelancing until vidual, regardless of race. I graduate in May – and maybe If you don’t know what to do next, start by having a con- you’ll see it after then, too. versation. I challenge you to talk with one person outside of This isn’t just some “small your race about their experience with race and minorities in town” – it’s a town with a big, America. Make a friend who will challenge you. big heart. All you have to do is start the conversation. If you want to talk to me about minority experiences in Oklahoma, message Joe Cool at Bethel Acres. Photo by Siandhara Bonnett me on Facebook: Sarah Beth Guevara. The Oklahoma Publisher // September 2018 7 PHOTO CONTEST
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INVESTING in the communities we serve. © 2018 OGE Energy Corp. 8 The Oklahoma Publisher // September 2018 How to handle trauma in the newsroom bulletin board with the understand- Clark’s Critique ing that some people will be unap- Vol. 39, No. 7 $1.00 by Terry M. Clark Wednesday, August 22, 2018 proachable.” – Newspaper editor) skiatookjournal.com Journalist • Managers and newsroom leaders Back to Footballotball School previewview [email protected] | 6-7 | 13-16 @okieprof can model the way in seeking men- tal health support. (When one top Run-off electioncandidates speak | 8 organizational leader “started cry- ACTIVE SHOOTER What can you do if covering trau- Police held the training ing. Everybody started crying, you DRILL AT SPS exercise on Tuesday at Skiatook Intermediate matic events causes you or your employ- know. It was a release.” – News KIRSTEN WILLIAMS PHOTO ees trauma? Are you prepared in these director) tumultuous times? A glance at your Donuts for • To be attuned to smaller traumas Dogs (and headlines about school security shows that may only affect a small number cats too) a state trying to prepare for the worst 5K run BY LINDSEY RENUARD of staff members. (“Here’s an EAP News Editor Do you love donuts? Do you (Skiatook Journal, Lindsey Renuard, love dogs? How about cats? pamphlet. I keep a huge stack of If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, we have the 5K for you! “Active Shooter Drill at SPS”). What Daylight Donuts is hosting a 5K run to benefit Skiatook Paws those in my office, because I hand & Claws Animal Rescue on Sat- Donuts urday, August for dogs about journalists? 25 at the Osage When: Saturday, Skiatook Police used fake weapons to simulate the sound of gunfire as they took down the man playing the role of the active shooter. August 25 LINDSEY RENUARD PHOTOS Prairie Trail at them out like candy.” – News direc- 8:30 a.m. Where: Osage EDUCATION. Prairie Trail As runners, Time: 8:30 a.m. joggers and “Journalists have experienced and By Lindsey Renuard walkers make their way down tor) • Mountain View News ran a chart the trail, they will get samples of various donuts. After the race he Skiatook Police Department held an ac- is over, there will be a few raffles reported on a wide range of traumatic tive shooter drill at Skiatook Intermediate and animals available for adop- Elementary on Tuesday morning, August 14. tion. • Interdepartmental support is invalu- showing enrollment decline through The drill was intended to demonstrate “Our goal is to bring aware- Twhat the first response to an active shooter at a ness to animals in need, raise school would look like for teachers and school money for the rescue and also events in the past year in the U.S. – from personnel. adopt out any of the pets we able emotionally for journalists. (“I “We wanted them to know what gunfire inside can, said Abby Nein, who is the the years. would sound like inside a building. It’s loud. And Co-Race Director. this gave our team an opportunity for training and For more information or to mass shootings to post-hurricane evacu- to make note of any changes we need to make,” said Paramedics respond to help those playing wounded during the active sign up visit skiatookpawsand- Detective Sergeant Jerry Bullard. Bullard was in shooter drill escorted by Skiatook Police. claws.com or their Eventbrite said, ‘I need you to follow me to • The Pawnee Chief, Brandi Ball, a charge of arranging the demonstration and training page. and plans to do the training annually. Follow me on Twitter The Skiatook Fire Department and Emergency @SkiatookJournal. ations,” writes Dr. Desiree Hill, UCO Medical Services participated in the drill as well as E-mail lindsey.renuard part of the rescue and recovery drill. The fire de- @skiatookjournal.com the news department, because right school threat. partment also conducted training for the teachers on how to stop bleeding in the event of a shooting or accident. broadcast professor. “We would like to increase participation and IN THIS ISSUE now you’re becoming news people. • The Valliant Leader, front page edito- include other local agencies in the future,” Bullard said. “But the reality is that these types of things happen very fast and it will usually be three to four She based a recent article for Radio guys going in by themselves. When they hear shoot- ing, they don’t wait.” You’re no longer sales people, and rial supporting a bond issue. The drill included role playing of an active Television Digital News Association » SEE DRILL, 2 Paramedics and police remove those playing victims from the school. you’re going to work for the televi- • The Wewoka Times, Ken Childers, on her research about journalists and sion station.’” -- Station manager) sheriff wanting funds for a deputy in trauma for her Ph.D. dissertation at OU • To have an open-door policy, but also each of 10 districts. • Condolences to Louise Redcorn who this year. a “go-to” policy. (“You’re on the floor lost state house runoff election by 88 MARIJUANA. Dr. Hill is an experienced journal- more. You’re walking up to people. votes. She turned The Bigheart Times ist, including working as executive pro- • Afton, The American, Joe Capolino, into one of our best newspapers ‘How are you doing?’ A lot of check- city council, “Pot, alcohol, liquor on ducer of KWTV during the OKC bomb- ing in goes on.” – Newspaper editor) before selling it. ing. Known for immersing her students agenda.” • To approach staff with a listening • The Clinton Daily News, Deborah HEAD’EM UP AWARDS. with practical experience (like election attitude and understanding that Avery, “Farmers show high interest First place, tie, The Antlers American, night coverage), she teaches several each individual will cope differently. broadcast courses and advises and leads in hemp.” on baby elephant birthday: (“Some people will appear to bounce • The Miami News-Record, Melinda UCO’s student TV station. back in a week and there are some COME CELEBRATE AND HAVE SOME FUN, For the dissertation, she interviewed Stotts, “State of Legalization,” about DORI MARIE NOW WEIGHS A TON! people -- you have to be supportive a native returning home to invest in 13 station managers, news directors, for the long haul. It’s not something Eastern Times Register, Amie Remer: newspaper editors and one station owner the business. that you can say ‘I’m going to give LAST DONUT LEADS TO who worked through several traumatic this newsroom a month and every- NOTABLE. DOMESTIC ASSAULT events, including the Oklahoma City thing’s going to be fine and dandy.’” • Good News at The Comanche Times! bombing, the May 3 tornado outbreak It reprints Adam Kemp’s dramat- Second place, The Marlow Review, – News director) Todd Brooks: and death of sportscaster Bill Teegins. • Debriefing is powerful. (“When we ic touching story in The Oklaho- She wanted to find out what those news got back, they had an entire sta- man about football coaches saving JAIL FUNDS STILL BEING HELD CAPTIVE leaders learned about addressing trau- tion meeting and they let us debrief beloved editor Steve Bolton’s life Third place, tie, The Journal Record, ma in journalists. the entire station on what we saw after heart attack on the sidelines. Catherine Sweeny, legislators hearing Based on our Victims and Media and what we learned. Everybody. His lead: “Game nights without Steve from doctors and residents on mari- program at UCO, started with the help Marketing. Sales. The whole she- Bolton are unheard of at Comanche juana, Jay Chilton photo: of The Oklahoman and the Dart Center bang. Everybody. I remember that. High.” A BUDDING DIVIDE for Journalism & Trauma, we know that • Solid reporting. Christine Reid, That was very therapeutic for us.” – The Oklahoman, Ben Felder, on teach- traumatic events as “small” as traffic The Kingfisher Times & Free Press, (Middle manager who became news er walkout impact: fatalities can cause journalists trauma director) on oil industry-county water line and affect their mental health. I’m con- Her entire article is online: https:// fight going to the Supreme Court, READING, WRITING AND POLITICS vinced what Dr. Hill learned is important rtdna.org/article/are_you_ready_ “Straight to the top.” Great photo by Honorable mention. Alva Review-Cou- for all journalists, no matter the size of for_trauma_in_your_newsroom_new_ Twila Adams. rier, Marione Martin city council story, your paper, so I asked permission to research_may_help. • Community leadership. James Neal, “From weed to weeds”; The Ardmoreite, share some of it. More next month. Enid News & Eagle, comprehensive Rhiannon Saegert on a drug take back Here are some key points she learned coverage of segregation protests. event, “Rx for change”; Blackwell Jour- LOOKIN’EM OVER. (Written before elec- about helping journalists deal with their • Jewel of a lead. Robert Medley, The nal-Tribune, Jordan Green, intern, on tion.) Besides politics, back to school own trauma from horrific news events: Oklahoman, on a wild chase across donation to help cool off police wearing time, education and medical marijuana the city: “The escapee was described body armor, “Church keeps cops cool”; BY DR. DESIREE HILL dominated local news this month. • Counseling needs to be offered as 4 feet tall, with brown hair and Holdenville News, after residents pro- immediately post-trauma. (“Standard BACK TO SCHOOL. black eyes, thick build and weigh- test selling city lake water for fracking, operating procedure. We’ve learned Run photos of children going to school, ing 2,000 pounds, according to the “Old Lake possibly new revenue”; The that you have to do this.” – Station not just buildings. See Pryor, The Paper. Oklahoma City police report. /“The Ringling Eagle, “‘Batter Up’ for Fish Fry manager) The Hobart Democrat-Chief’s photos suspect, identified in police reports Sunday”; Vinita Daily Journal, Angela • Counseling needs to fit different headlined, “School bells toll end of sum- as Rodeo Bull….” Thomason, on a bank benefit for chil- personality styles: in-person, group, mer.” Tulsa World’s Samuel Hardiman • Telling the story of a local church dren, “All gain, no pain.” email, phone. and photographer Joseph Rushmore history, The Apache News. • Some journalists won’t seek counsel- covered a principal greeting each arriv- • Nice feature on local author. John See more FRONT PAGES on PAGE 9 ing. (“We posted tip sheets on the ing student, “New year, new names.” Clark, Spiro Graphic. The Oklahoma Publisher // September 2018 9
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Why We Support The Valliant After a series of discussions about selling water from 4 Sections 30 Pages $2.00 Enid, Oklahoma enidnews.com Valliant Schools were August 26, 2018 VOLUME 112 placed on lockout Monday Holdenville Lake to Corterra Energy for well fracturing, ¢ Transportation Bond Issue afternoon amid reports that a the. Holdenville City Council, convinced the majority of SUNDAY Serving Northeast Oklahoma since 1906 50 jail escapee from Pushmataha the citizens were opposed, reluctantly voted against it dur- NO. 32 Next Tuesday (Aug. 28), patrons of Valliant Public Schools will was seen in this area. ing the August 7 City Council meeting. Member Andy Baca was the only member voting in favor, stressing the have an opportunity to vote for or against a proposition which, The lockout (no one al- August 9 lowed to enter the schools) City needed the funds, especially after the Davis 2018 if approved, will provide $385,000 to fund the purchase of four began at 2:57 p.m. and ended Corrections Facility recently decided to purchase their ‘Slender, soft spoken, but stubborn’ new yellow school buses. at approximately 3:15 p.m. water from Wewoka. TheAmerican The escapee, Ricky White, The school administration has stated publicly on more than one Following that meeting, citizen Johnny Massad, who occasion that if the bond issue is approved, individual taxpayers was reportedly spotted earlier had spoken out against selling the water, brought up the Monday afternoon near the Rails to Trails walkway to be idea of repairing the valves that were preventing the old Monday marks the 60th anniversary of Enid sit-in segregation protests will not see any increase in their taxes. intersection of Rufe Road and Holdenville Lake from holding water. During the most This newspaper does not doubt the integrity of that claim. And State Highway 3. recent drought, when Holdenville Lake shrank to an alarm- By James Neal nize several small marches and sit-ins patrons complained about the pres- we believe that we as voters, parents and friends of the school, White, who escaped from established south of Miami a Pushmataha County work ingly low level, one large rain that raised the new lake very Staff Writer leading up to 1958. ence of the Negroes, so we quit serv- should not be guided solely by a desire to keep every cost to a KRPD 7REDFFR 6HWWOHPHQW missioners were out of town crew earlier Monday, remained little had filled the old lake. This is because, when there is The protests were nonviolent, but ing them.” lino Authorities were still looking for Pushmataha County jail in- Sixty years ago tomorrow, e Capo (QGRZPHQW 7UXVW 76(7 at an Association of County minimum when we’re considering the safety of our children and at large Tuesday morning. He a prolonged dry spell, ponds and watersheds that are Fields said they still stirred up strong F. W. Woolworth, then at 112 W. Jo -Staff Reporter mate Ricky White Tuesday morning. White escaped from a African-American students led a pair feelings in town. Fields still was a Randolph, had been the site of earlier, JUDQWDSSOLHGIRUE\WKHKHDOWK &RPPLVVLRQHUV 2NODKRPD our school’s ability to provide it. was believed to be holed up in upstream from Holdenville Lake have to fill up and over- of lunch counter protests that ended teenager at the time, and said she felt smaller sit-ins and had since opened $W WKH -XO\ PHHWLQJ RI V\VWHP$WWKH-XO\PHHW- PHHWLQJ GHWDLOV RI WKH SODQ a wooded area near the Rose- work detail on Monday. He stole several vehicles and was re- flow before runoff reaches the lake. The old lake doesn’t We all know that a few of the buses at Valliant Schools would portedly seen Monday afternoon near Rufe, causing Valliant restaurant segregation in Enid. both proud of and afraid for her older its lunch counter to customers of all the Ottawa County Commis- ing the commissioners estab- ZHUH QRW DYDLODEOH$IWHU WKH wood apartment complex in have this problem, and catches most of the runoff from a have been retired years ago if replacing them had been a viable 6FKRROVWRJRLQWRORFNRXWPRGHEULHÁ\ The movement came after several sister. races. VLRQHUV WKH 1RUWKHDVW 7ULEDO OLVKHGDQDFFRXQWWRKROGWKH meeting on August 6, a time south Hugo. RSWLRQ%XWSULFHWDJVWKDWDSSURDFK²RUH[FHHG²VL[ÀJXUHV large area. years of smaller protests in Enid, and But, fear wasn’t a deterrent to her Smaller sit-ins in the past had not +HDOWK 6\VWHP SUHVHQWHG WKH IXQGV IRU ZKDW HYHU SURMHFW ZDV DYDLODEOH WR WDON WR WKH White, who was in jail on The Wednesday after the Council had voted down sell- eight days after Clara Luper organized sister, Fields said, even though Graves yielded violent opposition, but also Ottawa County Commission- the commissioners deemed FRPPLVVLRQHUVDERXWWKHSODQ sometimes force school districts to keep buses active long after charges that he assaulted a While on the work crew, he pickup and wrecked it also. sit-ins in Oklahoma City. ing water from the new lake, Massad, City Street was “barely 5 feet tall” and was “slen- hadn’t yielded results. When it came HUVDFKHFNWRLPSURYH best. Commission Chairman they should have been sold – or junked out. SROLFHRIÀFHUZDVUHSRUWHGO\ stole a county dump truck and That truck was later found in Luper, an adviser to the National der, soft spoken, but stubborn.” time to stage the much larger sit-in, Commissioner Jim Thetford, Lake Superintendent Waylon community heath through $W WKH WK PHHWLQJ D GLV- Chad Masterson stated the The condition of the roads here in southeast Oklahoma also picked up by mistake for the ÁHGWKHZRUNGHWDLO+HODWHU Spencerville. Association for the Advancement “Here was this petite woman following Luper’s model, Fields said work crew by a county com- wrecked and totaled the truck, It was reported that he also Ford and Emergency Manager Mike Dockrey visited the of Colored People (NAACP) Youth going out here and facing all these her mother was worried for her sis- community projects. The FXVVLRQ ZDV KHOG WR XVH WKH IXQGV ZRXOG EH XVHG IRU D cause maintenance issues for school transportation departments old lake to see what might be done to repair the valves. &KHFNZDVSDLGIRUE\D2NOD- funds but as two of the com- missioner. then stole a parked Dodge (Continued on Page 2) Council, taught students how to lead crowds,” Fields said, “but to look at ter, and for all the youth who would 6HHRAILS SJ – issues that are far less prevalent in places where school buses They came up with the idea of installing metal plates over sit-ins in several other cities, includ- her you wouldn’t think this is a person participate. travel on smooth, well-maintained roads and highways. RISING WATER – A group of workers recently spent a day working on the dam of the old the intakes at the bottom of the dam. ing Enid. who would lead these things.” “I think she worried about any The next day, Thursday, they all returned with the Maudell Lawrence Graves, then Fields said the more racial barriers child out there that might be harmed,” Many, if not most of us who cast ballots next week own property Holdenville Lake so it will once again hold water. Hopefully, the City will be able to sell this Woman Arrested After High-Speed added help of Bob Twomey, Malina Smith, Mike Sanford, president of Enid’s chapter of the her sister faced, the more determined Fields said, “because that’s just how Right of Way process begins in the school district, so we could argue that passing the proposal water after they voted against selling water from the new lake. City Emergency Manager Mike NAACP, worked with Luper and she was to overcome them. Mother was.” Calupe Byerly, Lariet Jaggers, Andy Baca, Rodney Adams other civil rights leaders to organize “She was determined, and not just Mid-morning on Aug. 27, 1958, a will affect us, even if passing the bond issue has no impact on the *OHZL>P[O=HSSPHU[7VSPJL6MÄJLY Dockrey is pictured at the location shortly after a 2-inch rain, estimating the water was already and Ryan Bakkan. They first had to dig a pit chest deep to the movement in Enid. in NAACP but in her everyday life,” group of 50-60 black students arrived for State Line Road Project amount we, as individuals, are currently paying. 10-12 feet deep at the dam. See Old Lake, page2 Graves died in 2010, but her sister, Fields said. “If there was something at the drugstores, filling booths and Photo by Arizona Smith The Ottawa +LJKZD\WRWKHHDVWHQGRI3HRULDIRUWKH Not once in the past 30 years has this newspaper attempted to Valliant Police are seek- Hill was transported by ter, and all taxes due state. the Rev. Bonell Fields, remembers the she wanted to do, she would work to stools, with others waiting outside to Capolino County Com- OHQJWKRIPLOH&RPPLVVLRQHU-RKQ&ODUNH ing felony charges against EMS ambulance to McCur- The incident started around Joe aff Reporter tell our readers how they should vote in any election. We’ll keep role Graves played in organizing the do that, and if you put an obstacle in fill seats as white customers left. -St missioners met VWDWHGWKHVHFWLRQRIURDGKDGDQRYHUOD\ZLWK a 35-year-old Spencerville tain Memorial Hospital, but SPZKHQ2IÀFHU9RVVRE- Enid civil rights movement. her way, it was like, ‘Well, that’s just That afternoon’s Enid Daily Eagle Friday Night Fun in Downtown Grove that policy intact in regard to next week’s vote on the transpor- woman who was involved in a she later left the hospital and served a 2015 Buick Enclave RQ 0RQGD\$XJXVW IRU WKHLU ÀUVW UHJXODU DVSKDOWDSSUR[LPDWHO\IRXUWRÀYH\HDUVDJR “Whenever there was a problem there for me to show you I can climb reported the scene: “More than 50 Staci, Jodeci and Emmi Hardesty, along with Brian Scott, holding his high-speed chase with a Valli- remains at large. turn north off Church Street meeting of the month at 9 a.m.. Issues with but due to the recent weather has had cracks tation bond issue. in Enid involving integration or preju- over it.’” Enid negroes — ranging from pre- 10-month-old granddaughter Ella Hardesty and Sandy Scott, aka MeMe, DQWSROLFHRIÀFHU6XQGD\QLJKW Police here are seeking onto Dalton Avenue. The of- road right of way, detention center contracts GHYHORSLQWKHURDGVXUIDFH+HFRQWLQXHGWKH We do, however, offer our full endorsement of the measure. We dice, she would always call the presi- When local students decided on Photos of Maudell Lawrence Graves (left) pictured here in 1968, and Bishop Phillip school through college age — were SUHSDUHWRPDNHWKHLUZD\GRZQ)RRG7UXFN$OOH\DQGWKHQ¿QGDVHDW 3ROLFH2IÀFHU-XVWLQ9RVV arrest warrants for felony ÀFHUVDLGWKHYHKLFOHOHIWWKH dent of the state NAACP,” Fields said, a sit-in for Aug. 27, 1958, they set Porter Jr., pictured here as a student at Phillips University, are superimposed on a copy camped on stools and in booths at and the funding of sheriff’s donation accounts SURMHFWZRXOGEHSDLGIRULQSDUWRULQZKROH hope that everyone who reads this will strongly consider the effect took Jayla Hill into custody eluding, driving under the roadway, went into the ditch, of the Enid Daily Eagle from Aug. 27, 1958, reporting on the lunch counter sit-ins in and enjoy the evening. “and they would come over and meet their sights on two downtown lunch two downtown Enid lunch counters at were the main actions of the meeting. 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(News & Eagle graphic by Bonnie Vculek / Graves the Valliant School District to safely transport their children to ended on Pine Creek Road. container, driving left of cen- (Continued on Page 2) to try to iron out the problem before it Independence and Sanford-Stunkle indicated they would stay until they’re -XO\DQG-XO\PHHWLQJZHUHQRWDYDLO- deterioration of the road. photo provided / Porter photo courtesy of Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center) and from school. increased in intensity.” Drug Co. at 100 N. Independence. served.” Pot, alcohol, and liquor get DEOHIRUDSSURYDOZDVWKHLVVXHWKDWRSHQHGXS 7KH URDG SURMHFW ZDV IROORZHG XS ZLWK D Graves worked with students at Jess Stunkle, owner of five Counter staff at both locations the meeting for the commissioners, and with PHPRUDQGXPRIXQGHUVWDQGLQJZLWK,17(*- If you have not yet decided how you will vote next Tuesday, we Phillips University and Booker T. 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Serving Miami and the surrounding communities since 1903. Friday, August 10, 2018 | Vol. 115 No. 64 | $1.25 State of Legalization Vol. 123 No. 31 Cannabis • Can I report inaccurate Will recreational marijuana be on cultivation Melinda Stotts mstotts@miaminewsrecord. Oklahoma’s November ballot? com (Editors note: This tesimony given in open court? Following the sup- would be treated and taxed article is part of an ongo- port of SQ788, it didn't take much the same. Adults ing series of informative an activist group long to could legally possess or articles regarding medical decide to keep the momen- transport up to 2 ounces of marijuana legalization in tum going and start circu- marijuana and could legally Oklahoma.) MIAMI – The rush to lating petitions in the hopes transfer up to 1 ounce to capitalize on Oklahoma’s that Oklahoma residents another adult. recent passage of State COURTESY PHOTO would see recreational mar- It also states that President of the Coachella Valley Cannabis Alliance Question 788 on the Network and Cannabis Cultivator Jason Elasser, of ijuana on the November consuming marijuana could legalization of medical Desert Hot Springs, California, wants to invest in 2018 ballot. not be done openly, pub- marijuana has brought a Oklahoma’s medical marijuana industry, and bring • What are the laws about liquor advertising? Green The Vote, licly nor "in a manner that California legal cannabis COURTESY PHOTO his expertise here to his hometown of Miami. the group heading the endangers others." grower and industry leader movement, sought out to An excise tax on back home. hometown. (OMMA) for Oklahoma requirements also include marijuana after a successful Market,’ it was legal but “I want to win Miami growers, processors, dis- no nonviolent felony real estate career ended due there was no regulation. I get a constitutional state recreation marijuana of up Miami native Jason Green The Vote State's Office and a review Elasser, Founder/CEO of over. I want them to say if pensaries and transporters convictions in the last two to the market’s collapse in operated in that realm up question regarding recre- announced Sunday that must be conducted. to 15% would, at least in we’re going to have to have includes requirements for years and any other felony California. Elasser has been until 2014 when the local ation marijuana placed on part, fund teacher salaries. CV Farms and Founder/ they have the signatures, According to the President of the Coachella this, we want you to be a commercial license. All convictions in the last five in the medical marijuana community where I lived the ballot this November - The first $50 million in 132,527 to be exact. The groups leader, Isaac Valley Cannabis Alliance involved because we trust applicants must regis- years. Dispensaries may industry since 2007 after allowed local licensing. I SQ 797. group only needed to col- Caviness, they have seen excise tax revenue would Network, of Desert Hot you,” Elasser said. “I am ter with the Oklahoma not be located within 1,000 meeting a cultivator who was actually one of the first After only five lect 124,000. However, intense support and enthu- be earmarked for that pur- Springs, California, spent looking at a lot of options Bureau of Narcotics by feet of the entrance to any encouraged Elasser to look people to get a license in weeks, the group had gath- before State Question 797 siasm about the measure. pose (if SQ 797 makes it on time in Miami a week ago and meeting with people category before commenc- public or private school. at growing cannabis legally. the entire state.” I have known for many ing business and must be Licenses are issued for one “I was going broke, the Elasser’s growing opera- ered almost half the signa- can go on the ballot in SQ 797 would let the ballot and passes). looking at opportunities to These are questions answered by the attorneys for the OPA tures that they needed to develop here in Oklahoma years, Oklahoma residents 25 or older, an Oklahoma year and may be renewed market had crashed. I went tion grew and pulled him November the signatures adults 21 and over purchase 97th Oklahoma 4-H I think I’m going to team resident, and all entities annually. Once submitted from doing very, very well from financial ruin. At get before the August 8th will have to be verified by marijuana much like they Continued on in the cannabis industry. After Elasser’s success up with, and turning in must be held by 75 percent OMMA will review the to just crashing, and it was one time he ran one of the deadline. the Oklahoma Secretary of would alcohol, and it Page 2 in the marijuana industry multiple applications across ownership by Oklahoma application and reply with scary to me,” Elasser said. larger operations in the Roundup Recap in California, he wants to the state.” residents. All medical denial or approval within “I hired an attorney and state.” bring his expertise and The most recent draft marijuana sold in Okla- 14 days of submission. the attorney said, ‘Yeah, Now corporate cultiva- knowledge of cannabis of regulations set forth homa must be grown in Going green you can do it legally and tors, capable of producing Legal Services Plan members in recent months. Newspapers always The 97th hard work in preparing for cultivation, processing, by the Oklahoma Medi- Oklahoma. Elasser turned to the here’s how you do it.’ It was Oklahoma 4-H Roundup 4-H Clover Quiz Bowl, Come celebrate and have some fun, and distribution to his cal Marijuana Authority License applicant cultivation of medical what they called the ‘Gray SEE MARIJUANA, A12 was held on the beautiful which showed off in their campus of Oklahoma State 3rd Place finish in the Dori Marie now weighs a ton! University in Stillwater, event. I love the enthusi- Oklahoma. 4-H Roundup asm and energy each young The Endangered need timely legal advice on issues related to newspaper publishing. is a state event in which all lady gained; I look forward Ark Foundation (EAF) 77 counties across to seeing how they will would like to invite you Lt. Governor candidate Dana Oklahoma come together bring it to their own com- to a birthday celebration to build friendships and munities here in in honor of Oklahoma’s make memories, as well as Pushmataha County. -- largest 3 year old ele- participate in educational Elizabeth Witt, Ag/4-H phant- Dori Marie! The Murphy listener and facilitator and recreational events and Extension Educator birthday celebration will competitions. Below are sum- Melinda Stotts be held on One of the biggest maries from each 4-Her: mstotts@miaminewsrecord. Saturday, August com things that happen during Bryse McClain, 11th, 2018 from 9:00 this event is the election of Rattan 4-H Club--Capture A.M. until 11:00 A.M. MELINDA STOTTS / MNR MIAMI – Republican the State Council team. your moments develop and will be held at the As the start date of the Neosho River Bridge re-decking project has been moved candidate for Oklahoma’s State 4-H Council is com- your future, and that’s what EAF facility in Hugo, forward to the beginning of September, the City of Miami’s is accelerating Lt. Governor, Dana prised of President, Vice- we did we capture our efforts to raise the State Highway 125 approaches to the bridge. OK. Dori Marie, Murphy, has given Miami President, Secretary, moments and we are devel- Oklahoma’s youngest much attention before and Reporter, Recreation oping our future. My Asian elephant was born now during her campaign You should join OPA’S Leader and 9 District favorite part about roundup for the office. at the EAF on July 28th, Representatives (3 from was the first day getting to Murphy is currently 2015. each district). This year listen to the key note serving her second term This birthday cel- Pushing for Hwy 125 browse and roam, that Marie’s fundraiser birth- ticipate in meeting the was the 1st year for me as speaker Kyle Willkom, his on the Oklahoma Corpo- ebration event will serve ration Commission. will include a new day celebration will help EAF pachyderm resi- an educator as well as these speech was very inspira- MELINDA STOTTS / MNR as a fundraiser to build an The candidate has made splash/wading pond for raise necessary funds to dents up-close and learn 5 4-H members to attend 4- tional. Roundup not only Republican candidate Dana Murphy visits with expansion playground on two visits to Miami since Quapaw Tribe Fire/EMS Chief Jeff Reeves during the pachyderm residents make this project a reali- firsthand about these H Roundup. I enjoyed opened many doors, but it the EAF property for proclaiming her bid for a campaign stop in Miami. Murphy an Oklahoma to play in and enjoy. The ty. Work has already magnificent creatures. watching these 4-Hers par- has help me on developing Dori Marie and her larger bridge approach project Lt. Governor spending Corporation Commissioner is running for the expansion project is esti- begun! ticipate in this event as well my future. office of Oklahoma’s Lt. Governor. than life, ele-family. The time listening intently mated to cost $100,000. The $10 General Continued on as their willingness to go and learning about the project will provide addi- Neosho River Bridge work moved forward different now, and I component to success at Guests’ attendance and Admission fee will allow Page 3 beyond their comfort zone. Continued on community. Murphy has tional wooded acreage think this position kind a state level. In her role as participation in Dori visitors to enjoy and par- I am very proud of their Melinda Stotts Miami officials and Ottawa the project would begin in made stops at the Quapaw for the elephants to Page 3 of needs to adjust. As a Commissioner, Murphy mstotts@miaminewsrecord. County Commissioner October. Tribe Fire/EMS Stations com statewide elected official has had a front-row seat Russell Earls for a pre-con- “They’ve continually , InterTribal Council, myself, never had any- of the impact of important struction meeting about the moved it up on us,” Kruit- Miami Area Chamber Thursday Thursday Night Friday Friday Night LEGAL SERVICES PLAN! Office Hours: body facilitate with all the decisions and legislation MIAMI – As the start bridge re-decking project. hof said, of Commerce and other Forecast at a Glance statewide elected officials, made in Oklahoma. M-F: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. date of the Neosho River Crossland Construction “We don’t yet have an appearances to listen and just to coordinate them A decision she was Office will be CLOSED Bridge re-decking project will serve as contractor for exact start date on SH-125 learn. as part of the team. You’re instrumental in was the on Wednesday afternoons to has been moved forward, the re-decking project and but are looking at early Sep- Her passion and com- Pushmataha County, Oklahoma deliver local papers. elected separately but the Empire Electric rate deci- the City of Miami’s effort to mitment to receive input Tetra Tech as the engineer- tember,” ODOT”s Public Governor’s the one who sion vote to lower the Sunny Clear Sunny Clear The Antlers American raise the State Highway 125 and ascertain more knowl- “Forecast at a Glance” is Sponsored by: ing firm overseeing the Information Manager should cast the longterm requested rates Empire Hi 87Ý Lo 63Ý Hi 89Ý Lo 65Ý 110 East Main Street approaches to the bridge is edge is a valuable asset project. Kenna Mitchell said later. vision for the state, then requested to implement on P.O. Box 578 being accelerated in order as a politician Murphy Saturday Saturday Night Sunday Sunday Night Kruithof told the Miami “We will send out a notice you should really have customer s to compliance Antlers, OK 74523 for the project’s construc- has shown as an OCC See www.OkPress.com/LSP or contact Lisa Sutliff City Council at Tuesday’s before it starts.” good team members who recoup costs. Phone: 580-298-3314 tion to coincide. Commissioner. regular meeting ODOT Electronic reader boards could add or contribute to “I think you can kind Fax: 580-298-3316 City Manager Dean “My position on Lt. has moved up the start of will be placed at the bridge that, but first you’ve got to of look at what I’ve done Governor is, it’s a posi- [email protected] Kruithof said the Okla- the Neosho River Bridge for notification to travelers facilitate the relationship as Corporation Com- tion that can be greater Sunny Mostly Sunny Mostly Clear homa Department of project to begin the first with them.” missioner. I made some Mostly Clear utilized, “Murphy said. Hi 90Ý Lo 69Ý Hi 92Ý Lo 70 Transportation (ODOT) weeks of September. ODOT Murphy said facilitat- SEE BRIDGE, A6 “I think the world is Weather Forecast obtained from weather.gov met last week with City of SEE at (405) 499-0026 or toll-free in Oklahoma 1-888-815-2672 had previously predicted ing relationships is a key MURPHY, A3 300 Lawson • Clayton 918-415-4001 • 1112 E. 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For newspaper work we items…” button again for the next field I’ve talked about document scanners auto document feeder. generally uncheck everything at the and so on until all the fields are in the in the past, but with some new ones The Canon and Brother printers top of the window, such as headers and document and arranged. on the market, not to mention better come in at the price of $299.00. That’s footers. HINT: Save the document in this software, it’s time to take a fresh look not too bad for a do-it-all printer/docu- state so the last steps do not have to be at these devices that can save you time ment scanner. repeated. and money. Now update your labels with the Canon’s imageCLASS MF 269dw is a MOVING PARAGRAPH STYLES update button in the Replicate Labels newer model of an all-in-one laser printer How to move InDesign paragraph area. Look for the line at the bottom that that comes with some great features. styles from one document to another is says “Next: preview your labels”. Now Designed for small to medium-size a question I was asked more than a few press the “Next: complete the merge” businesses, this printer uses Canon times this month. button at the bottom of the next screen. genuine toner 051 Black (yields 1,700 Let’s say you’ve created a new tem- Make sure you have labels in your pages) and 051 High Capacity Black plate but the thought of re-creating all printer and print. (yields 4,100 pages) the styles is daunting. Don’t re-create After printing close the document but The document scanner converts doc- them – just move them from an old page After you set these options, you can don’t save the changes from the point uments to searchable digital files with to your new template. uncheck the Show Import Options and where you saved your arrangement file. fast, duplex scanning. 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The duplexing automatic document To start, open a mail merge docu- In the area where you’re placing fields feeder is 600 x 600 (dpi). The scan size ment. This can be for labels, or a form on the screen it will say “Insert Place platen uses up to letter and the docu- letter complete with logos. Leave some Holders”. Open the file you want to ment feeder goes up to legal size paper space where the customer’s name will merge and simply drag the Last Name and can scan duplex. It’s compatible go. I’m using the Windows version of field with the little blue star by it to the with Mac 10.8 and up, and Windows 7 Word 360 for this demo. In Word, go to location on the label or letter where it is and up. the mailings tab (it’s in the bar with all to be inserted. OCR (Optical Character Recognition) the icons on it at the top of the screen). 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It says authentication to help protect against your copy to come into the document as. “Use an existing list” and there is a unauthorized access. Plus, enjoy flex- Now your copy will flow in and be that Browse button. Find the spreadsheet ible paper handling with a 250-sheet paragraph style. that has all the names in it (it can also be a comma delimited file). Read the next two boxes carefully as it asks where to pull the data from in the spreadsheet. LEGAL ADVICE Now it’s time to arrange your labels. This is the trickiest part. First, insert is just one of the benefits of being a member of the Oklahoma Press the flashing I-beam where you want Association’s Legal Services Plan. Remove the worry of needing your first field to go. Now, click the professional advice by enrolling today. For more information contact: “More items...” button and choose your OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION’S first field, for example, “First Name” LEGAL SERVICES PLAN OPA Computer Consultant Wilma Newby’s column is brought to you by the Oklahoma Advertising Network (OAN). For more information on the OAN program, 1-888-815-2672 or 405-499-0020 contact Oklahoma Press Service at (405) 499-0020. The Oklahoma Publisher // September 2018 11 DEATHS OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION ROY ‘PEE WEE’ CARY, former photogra- in 1958. His passion was in photography. While a photographer at The Banner, STAFF DIRECTORY pher at The Duncan Banner, died Aug. He worked at a camera shop in Altus Cary served as president of the Okla- 17, 2018. He was 78. before he and his wife, Marion, moved homa News Photographers Association. ADMINISTRATION Cary was born Jan. 6, 1940, in Altus to Duncan where he began working for Cary is survived by his wife Marion; MARK THOMAS The Duncan Banner. son Scott and three nephews. and graduated from Altus High School Executive Vice President [email protected] • (405) 499-0033 ROBERT LEE GRAVES, who worked at the printer. For a time he was associate He is survived by his wife, Darla JEANNIE FREEMAN the Drumright Gusher, died Aug. 25, editor of the Gusher. Jean Graves; children Karen Renee of 2018. He was 89. Graves was born on June 20, 1929, in Tulsa, Ronald Lee Graves and wife Kim Accounting Manager Graves’ wife, Darla, owned the Gush- Big Springs, Texas. of Hot Springs Village, Ark., and Bar- [email protected] • (405) 499-0027 er but Robert was involved with it from He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1950, bara Lynn Vice and fiancée Nick Easter the beginning. He built sales racks for serving for 20 years. After retiring in of Tulsa; eight grandchildren and nine SCOTT WILKERSON the stores, the light tables and a case to 1971, he moved his family to Drumright great-grandchildren. Front Office/Building Mgr. carry paste-up sheets back and forth to and later earned a degree from Okla- [email protected] • (405) 499-0020 homa State University. MEMBER SERVICES JAMES A. ‘JIM’ KILLACKEY, longtime ing editor of the Oklahoma Daily, the state and national writing awards and LISA SUTLIFF reporter for The Oklahoman, died Sept. school’s student newspaper. was inducted into the Oklahoma Jour- Member Services Director In 1971, Killackey began his journal- nalism Hall of Fame in 2005. He retired 7, 2018. He was 70. [email protected] • (405) 499-0026 Killackey was born June 14, 1948, in ism career at the Tulsa Tribune while in 2008 but continued to write stories for Chicago. also serving in the U.S. Army Reserves. The Oklahoman, often about protecting CHRISTINE FRANK He attended the University of Okla- He joined the staff of The Oklahoman senior citizens from scams. Membership & Meetings Director homa while working on his master’s in 1973 where he worked for 35 years Killackey is survived by his wife [email protected] • (405) 499-0040 degree. as an education, health and medical Karen; sons Ryan and Regan; and six Killackey also served as manag- reporter. He won more than 60 local, grandchildren. ADVERTISING LANDON COBB GALEN L. NICHOLS, a former employ- Nichols was born Sept. 30, 1946, in graphic designer before going to OPUB- Sales Director ee for the Oklahoma Publishing Co. Oklahoma City. CO, where he later retired. [email protected] • (405) 499-0022 (OPUBCO), died Aug. 25, 2018. He was He served in the U.S. Air Force and He is survived by his wife of 45 years 71. graduated from the University of Okla- Mary; daughter Tami Morris and hus- CINDY SHEA homa. Nichols worked as a free-lance band Matthew; and one granddaughter. Advertising Director [email protected] • (405) 499-0023 DR. MACK REDBURN PALMER, a long- degree at the University of Oklahoma taught journalism and journalism law for BRENDA POER time journalism instructor at the Univer- and a doctorate in journalism law from 30 years at the University of Oklahoma, sity of Oklahoma, died Aug. 19, 2018. the University of Wisconsin in Madison. retiring in 1995. Advertising Assistant He was 85. He worked at The Norman Tran- He is survived by his wife, Ann; step- [email protected] • (405) 499-0035 Redburn was born July 5, 1933, script, and was editor-in-chief in New children Chad McKee of Edmond, Jeff in Muskogee. After graduating from York City for American Airlines Flagship McKee of Lawrence, Kansas, and Jenni CREATIVE SERVICES the Oklahoma Military Academy, he News. Smoliak and husband Brian of Owasso; JENNIFER GILLILAND received a bachelor’s and master’s After leaving New York City, Redburn and five step-grandchildren. Creative Services Director [email protected] • (405) 499-0028 Following graduation, White began start his own advertising company, JOHN SCOTT WHITE, a longtime ASHLEY NOVACHICH employee for the Oklahoma Publishing working at OPUBCO where he stayed Advertising, Analysis & Professional Co. (OPUBCO), died Aug. 20, 2018. He for 32 years. While there he served Services. Editorial/Creative Assistant was 68. as vice president of Retail & National He is survived by his wife Kimberly; [email protected] • (405) 499-0029 White was born in Paris, Texas, on Advertising for The Oklahoman. daughter Taylor Nickell and husband July 18, 1950, and raised in Hugo. He He also served as the executive direc- Ryan; daughter Tanner Hull and hus- COMPUTER ADVICE attended Oklahoma State University tor for the Association of Alternate Post- band Teak; and daughter Trace White. WILMA NEWBY where he earned bachelor’s and mas- al Systems from 1995 until his death. Computer Consultant ter’s degrees in advertising. White eventually left OPUBCO to [email protected] • (405) 499-0031 DIGITAL CLIPPING In Memory of Our Friends & Colleagues KEITH BURGIN A donation to the Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation Ross Warren Cummings Billy Gene ‘Bill’ Wood Robert Arrington Clipping Director will support its efforts to improve the state’s Aug. 4, 2017 Sept. 3, 2017 Sept. 22, 2017 [email protected] • (405) 499-0024 newspaper industry and quality of journalism. If you would like to make a donation, Kent Johnson Betty Carolyn Murdock Vicki June Duff JENNIFER BEATLEY-CATES please send a check to: Aug. 5, 2017 Sept. 7, 2017 Sept. 26, 2017 Digital Clipping Dept. 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Include the author’s name, name of Believe it or not, there are several worthy candidates on If widespread disgust with Trump was driving registration, publication, date of publication and ballots this time around in Oklahoma. Some will square category entered (column or editorial). it stands to reason Republicans would be losing ground – off in the runoff; others will have to wait for the general in unless they’re part of the movement to “take back the party,” 3. Only ONE editorial and/or ONE column November. But the time is right to ask questions. which is also occurring in the Democratic Party. per writer per month will be accepted. The Tahlequah Daily Press has already published Q&As One thing is for certain: For good or for ill, voter anger put 4. 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