Official Publication of the Oklahoma Press Association Vol. 82, No. 2 • 28 Pages • February 2011

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State Newspapers Find Alternative Delivery Methods During Blizzard Page 4 View front pages of Five of the six members who made presentations at the News Flash session during the OPA Mid-Winter Convention answer questions from the audience. blizzard coverage From left, Kim Noe, The Newcastle Pacer; Vickie Foraker, The Purcell Register; Dave Rhea, The Journal Record; Ted Streuli, The Journal Record; and Lynn Martin, Alva Review-Courier. Jeff Shultz, The Garvin County News Star, also presented an idea during the session and emceed the event. Page 8

SPECIAL MID-WINTER CONVENTION COVERAGE Six members, six inventive ideas Beginning Quick… present your best “We heard some great com- Player of the Week Contest. The More than 50,000 new blogs on Page 11 newspaper idea or topic in five ments about this session and hope contest generates a full-page ad in are started every day, Noe said, 2010 BETTER NEWSPAPER minutes or less at the Mid-Winter to do it again,” said Lisa Potts, the newspaper, and coaches and and niche blogs are where the CONTEST WINNERS Convention. Several members of OPA Member Services Director. players love it, Foraker said. young generation is going for its Page 20 the Oklahoma Press Association “You get to hear a lot of great ideas The newspaper staff selects four information. responded to that challenge and in a short amount of time.” Players of the Week – offensive, “The thing we have to remem- prepared presentations for the With a buzzer set in place to defensive, offensive lineman and ber is that the need for information hour-long session on Feb. 4, 2011. time the presenters, News Flash defensive lineman. The players are will always be there, and providing Unfortunately, two presenters began. featured in a full-page sig ad. In information is exactly what news- from northeastern Oklahoma had DAVE RHEA addition, winners receive a t-shirt papers do best,” Noe said. “What- to cancel due to blizzard condi- ever the newspapers of tomorrow Rhea was first up with “Shoot- with the Player of the Week logo tions in the state. The remaining are, we have the tools to make ing Quality Reporter Video.” on the front and contest sponsors six were given an additional min- Rhea’s visual presentation on the back. them succeed.” ute to make their presentation and offered tips including: Foraker said gross sales in 2010 News Flash was on. LYNN MARTIN Be aware of light sources; Be were $9,000, with about $1,000 The six presenters, in order of spent on T-shirts and plaques for Martin described how to use aware of your background; Use a Facebook in the role of a modern presentations, were Dave Rhea, tripod or stand; Zoom with your the Players of the Year. multimedia editor at The Journal day country columnist. Each Fri- feet; Always wear earphones when KIM NOE day, the Alva Review-Courier fea- Record; Vickie Foraker, advertis- shooting video; Try to avoid pan “New Media and the ‘Y’ Gen- tures comments from Facebook. ing manager at The Purcell Reg- and zoom; Shoot and move; Hold When Martin sees a comment ister; Kim Noe, advertising direc- shots for 10 seconds; and Look for eration” was Noe’s topic. The he’d like to include, he takes a tor at The Newcastle Pacer; Lynn action/reaction. young generation has moved on, Martin, publisher of the Alva Noe said. screenshot of the page, opens it in Review-Courier; Ted Streuli, man- VICKIE FORAKER “We’re over websites. We want Photoshop and crops to the com- aging editor at The Journal Record; Next on the stage was Foraker, to get our information through ment he wants to publish. and Jeff Shultz, publisher of The who provided a framework for apps, status updates and push noti- The cropped images are saved Garvin County News Star. The Purcell Register’s successful fications,” she said. Continued on Page 5 2 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 to an annual conventionc in June. For many At the Clinton Daily News we print 14 newspapersnewspapers itit is a slow month. There is weekly papers throughout the region and nono basketball to cover, school is over and none of them missed a deadline. START THE PRESS the things yyouou can do when it is warm far For the weekly publisher there is noth- exceedsexceeds those things available in the dead ing worse than a blizzard scheduled for the of winter.winter. day they print. AnotherAnother suggestionsu is to keep the same For some that print with us, it is a OPA President’s Column formatf t as ththe Mid-Winter, but add the more than 60-mile drive each way to pick By ROD SERFOSS annual golf tournament before or after the up their papers. Getting it produced and Clinton Daily News Publisher convention. printed can often be easier than getting it Others thought combining the best of delivered. ongratulations to all of those who unable to make the journey. As one person the Mid-Winter Convention and the Sum- Recently these harsh conditions brought were recognized for excellence put it, “Eastern Oklahoma was not fit for mer Conference would be a good idea. out the best in newspaper people. Dur- Cduring the awards presentations at an Eskimo.” Then there was the idea of making the ing the Feb. 9 blizzard, papers that were the Oklahoma Press Association’s Mid- On the fact sheet, registration for the convention a day of education, awards and scheduled to print on Wednesday wanted Winter Convention. convention was up this year, but because business, and a day of social events. to beat the storm and come in on Tuesday. Seeing so much high quality work of the blizzard attendance was down com- I was also reminded that having it in The problem is that we already have a produced by Oklahoma journalists, pho- pared to 2010. February is still the best option because full schedule of newspapers that normally tographers, graphic designers, advertising Also because of the weather, the OPA that is when the state legislature is in ses- print on Tuesdays. In typical newspaper departments, pressmen and web designers staff had to scurry to replace panelists and sion and thus beginning their attacks on fashion everyone came together to make should serve notice that the future of news- moderators to fill the slots of those unable issues that are dear to our hearts. This per- it work. papers remains strong. to make the meeting. They went above son also pointed out that the Mid-Winter Several of the papers that normally I LOOK FORWARD TO MIKE BROWN joining and beyond to overcome the adversity and is a great place to rally the troops for the print on Tuesday called and asked if it the OPA/OPS board. Mike’s knowledge orchestrate another top-notch convention. battles to come at 23rd and Lincoln. would help if they printed early so those of both daily and weekly newspaper President-elect Rusty Ferguson says he that come in on Wednesday could get done IT SEEMS LIKE WEATHER is always a dark plans to look at all of the possibilities dur- early. By everyone working together we operations will bring a lot to the table. cloud hanging over the convention. While Before coming to Oklahoma, Mike served ing the board retreat in late April. were able to produce 12 weekly newspa- drinking coffee with Wayne Trotter, he Let your OPA board of directors know pers as well as the Clinton Daily News in as a director and as president of the brought up the idea of moving the Mid- Arkansas Press Association. what you think. After this year, moving the a 13-hour period. Winter to March or April so that weather date of the convention to warmer months From the publisher to the pressman, IT WAS GOOD TO SEE ALL OF THE PEOPLE will be less of a factor. I thought it was sounds like a great idea. none of this could happen without the battle the deep snow in order to attend a grand idea. Little did I know similar neighboring newspapers’ commitment to the Mid-Winter Convention. At the same conversations were taking place throughout IT WAS IMPRESSIVE TO HEAR STORIES of how get a newspaper out, even if it is not time, we understand why so many of the convention. newspapers continued to publish during theirs. our friends from eastern Oklahoma were One idea was to move the Mid-Winter the recent snowstorms. Rusty Ferguson elected OPA president; members pass OPA By-Laws amendment Rusty Fer- Newly elected to serve a three-year to Cleveland a year later with his wife, (B) Each business member of this asso- guson, pub- term as a director was Mike Brown, pub- Deana, to become publisher of The Cleve- ciation shall mail or deliver six copies of lisher of The lisher of Neighbor Newspapers in the land American. His father had been elected each issue of its newspaper to the OPA Cleveland Tulsa area. Robby Trammell, news direc- to the Oklahoma House of Representatives offices. The number of copies required American, tor at The Oklahoman, was re-elected to and passed the paper to Ferguson. may be decreased but not increased by the was elected serve a three-year term as director. Ferguson is active in his community Board of Directors. At the discretion of as president Other members serving on the OPA and has served on the Oklahoma News- the Board of Directors, and in addition to of the Okla- Board of Directors are Jeff Mayo, paper Foundation board of trustees since any required print copies, the association homa Press Sequoyah County Times; Jeff Funk, Enid 2002. shall also accept electronically delivered Association News & Eagle; Dayva Spitzer, Sayre The Fergusons have four children: Lib- copies of the newspaper as dues to the for the term Record & Beckham County Democrat; erty and husband Sol, Lincoln, Landon association. beginning July 1, 2011, at the OPA Mid- and Brian Blansett, Shawnee News-Star. and Layne. SEC. 2. The membership year shall be Winter Convention in Midwest City. Mark Thomas is the executive vice presi- from July 1 to June 30, both inclusive. During the business meeting, OPA The election was held during the busi- dent of the OPA. Members paused for a moment of ness meeting, at 5:30 p.m. on Feb 3 in the Ferguson grew up in the newspaper members unanimously approved a pro- posed amendment to the OPA By-Laws. silence during the business meeting to Reed Center. business. His grandfather, Jo O. Ferguson, honor those individuals, deceased over the Other officers elected to a one-year bought The Cleveland American in 1931. The dues sections of the OPA By-Laws now reads as follows: last year, who had made newspaper work term were Jeff Shultz, publisher of The His father, Larry R. Ferguson, published their principal occupation. Garvin County News Star, as vice presi- the paper next, and his uncle, D. Jo Fer- ARTICLE VI In other business, Thomas called atten- dent; Gracie Montgomery, co-publisher of guson, published The Pawnee Chief for Dues tion to the OPA Legislative Report listing The Purcell Register, as treasurer; and Rod many years. SEC. 1. (A) The Board of Directors the most serious newspaper-related bills Serfoss, publisher of the Clinton Daily Ferguson graduated from the Univer- shall establish annual membership dues. that he is currently monitoring for action. News, as past president. sity of Oklahoma in 1984 and returned Dues shall be recomputed each July 1. 3 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 Ed Darling named publisher of Duncan Banner Ed Darling, who served as Darling said. “We’re excited Board of Visitors for the College of Com- executive editor and general about renewing friendships, munication and Information Sciences. manager of The Duncan Ban- meeting new people, becoming Darling has been president of the Asso- ner for 10 years, was recently active participants in a terrific ciated Press news organizations in Okla- ISSN 1526-811X named publisher of the daily community and working with homa and Alabama, was a board mem- Official Publication of the newspaper. a caring and committed team ber on the 14-state Southern Newspaper “I am very pleased that Ed to ensure The Banner plays a Publishers Association and an officer and OKLAHOMA PRESS has decided to return to The significant role here each day.” board member on state press associations ASSOCIATION Duncan Banner as publisher,” Darling has published seven in Alabama and Mississippi. said Terry Connor, senior vice other newspapers in a career A native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., he is 3601 N. Lincoln Blvd. president and division manag- that has spanned 45 years and married to the former Julie Moss Oklahoma City, OK 73105-5499 er for Community Newspaper on 13 occasions those papers of Natchez, Miss. They have one son, (405) 499-0020 • Fax (405) 499-0048 Holdings, Inc. (CNHI) Great have won general excellence Grant, an eight-year-old second grader. Toll-Free in Oklahoma: (888) 815-2672 Plains Division. recognition. Darling has two other sons, Scott and Web: www.OkPress.com E-mail: [email protected] Connor said Darling’s He was named the outstand- Chris, who live in the Washington, D.C. understanding of community journalism ing citizen in Cullman, Ala., and was area. PUBLISHER and his great leadership will be a plus for selected Outstanding Alumnus in Journal- The Banner is owned by CNHI, which Mark Thomas The Banner. ism by the University of Alabama where is a privately-owned company based in [email protected] “It’s a privilege to be coming back,” he graduated and remains a member of the Birmingham, Ala. EDITOR Jennifer Gilliland [email protected] Examiner-Enterprise names Chris Rush as publisher OPA OFFICERS Rod Serfoss, President Chris Rush has been named the last four years as our pub- “Growing up in Oklahoma, serving as Clinton Daily News editor and publisher of the Bar- lisher in Bartlesville. I thank managing editor for seven years and then tlesville Examimer-Enterprise. him for all of his efforts on gaining additional experience as editor Rusty Ferguson, Vice President Rush was formerly manag- behalf of the company, and and publisher in Aberdeen makes him the The Cleveland American ing editor of the publication. wish him the very best in his perfect person to follow Jerry. Barb Walter, Treasurer Mike Ferguson, Stephens retirement.” “He did such a good job in Aberdeen The Hennessey Clipper Media Group President and Rush has been serving as that while I hated to lose him there, I Mark Thomas, Executive Vice President CEO, made the announcement editor/publisher of The Daily know he will be a tremendous addition to Oklahoma City following the retirement of for- World in Aberdeen, Wash., as our already great team in Bartlesville and mer publisher Jerry Quinn. well as several weekly affili- Pawhuska. “Jerry Quinn has announced ate newspapers serving coast- “As a media company we are fortunate OPA DIRECTORS his retirement after 38 years al communities in the Grays to have such talented people as Chris.” Gloria Trotter, Past President with Donrey/Stephens Media,” Harbor and Willapa Harbor Rush and his wife, Sheryl, have two The Countywide & Sun Ferguson said. region. children, Evan, 16, and Elizabeth, 13. Jeff Shultz, The Garvin County “It has been my pleasure to know and “Chris will be a great publisher of the News Star work with Jerry for a number of years and Examiner-Enterprise,” said Ferguson. Jeff Mayo, Sequoyah County Times Jeff Funk, Enid News & Eagle Robby Trammell, The Oklahoman Dayva Spitzer, Sayre Record & Beckham County Democrat OKLAHOMANEWSPAPER DIRECTORYDIRECTORY Brian Blansett, Shawnee News-Star

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Tickets can be purchased online at The Tulsa World halted production of www.okcgridiron.org, by phone at its print edition for three days – Feb. 2, 3 866-966-1777. and 4 – marking the first time in the paper’s THURS., FEB. 24 history an edition was not published. YOUR NEWSPAPER’S DESIGN Instead of delivering a print edition, World readers were directed to Tulsa- IS LICENSE TO PRINT MONEY World.com for breaking news and infor- Ed Henninger offers 10 no-cost, time-saving, mation, and to the newspaper’s e-edition, revenue-generating design strategies you can which was offered free through Feb. 7, on use to generate revenue at your newspaper tulsaworld.com. immediately. This workshop covers creating When the World resumed publishing, premium positions for ads, using photos, color Tulsa World Publisher Robert E. Lorton III and user-created content to sell advertisers on said he was “extremely pleased to be back your pages, and more. Registration $35. For in the business of delivering papers to our more information or to register, go to loyal subscribers and to our sales outlets.” A downtown worker makes his way to work in Tulsa on Tuesday, Feb. 2. The Tulsa World www.OkPress.com “This has been an historic event for us ran the photo across six columns on the front page of its Wednesday issue under the FRI., MARCH 4 – the first time in our 106-year history that headline “SNOWED IN.” (Photo by Tulsa World photographer Christopher Smith) STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP & we’ve been unable to produce and deliver INTERNSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE a print edition,” he said. Tuesday, we had more and more people and made arrangements for others to get Lorton cited the safety of almost 700 The Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation make it into the office. On Thursday morn- downtown – and didn’t guess at what the haulers and carriers who deliver the daily ing (Feb. 3), our e-edition had 24 pages storm would do,” she said. awards several internships and three $1,500 Tulsa World in Tulsa and throughout scholarships to Oklahoma journalism students and on Friday we had 28 pages.” Another paper in northern Oklahoma, northeastern Oklahoma as the reason for Ellerbach said the World was extremely the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, also each year. Applications for the 2011-12 school suspending the print publication. year are due by March 4. View eligibility pleased with response from readers getting was unable to print its Feb. 2 issue. It “We had emergency vehicles getting news from the website and e-edition. was the first time in more than a century requirements and download application at stuck on the roads in addition to the www.OkPress.com/ONF. “We got a lot of feedback like this: ‘We that the Examiner-Enterprise had missed numerous trucks and cars that were strand- really miss holding the paper, but we appre- printing an edition since it began printing SAT., MARCH 12 ed,” Lorton said. “We just felt that it would ciate the work you’re doing online…’” in 1895. FOI OKLAHOMA have been irresponsible to add to the chaos Ellerbach said she did an interview with Tom Bradley, the Examiner-Enter- SUNSHINE CONFERENCE on the roads.” a radio station in Los Angeles that had seen prise’s advertising director, said grocery Only about a dozen newsroom employ- For more info, go to www.foioklahoma.org a lot of online commenters talking about ads scheduled to run on Feb. 2 appeared in ees made it into the office on the day after THURS., MARCH 24 how much they appreciated the World’s Friday’s paper. the storm, said Susan Ellerbach, managing decision to keep the safety of employees, “We appreciate our readers’ and adver- ENERGIZE YOUR AD SALES editor of the World. haulers and carriers at the forefront. tisers’ understanding for not putting out a Peter Wagner can help you enliven your “That represents less than 10 percent of “They were amazed at how supportive Wednesday paper,” Bradley said. newspaper’s ad sales with his informative the staff,” she said, adding that four key people were,” Ellerbach said. Other state newspapers reported deliv- workshop on reaching advertisers and creating people stayed in hotel rooms on Jan. 31, The World was much better prepared ery delays and offered complimentary sales promotions for every week of the year. “which helped considerably.” when the forecast once again called for issues on their websites until delivery Registration $35. For more information, go to “Eventually our 12-page e-edition came blizzard-type conditions on Feb. 9. resumed as normal. www.OkPress.com. out Wednesday morning,” she said. “After “We kept 16 employees downtown – FRI. & SAT., APRIL 8-9 SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS REGIONAL CONFERENCE OPUBCO Communications Group announces reductions in workforce The SPJ Regional conference for 2011 will be held in Norman at the University of Oklahoma’s OPUBCO Communications Group The employees affected were offered in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area Gaylord College of Journalism & Mass recently laid off 46 employees. The lay- severance packages as well as outplace- increased in 2010 over the previous year. Communication. offs affected most major departments in ment services. “This reduction takes us to 690 employ-

For more information on upcoming events, visit the the organization. Even with cutbacks, Thompson said, ees while still maintaining the largest website as noted in the calendar, go to the OPA website at David Thompson, president of OCG positive developments continue at OCG, news-gathering team in the state,” Thomp- www.OkPress.com or contact Member Services Director and publisher of The Oklahoman, cited a which is the media division of The Okla- son said. “Our commitment to customers Lisa Potts at (405) 499-0026, 1-888-815-2672 or difficult economic climate as the reason homa Publishing Co. Thompson said the remains unchanged.” e-mail [email protected]. for the layoffs. newspaper’s home delivery subscriptions 5 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 Government e-mail account missing News Flash offers six ideas Questions have arisen regarding the to send out goodbye letters to staff. She Continued from Page 1 5. Stop writing about your kids. deletion of state public records in the said Braxton told her the account and the according to whether the person has (a) 6. Don’t confuse emotion with schmaltz. form of former State School Superin- e-mails with it were gone. been asked for permission to use the com- 7. Make me feel something. tendent Sandy Garrett’s e-mail account Normally, the State of Oklahoma ment or (b) approved publication of their 8. Never, ever write about writing and data. keeps important e-mail correspondence comment. a column. The questions are not about whether until the state Archives and Records “Always request permission,” Martin 9. Have an opinion. the records were destroyed – everyone Commission gives the go-ahead for dele- said. 10. One idea, expressed in 500 words. seems to agree that they were – but rather tion. The comments are packaged under a whether Garrett ordered their destruction, To dispose of those records without header featuring the Facebook logo and JEFF SHULTZ and, if so, why. permission is a violation of state policy the tag line, “People are saying this on Shultz, who also emceed the event, was Esther Braxton, a state employ- and possibly a breach of the Oklahoma Facebook…” the final presenter with “Using Paypal ee charged with maintaining e-mail Open Records Act. Bill Young, a spokes- It’s a quick and easy way to gather as a Collection Tool.” The Garvin Coun- accounts, claims Garrett instructed her to man for the Records Commission, said comments from your community and keep ty News Star website, gcnews-star.com, delete the account; Garrett flatly denies no one consulted the commission before readers checking to see if their comment allows customers to order subscriptions or doing so. deleting the e-mails. has been published. pay advertising bills using Paypal. “I certainly wouldn’t order anybody to The issue came to light when a num- Once the customer makes a selection, delete anything,” said Garrett. ber of news agencies, including the Asso- TED STREULI he proceeds to checkout on Paypal’s secure Garrett maintains she found the ciated Press, asked for copies of Garrett’s Writers were eager to see Streuli’s “10 site where he has the option of paying by account inactive and asked Braxton e-mails and were told that neither the Rules for Great Columns, Reviews & Edi- credit card or bank account. whether it could be re-activated in order account nor the documents exist. torials” presentation. His ten rules: The fun part is being paid, Shultz 1. Write an expository essay. said. “Once the customer’s payment hits 2. Never write about your vacation. your PayPal account, you can transfer the 3. Answer the question: Should I? money to your bank account or spend it Never miss a sales opportunity 4. Open a vein. anywhere PayPal is accepted,” he said. AGAIN. The Marlow Review Commercial Printing

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FOI Oklahoma also recognizes those This is the fourth year for the open gov- Deadline for nominations for all awards Robert J. ‘Bob’ Freeman will offer who opposed dissemination of public ernment awards. Last year’s winner of the is Feb. 21. insight on creating a state agency that information with its Black Hole Award. Blackstock Award was the Tulsa World, Nominations must include a letter of Oklahomans can go to for help when The Ben Blackstock Award is presented and the Sunshine Award was presented to no more than 250 words justifying why public officials wrongly withhold to a non-governmental person or organiza- Kristy Yager of the city of Oklahoma City. the person or organization is deserving of records to open meetings. tion that has shown a commitment to free- The Opala Award was presented to Lindel the award. As executive director for the nation’s dom of information. The Sunshine Award Hutson, retired Oklahoma bureau chief for Nominations may be made via e-mail first-such state agency, Freeman is goes to a public official or governmental The Associated Press. to [email protected] or mailed to responsible for providing advice about body that has shown a commitment to The Black Hole Award went to Oklaho- FOI Awards, PO Box 5315, Edmond, OK New York’s open records and meeting open meetings and open records. ma County District Attorney David Prater 73083-5315. laws to the public, state and local gov- FOI Oklahoma also recognizes an and the Oklahoma City attorney’s office. FOI Oklahoma is a statewide not-for- ernments and the media. Oklahoman who has promoted education All four awards will be presented dur- profit founded in 1990 to educate the pub- This year’s conference theme is about or protection of the individual rights ing the Sunshine Week conference March lic on the First Amendment and openness “Putting Muscle Behind Oklahoma’s guaranteed by the First Amendment with 12 in Oklahoma City. The local conference in government. FOI Laws.” The conference, which will be held at The Oklahoman, 9000 N. Broadway in Oklahoma City, also will Failure to publish notice feature: WORTH MENTIONING • State representatives discussing bills puts election on hold JOY DORMAN, long-time office manager Wheeland and Account Executive Dana requiring the Legislature to comply North Enid will have to delay elections of the Sayre Record & Beckham County Fransisco at the Jan. 10 Coweta City with Oklahoma’s Open Meeting and for three town trustees and a town clerk Democrat, retired on Jan. 15, 2011. Council meeting Records laws; because the legal notice was not published Dorman began her newspaper career • A panel of local heroes who have in the newspaper. in 1983 at the Sayre Journal. In 1987, she Stillwater NewsPress photographer gone to court seeking information The election, originally scheduled for followed Brad and Dayva Spitzer to their CHELCEY ADAMI has accepted a position under the Open Records Act and April 5, will have to wait until a later date, new venture, starting the Sayre Record. covering Mexican border issues for an El challenging the conduct of public possibly in May. Since that time, Dorman has been a loyal Centro, Calif., newspaper. Adami’s work bodies under the Open Meeting Act; Garfield County Election Board secre- and invaluable employee. A come-and-go won state recognition for the NewsPress and tary Lue Ann Root said the town council reception was held at the Record-Demo- last year from both the Associated Press • A workshop training the public to will have to pass another resolution autho- crat office on Jan. 13 to honor Dorman. and the Oklahoma Press Association. use the Open Records Act to request rizing the election and publish a legal D. FORREST CAMERON, editor and publisher records and to spot the most-likely notice before any election is conducted. THE COWETA AMERICAN was recently of the Greater Tulsa Reporter Newspapers, violations of the Open Meeting Act. The candidates who previously filed for presented with a Business Appreciation recently received the Energy Advocate of • A luncheon including a tribute to the election also will have to re-file. Award from the City of Coweta. The the Year for Journalism award from The former Oklahoma Supreme Court Jim Coleman, a North Enid town trust- award is presented each year to a local Energy Advocates. Justice Marian Opala. Recipients of ee, said all the paperwork was filed with business for its local contributions and The award is given to individuals FOI Oklahoma Inc.’s annual awards the election board, “but we failed to take civic involvement. and corporations that make a difference will be recognized, as will winners a copy of the resolution to the newspaper Coweta Mayor Robbie Morton pre- in regard to the energy industry and/or of its first FOI essay contest for col- to be published.” sented the award to News Editor Christy energy policy. lege students. The legal notice must be published 10 More information about the confer- days prior to the candidate filing period. ence and a registration form is available Root said something like this doesn’t at www.foioklahoma.org. happen very often. 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Lighten the photo to the numbers feathered. “Shift” adds to a selection and Carbonite/BackBlaze Clouds in the info palette that most closely match “Alt/Option” subtracts from a selection. by WILMA MELOT I’m often asked about cloud backup one of your good photos. Use info palette Lighten the faces using curves or levels. systems but I’m reluctant to recommend numbers to check colors against good pho- Understanding layers and masks is At the OPA Mid-Winter Convention, I just one. tos from the photo folder. important to Photoshop users. It is most spoke about Photoshop and all the basics I’ve heard many horror stories about 2. GO TO IMAGE > MODE > GRAY- often used to create a mask that quickly staffs should be taught in order to create these kind of systems from our mem- SCALE and use the “Get Info” box to see drops the background. great photos in every issue of the paper. bers. Cloud backups are no more fail- if the photo is light enough for the press. I like using the Lasso Tool to select what Since many of you weren’t able to safe than two external hard drives – one Always look at the flashed out parts of a needs to be cut out, attend because of the blizzard, here’s how on site and one off. person’s face to see if it is too dark or too and then switching to set standards for photos. Make sure to Carbonite is used by some of our light. to the quick mask document this for your next new hire. members and gets high marks from 3. GO TO IMAGE > IMAGE SIZE. mode to clean up edges. the reviewers. This full feature backup Start by making Photoshop understand Leave “Resample Image” unchecked if it Make sure the lasso tool is feathered (in system is easy to use with Macs or PCs. that you are printing on newsprint. To do works for your photo’s size. If needed, use the Options Bar at the top of the screen) Unlimited backup runs $54.95 per year. this, go to EDIT > COLOR SETTINGS. “Resample Image: Bicubic Sharper” when by at least 2 or 3 pixels. Carefully select BackBlaze offers easy backup online In working spaces choose the popup resizing the image. This setting helps with around the art, go to Select, then Inverse for Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and button that says ‘CMYK’ and select ‘Cus- the overall sharpness of the photo when and hit the delete key to get rid of the Intel Mac 10.4 or higher. It has been tom’ from the top of the menu. In the next going from a larger size to a smaller size. background. Save the selection if it’s good. rated the leading software for the past box, choose Ink Colors: SWOP (News- Always resize in Photoshop, not a layout Now switch to quick mask mode and clean three years. BackBlaze only uses one print). program. up the selection. Use a soft brush and percent of the CPU and memory so USE A DOT GAIN OF 30% unless your 4. USE FILTER > SHARPEN > switch between painting with black and it won’t slow you down while you’re printer tells you differently. Set the Black UNSHARP mask filter to define edges of white to add or subtract from the selec- backing up. Cost is $5.00 per month, per ink limit to 95% and total ink limit to contrast in the photo. tion. computer. 285%, then “save as” and give it a name. These four steps can be applied to color This works on most photos, with the These are two good programs. Before Your printer may have a set of numbers photos, with a couple of extra steps. Just exception of those with a lot of red in signing anything, make sure you learn that work best for his press. Set all com- don’t convert the photo to grayscale. them. In this case use a soft eraser and about cloud backup. Many companies puters in the building to the same settings. Be careful not to overcorrect a photo. carefully erase around the edge after the are offering this service and you want to Next, look for photos that previously One or two trips to IMAGE > ADJUST- background is removed. make sure you have a reliable one. ran well in your newspaper and save them MENTS should be suf- in a folder everyone can access – or put a ficient. copy on everyone’s desktop. Choose the Use the gray eye- Good backup program best RGB, CMYK and black-and-white dropper (in curves or Platinum Backup for Windows is a photos you can find. levels) to color cor- full featured program that lets you back These photos will become the standard rect overcasts. Choose up your files in all versions of Windows you strive for every day or week. When a something gray in the up to Vista. It writes to CD, DVD or staff member starts to correct a new photo, photo, such as concrete external hard drive and will even let you have him bring up one of the photos that or gray hair, to color correct a bad photo. MAKING MASKS: I was recently asked back up files automatically to secure ran well and put the two side by side. Check to see if any colors are out of how to create words as a mask over a FTP sites or cloud servers. Price ranges He’ll be able to see if the new photo has range. Out of range colors show up in the photo with an older version of Photoshop. from $39 to $67 depending on the num- enough contrast, if the colors are off, or if info palette with a “!” and won’t print well It’s pretty easy. Start by creating a new ber of users. it is too light or too dark by comparing the in CMYK. If it must be color, try desatu- layer in the Layers palette to type your two photos. rating the colors that have the “!” in them words. Use a big, bold font and stretch it Fun, useful websites This is a great way to train new people. under “Adjustments Hue/Saturation.” If a with the transform tool to cover the part of A good place to compare printer It also helps when a new monitor is photo is very flat in color increase satura- the photo you want to show through. specs is at printershowcase.com. This installed or if you change desks or lighting tion. This can help brighten the photo, but Select everything else on the layer with company also sells printers, but it’s a in the office. go easy on it; it’s easy to over correct. the Magic Wand tool and go to Select > great place to compare brands. The next steps allow you to set stan- Remember to TURN THE PHOTO TO Inverse and delete the interior of the type. Need to unwind and show your cre- dards to ensure all photos come out the CMYK FOR EACH COLOR PHOTO. This Merge the selection with the base layer, ativity? Head over to www.useless- same no matter who adjusts them. These should be the last step in the color correc- inverse once again and then delete. Now graphics.com, www.iconeasy.com and four steps should be applied to every tion. the words are made out of the photo. www.candybar.com for some safe fun black-and-white photo you print. Are you guilty of just correcting the There’s a lot to learn in Photoshop, so on your Mac. 1. USE CURVES to lighten or darken faces in the front of the photo? Spend watch for one of our workshops and plan a photo while in RGB color mode. Use some time making sure everyone’s face to attend. looks good.

OPA COMPUTER CONSULTANT WILMA MELOT’S COLUMN BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE OKLAHOMA ADVERTISING NETWORK (OAN). FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE OAN PROGRAM, CONTACT OKLAHOMA PRESS SERVICE AT (405) 499-0020. 8 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 SNOW COVERAGE OKLAHOMA STYLE By TERRY CLARK ow did you cover the storm? I saw some out- standing journalism in the past two weeks. HBut rather than talk about it, I figured you’d prefer to look, and that’s what we’ll do in this abbre- viated column. First though, a couple of favorite headlines had nothing to do with weather. Probably my favorite was in the Oologah Lake Leader over a John M. Wylie II story: “Angry patron cues up trouble at bar.” (Pool cue stick involved.) Here is John’s terrific lead: “A man who wanted a Crown at Pop’s Place Bar Monday would end up not getting Jack—just jail.” Another good head in the Valliant Leader, about vandals who wrecked 80 beehives: “A Honey of A Crime.” Lots of good storm headlines. I first objected to trite ones, like “Snowklahoma,” or “Snowmagge- don,” or “Snowpocalypse” but some of you pulled them off well. Others were more creative: Marietta Monitor, “Ice not so nice”; Sentinel Leader, “Big Chill”; Inola Independent: “Avalanche, 20 inch snow buries Inola”; Shawnee News-Star, “State of Emergency”; Stillwater NewsPress, “Minus What?”; The Jour- nal Record, “Under the weather”; The Norman Transcript, “A drift again”; The Lawton Constitu- tion, “The Oklahoma tundra”; Hugo Daily News, “Snowklahoma, where the cold front comes sweep- ing down the plain”; Elk City Daily News, “Winter returns with a vengeance”; Rush Springs Gazette, “Here we go again”; Purcell Register, “Winter storm as advertised”; Stilwell Democrat-Journal, “Baby, it’s cold outside”; Tuttle Times and others, “Blan- keted by blizzard”; Piedmont-Surrey Gazette, “All snowed in”; Broken Arrow Ledger, “Let it stop”; Oologah Lake Leader, “Winter piles it on.” Some traditional heads told the story well: Prague Times-Herald, “Heavy snow shuts down town, state”; Catoosa Times, “Blizzard wreaks havoc on city”; Vinita Daily Journal, “City struggles to recov- er from blizzard”; Ponca City News, “Blizzard roars through Oklahoma”; Ada Evening News, “Arctic weather slams area.” Several papers modified their flags. Look at the Mustang News and the Bigheart Times. There were other good headlines and layouts. In all the buzz about online digital stuff, there ain’t nothing like a real newspaper people can touch when they’re in need. Behold a few.

Terry Clark is a journalism professor at the University of Central Oklahoma. He can be reached by e-mail at [email protected]. 9 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 Google declares war on content farms In some cases, this is known as content spam- That InterWeb Thing ming. by KEITH BURGIN, OPA STAFF More often than not, writers have little or no experience in or knowledge of their subject and are This morning, I read a month-old article on a paid next to nothing. They make money on volume, “news” website concerning the death of the famous pumping out article after article without much over- Marvel Comic character, The Human Torch. The sight. author identified his cohort in The Fantastic Four as Content farms use subterfuge to steal traffic from Rex Reed. Comic fan or not, most folks know the legitimate sites. They should absolutely be of con- fellow’s name is Reed Richards. Rex Reed was a cern to newspapers with websites. real-life movie critic. Over the last couple of years, though, it’s become Mistakes happen. In print, you can only issue a a problem for readers as well… and by extension, retraction or correction; on the Web though, after search engines like Google. a month of people complaining about the stumble, After months of complaints from users about the it leads one to question whether anyone is at the “junk” and “low quality sites” their searches pro- switch. In this case, no one is. duce, Google has declared war on content farms. Welcome to the world of content farming. The web’s dominant search engine is altering Content farms sift through data to determine what the way it looks at content in an effort to weed out readers are currently searching for and pay freelance worthless websites and return information readers writers to hack together a heady mixture of relevant want: researched, factual, well-written information – keywords and poorly-researched “facts” into a stew like your news. And from every indication, Google of steaming worthlessness. These articles are then seems serious about this war. published on the farm’s network of “information” “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” No one websites. is sure of the actual origin of that phrase but it’s been A content farm has no interest in informing. in use since conflict was invented. Rather its goal is to draw visitors away from actual Next time you think about Google, you might “news” content – like your newspaper website – and want to roll it around in the back of your mind. It’s build commercial traffic for the network through just a thought. search engines.

Accurate report in initial court pleading not basis for libel By ATTORNEY DAVID MCCULLOUGH, “stealing” and “stolen funds” imputed criminal con- Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, L.L.P. duct on his part. Last month in this column we reported on a The trial dismissed the lawsuit based, in part, Tenth Circuit opinion holding a person cannot be upon finding that the fair report privilege applied. sued for libel for statements made in a judicial pro- In reversing the trial court, the New Jersey ceeding. appeals found that while the report was a full, fair Since that time, the United States Supreme Court and accurate report of the bankruptcy proceed- has refused to review a ruling that shields journal- ing, the fair report privilege did not apply to initial ists from libel suits when they accurately report pleadings. The appellate court said the privilege from pleadings filed with the court. only applied when reporting from court decisions – The central issue in the case decided by the New not the pleadings. Jersey Supreme Court was whether there is an ini- The New Jersey Supreme Court reversed the tial pleadings exception to the fair report privilege appellate court decision, holding the fair report for a published report recounting information found privilege extended to defamatory statements con- in a complaint filed in a bankruptcy court when tained in filed pleadings that have not yet been con- there has been no adjudication of claims contained sidered by a judge. in the complaint. In reversing, the state Supreme Court opined that A libel action was brought against a New Jersey the press serves an important public interest role by newspaper that ran articles under headlines stating reporting on new filings and developments in court “Man accused of stealing $500,000 for high living” proceedings. and “Argyle residence allegedly bought with stolen The libel plaintiff filed a petition to be heard funds.” before the United States Supreme Court. The plaintiff alleged the headlines and articles The Supreme Court declined the appeal without therein constituted libel per se because words like comment. 10 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 THANK When you need legal advice… YOU for supporting the THINK LSP OKLAHOMA When you have legal questions, you need answers. LSP (Legal PLAN A BENEFIT INCLUDES: Services Plan) provides legal assistance, advice and some defense • Legal Newspapers (25 O.S. 106) NEWSPAPER services at a reasonable cost. 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One of the most talked about topics of the 2011 As members made their way to Oklahoma City to the writing of Wayne Trotter, the laughter never OPA Mid-Winter Convention was the weather. on Feb. 3, most reported improved driving condi- stopped. With nearly a foot of snow in the Oklahoma tions. By Friday, the convention was in full swing. City metro area, and even more in the northeast Attendance was light on Thursday, but it was From the morning’s fast-paced News Flash session part of the state, members wondered if there would business as usual. At a session about legal notices, to the afternoon concurrent sessions, it was all sys- even be a convention. OPA Executive Vice President Mark Thomas tems go. There was the thrill of victory for those On Feb. 1, OPA Member Services Director Lisa spoke about the importance of public notices to winning awards at the Friday Night Awards Ban- Potts posted on the OPA website: “Mid-Winter keep citizens informed. Thomas covered the his- quet, even though some weren’t on hand to pick Convention is still on!” tory of public notices, the future of public notices up their plaques. By the way, plaques and other Cancellations were coming in, but not as many and the role newspapers can play in keeping citi- awards are being mailed or delivered to members. as expected. zens informed. The 2011 Mid-Winter Convention will long “Most of the northeast part of the state had to Thursday’s Gridiron Dinner was a huge suc- be remembered – not only for the great sessions cancel,” Potts said, “and that was understandable. cess. There hadn’t been a more entertaining show and events, but for the mammoth snow storm that They were hit a lot worse than the OKC metro since last summer’s OPA Gridiron premiere. A line preceded it. area.” may have been missed here and there, but thanks 12 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 2010 MILT PHILLIPS AWARD WINNER Journalist Gloria Trotter receives OPA award Gloria Trotter was honored as the recipient of the H. Milt Phillips Award during the Oklahoma Press Association’s Mid-Winter Convention. The award was presented at the Reed Center in Midwest City on Feb. 4, 2011. Gloria Trotter has been hooked on journalism since putting out a handwritten neighborhood newspaper as a 10-year-old. Her professional journalism career began at a local TV station in her home town, Bristol, Tenn.-Va., after her junior year. Her newspaper career began at the Bristol Herald-Courier and Virginia-Ten- nessean, where she spent college breaks covering weddings and features. It was GLORIA there she met Wayne Trotter, the young editorial page editor. TROTTER They married in 1964, during her junior year at the University of Tennessee. • CO-PUBLISHER OF THE She later finished her journalism degree at Gloria Trotter, co-publisher of The Countywide & Sun, receives the H. Milt Phillips Award COUNTYWIDE & SUN Memphis State University. from OPA President Rod Serfoss, publisher of The Clinton Daily News. But she had married herself out of a • FIRST WOMAN TO RECEIVE journalism job. Then, spouses weren’t top three in General Excellence in 2008 community press. She was the first Okla- THE OPA MILT PHILLIPS allowed to work for the same newspaper, and 2009. homan honored. AWARD so she worked in college public relations Gloria has won 16 monthly ONG-OPA In April 2009, she and Wayne joined • PAST PRESIDENT OF for 20 years. column awards and two Sweepstakes the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame. THE OKLAHOMA PRESS The Trotters came to Oklahoma to buy awards, as well as an SPJ first place in Her community activities serve Tecum- the Tecumseh Countywide News in 1983. ASSOCIATION (2009) columns. seh and the state. She’s been a leader in They purchased and sold the McLoud A past president of Oklahoma Press the Tecumseh Business & Professional • FIRST OKLAHOMAN TO News twice and started a weekly, The Association’s board of directors and of Women, 1993 Frontier Days chairman, RECEIVE THE NATIONAL Shawnee Sun, in Shawnee. At one point Freedom of Information Oklahoma, she two-time past president of the Tecum- NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION’S they were publishing three weeklies with won an Outstanding Journalism Alumni seh Business & Professional Women, MCKINNEY AWARD (2005) a staff of five, and still won Sequoyah Award by the University of Memphis two-time past president of the Tecumseh awards for all three papers the same year. Journalism Alumni Chapter in 2004. Chamber of Commerce, the YMCA Board • RECIPIENT OF AN Their newspapers, particularly The In 2005, she received the National of Directors, the Greater Shawnee Area OUTSTANDING JOURNALISM Countywide, have collected more than Newspaper Association’s McKinney Chamber of Commerce Board of Direc- ALUMNI AWARD FROM THE a dozen Sequoyahs since 1983, and The award, the association’s top honor for tors, and many other organizations. UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS Countywide has won National Newspaper a working newspaperwoman who has She and her husband Wayne have an JOURNALISM ALUMNI Association awards as well, including the exhibited distinguished service to the adult son, Greg. CHAPTER (2004)

The H. Milt Phillips Award is the highest honor given gave the same quality of service to family, community, Phillips was active in the Oklahoma Press Asso- by the Oklahoma Press Association. country and newspapers as had H. Milt Phillips. ciation, holding several offices including president in THE MILT The selection of the award is based on publishing a H. Milt Phillips purchased The Seminole Pro- 1954. high-quality newspaper; contribution to the profession ducer in April 1946. In 1950, Phillips and his brother, He was widely known as a civic leader and state- and the newspaper industry; years of service to the Tom, purchased the two newspapers in Wewoka and wide industrial booster. Phillips was a longtime member PHILLIPS community, state and nation in a variety of volunteer merged them into one publication. The brothers sold of the Oklahoma Historical Society board of directors activities and strong love and dedication to the family. the Wewoka paper in 1955. H. Milt Phillips and his son, and was the moving force in the society’s efforts to AWARD The award was established in 1978 by the OPA Ted, then consolidated the two Seminole papers to microfilm all Oklahoma newspapers. Board of Directors to recognize individuals they felt form The Seminole Daily Producer. H. Milt Phillips died on Feb. 27, 1979. 13 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 2010 BEACHY MUSSELMAN AWARD ONF selects Nolan Clay as recipient of annual award WINNER The Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation His stories on a state House speaker’s His work in 2009 revealed a bitter selected Nolan Clay as the winner of the tax problems led the speaker to give up the internal dispute at Oklahoma City-based 2010 Beachy Musselman Award. The award position. Feed The Children, one of the nation’s most was presented on Feb. 4, 2011, at the OPA Clay also wrote stories that brought widely recognized charities. Mid-Winter Convention in Midwest City. about the resignations of a crooked insur- Clay has a bachelor’s degree from the Clay has worked almost 26 years as a ance commissioner and a crooked appeals University of Oklahoma and a master’s reporter for The Oklahoman, doing investi- judge. degree from the University of Missouri at gative exposes and covering courthouses. In 1999, after learning that a massive Columbia. He was the lead reporter on the criminal tornado blew away his and his neighbors’ He spent his final semester at Missouri cases against Oklahoma City bomber Tim homes, he still dictated a story that night in the journalism school’s Washington, D.C. McVeigh and accomplice Terry Nichols. He about the tragedy. At the end of a week of program. covered their 1997 trials in Denver, spend- digging through debris to salvage some He is proud he went to Missouri because ing almost a year away from home. He of his belongings, he wrote a first-person it has one of the best journalism schools, spent almost four months more away from account about the experience. but he always has been a loyal Sooner fan. home in 2004, covering Nichols’ state trial He was involved in some of the news- He and his wife, Diane, met at The in McAlester. paper’s biggest scoops, including 1993’s Oklahoman and married on the 50-yard He was one of only 10 media witnesses “Governor Secretly Indicted,” which line of OU’s Owen Field. to observe firsthand McVeigh’s execution in revealed a state grand jury had charged a Clay is a native Oklahoman, spending Indiana in 2001. governor with campaign corruption. He was most of his youth in Ponca City. Clay has done investigative stories on his at the side of a judge’s bench a week later He previously worked at The Tulsa own and with others. His work has helped when the governor pleaded guilty to a mis- Tribune and at the Sulphur Times- NOLAN CLAY bring about safer day cares, workers’ comp demeanor. Democrat. reforms and tighter controls on lobbyists. • REPORTER FOR THE OKLAHOMAN to recognize and encourage quality journalism the late Ruth Musselman, asked the OPA BEACHY MUSSELMAN in practice, education and research, is named to administer a Norman Beachy Musselman • COVERED THE TIM MCVEIGH AWARD after the late Norman Beachy Musselman. Memorial Fund. The memorial contribution AND TERRY NICHOLS TRIALS Musselman, the former editor and general proved to be the catalyst needed to establish IN DENVER, COLO., IN 1997 Presented annually by the Oklahoma manager of the Shawnee News-Star, also the Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation (ONF). Newspaper Foundation, the Beachy Musselman served as president of the Oklahoma Press The first contribution to the foundation Association. was the Norman Beachy Musselman Memorial • EXPOSED THE INTERNAL Award recognizes a journalist for his or her contribution to the field of printed journalism Musselman was editor and general Fund. DISPUTE AT OKLAHOMA CITY’S or its related field. The recipient of the award manager of the Shawnee News-Star from 1945 ONF was established to serve as a trust for FEED THE CHILDREN receives a plaque and $1,000. until his death on Aug. 6, 1963. donations of money, securities or other The award, which was established in 1969 A few months after his death, his widow, property. Three inducted into Oklahoma Press Association Half Century Club Three Oklahoma journalists were inducted into the Okla- Denson and his wife, Anita, bought the papers in 1982 and Gilmore continues to offer her leadership and considerable homa Press Asociation’s Half Century Club on Feb. 4 during operate them today. Denson is the fourth member of his family talents to her adopted state. the OPA Mid-Winter Convention in Midwest City. to be inducted into the Half Century Club. The Half Century Club, established in 1956, honors men or VIOLET GORE: Rock Springs news has gotten Violet women who have dedicated 50 or more years of professional JOAN GILMORE: Joan Gilmore has been recognized Gore’s take on events for the Stilwell Democrat-Journal since service to the newspaper industry. many times for her contributions to Oklahoma journalism. 1957. Following is information on this year’s inductees. She was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall She took the job when a neighbor told her she was moving of Fame in 1994, and given The Journal Record Lifetime and the Democrat-Journal needed a new correspondent for the JERRY L. DENSON: Jerry Denson’s memories of Achievement award in 2005. town. working at newspapers start before he was in the third grade. Gilmore worked at The Oklahoman as Metropolitan and Gore’s payment consists of a free newspaper every week His family printed both the Ellis County Capital and The Women’s News Editor for 28 years, and became a columnist at and neighbors telling her how much they enjoy her column. Gage Record, and Denson remembers the days of hot type the Journal Record in 1980. She writes about the important things – the birth of a baby, clearly. He ran the offset press from his junior year of high Her career at both Oklahoma papers spans 60 years. weddings and family gatherings. school to his first year of college. Gilmore, a native of Waukegan, Ill., has given much of her Gore volunteers at many places, including the Adair County When his father passed away, he returned to the newspaper life to Oklahoma organizations, from the Oklahoma Zoologi- Resource Center Food Pantry, the Stilwell Nursing Home and when he was a college junior. cal Society to the Red Tie Night AIDS Care Fund event. Three the Department of Human Services. She has five children and Denson would drive home from classes at Southwestern Oklahoma governors have honored her work in the arts and plans to write an autobiography when she finds the time. Oklahoma State University, print the paper and drive back for the state. morning classes. 14 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 2010 OGE PHOTOS OF THE YEAR

SEPTEMBER 2010 – The Lady Panthers celebrate their Class A District 17 championship Sept. 23 at home over Morrison. Photo by LOUISE RED CORN, The Bigheart Times

2010 DAILY PHOTO OF THE YEAR ED BLOCHOWIAK Shawnee News-Star

2010 WEEKLY PHOTO OF THE YEAR LOUISE RED CORN The Bigheart Times

Photos of the year are selected from the 12 monthly winners in the Daily and Weekly Division.

Judge for the 2010 Photo of the Year Contest was Tom Gilbert, chief photographer of the Tulsa World JULY 2010 – Ben Tannehill of Monroe, La., does his best to hang on during bull riding competition at the International Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee. Contest rules are available at www.OkPress.com Photo by ED BLOCHOWIAK, Shawnee News-Star 15 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 2011 OPA Mid-Winter Convention

Jeff Funk and Rich Macke discuss newspapers. Funk is publisher of the Enid News & Eagle; Macke is publisher of the Woodward News.

A birds-eye view of a reception during Mid-Winter. Clockwise: Gloria Trotter, The Countywide & Sun; Kim Noe, The Newcastle Pacer; Wayne Trotter, The Countywide & Sun; Victoria Middleton, The Newcastle Pacer; Brian Blansett, Shawnee News-Star; Steve Coulter and Steve Kizziar, both from the Mustang Times.

Victor Hamberlin, Mustang Times, looks at Governor Mary Fallin enters the room next the display of winning entries. to Jeff and Nanette Shultz, Garvin County News Star.

Gridiron performers bring down the house at the dinner on Feb. 3. Cast members practicing prior to the show are Kim Noe and Robin Wilson, The Newcastle Pacer; Cindy Allen, Enid Robby Trammell, The Oklahoman, records Dayva and Brad Spitzer, Sayre Record & News & Eagle; Greg Trotter, The Countywide & Sun; and Jeff Funk, Enid News & Eagle. Governor Mary Fallin on his iPhone for a Beckham County Democrat, check out a piece on newsok.com. digital photo. 16 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 Oklahoma Press Association Quarter Century Club inducts 11 On Feb. 4, the Oklahoma Press Associa- technology advances began to change newspa- representative in 1984, when newspaper every position in the press room, including tion inducted 11 new members into its Quarter per accounting. production still involved cut-and-paste, rotary overseeing the camera room, which he said he Century Club. In 1987, she followed Brad and Dayva phones and typewriters. It was his first job. liked because it allowed him to be creative. He The awards were presented during the OPA Spitzer to their new venture, opening The Jordan has worked with newspapers through also has served in the positions of jogger, assis- Mid-Winter Convention in Midwest City. Sayre Record. the computer revolution and advent of the tant pressman, pressroom manager and pro- OPA established the Quarter Century Club At the Record, Dorman was in charge of the internet, and in 2008 took over as advertising duction manager overseeing The Sun’s Goss in 1998 to honor those men or women who legal notices, bookkeeping, circulation, classi- manager when his supervisor retired. Community press. He learned press operations have dedicated 25 or more years of profes- fied advertising, obituaries and various typing In addition to selling and designing ads, on a Harris V-15A press. sional service to the newspaper industry. assignments. In the early days of the Record, his duties now include scheduling inserts and Todd now serves as the press room director. Following is information on this year’s she worked on many holidays to ensure the renewing contracts. He oversees the printing, inserting and deliv- inductees. paper would go out on time. In his spare time, Jordan creates crossword ery of dozens of publications each month to She also helped train high school students puzzles that are published biweekly in the various clients. He supervises seven full-time JAMES BEATY: A start in writing as an who worked in circulation and other areas of Washington Post. employees and many part-time employees. artist-in-residence in poetry and folk music for the newspaper. Dorman always gave hand- Bookseller Barnes & Noble will publish a the Oklahoma Arts and Humanities Council made quilts to the students when they gradu- collection of his puzzles in April. BRENDA TOLLETT: Brenda Tollett, gave James Beaty valuable experience. ated from high school. associate editor of the Ada Evening News, Beaty was a stringer for the McAlester She also served as receptionist and loved to JERI McENTIRE: Jeri McEntire joined began her journalism career at the newspaper News-Capital while attending East Central visit with customers and friends. Many would the Shawnee News-Star accounting department in 1985. University and was offered a full-time job come in simply to sit and visit with her. Dor- in 1984 and became the accounting manager in Tollett used her degree in home economics after graduation. He graduated from ECU in man decided to retire in January 2011, capping 1991. and journalism to build a solid foundation for 1985 and immediately started his full-time job a near 30-year journalism career in Sayre. She said she has seen constant change in the her job as lifestyle editor. covering courts. newspaper business, but the biggest changes She served in that position for 15 years, and Thousands of stories later, Beaty’s still HELEN L. FERGUSON: Helen are going on right now. saw many changes in that time as the paper writing for the News-Capital, now serving as Ferguson married into the newspaper business “It’s no longer business as usual,” she said. went from cut-and-paste to digital, and from senior editor. He’s written every type of article, – her high school sweetheart, D. Jo Ferguson, typewriters to computers. from investigative reporting to features. He was editor and publisher of The Pawnee SANDRA K. MOORE: The Collinsville In 1999, Tollett became city editor, and the covered the McAlester trial of Oklahoma City Chief. News gave Sandra Moore her start as a next year, managing editor. She returned to the bomber Terry Nichols in 2004 for the News- In 1959, Ferguson became office manager typesetter in 1985. lifestyle editing position in 2007, then became Capital and other CNHI newspapers. at The Chief. She became Family Living edi- Two years after she started work, the paper associate editor a few months later. Beaty also mentors writers at the newspa- tor, writing stories and proofreading along with was sold to Retherford Publications. Moore per. many other duties. then became a proofreader and typesetter for CHRISTY BRUNKEN WHEELAND: She retired in 1985, but came back peri- The Tulsa Legal News. The world of journalism opened for Christy JOHN L. CLARK: Working as state odically to help at the paper. Ferguson is now She’s still a typesetter and copy editor for Brunken Wheeland at her hometown newspaper, historian and American Legion reporter gave 88 and a partner with Larry Ferguson in The the Tulsa Daily Commerce and Legal News, the Garber Free Press. John Clark his beginning in journalism. Chief. and also supervises routing e-mailed publica- She spent a summer interning at the Hen- He got into news full time with a stint at the tion requests. ryetta Daily Free-Lance before covering nurs- Poteau News & Sun. JAMES F. FIENUP: James Fienup Her hard work and knowledge of legal ing homes for the Stillwater NewsPress while Through the years, Clark has been every- began reporting and editing in 1967 as an notice publications has secured the excellent studying journalism at Oklahoma State Uni- thing from a photographer and rodeo reporter intern. He has worked at several Oklahoma reputation the Tulsa Daily Commerce and versity. with the Pictorial Press News in Tahlequah to newspapers as a news editor and reporter since Legal News has in the community. She worked as a general assignment report- publisher of a weekly. 1973, including the Poteau News & Sun and Moore has two sons and four grandsons. er in Guthrie at the Logan County News before Now editor of the Spiro Graphic, Clark has Chickasha Star. joining the staff of the Coweta American in a combined 38 years of experience in short- Over his 43-year career (so far,) Fienup TODD SHORT: The Edmond Sun first 1988. term and full-time writing, broadcasting and honed his journalism skills across the country, hired Todd Short as an inserter. He started full- Wheeland was associate editor until 1992, research. working in New York, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana time in the press room in 1985. then was named editor of the weekly publica- and Kentucky. Working as a carpenter in Logan County tion. In her years at the Coweta American, JOY DORMAN: A life-long accountant For 17 years, Fienup has served as a writer and Edmond, Todd came by The Edmond Sun Wheeland has received many honors from the and bookkeeper, Joy Dorman began working at and publisher at the Spiro Graphic. to visit a friend working in the press room. He Oklahoma Press Association. the Sayre Journal in 1981 as bookkeeper. Soon, was looking for a new job and instead found a she became office manager. PATRICK JORDAN: The Ponca City new career. She volunteered for computer training as News hired Patrick Jordan as an advertising Since joining The Sun, Todd has worked

To be eligible for membership in the Inductees receive a distinguished award, Credit is also given for work as a carrier or HALF CENTURY Half Century Club, nominees must have 50 recognition at the OPA’s annual Mid-Winter stringer as well as for wartime service and self- or more years of service to the newspaper Convention and an engraved brick in the OPA’s nominations are acceptable. industry, with 20 years of those years at an Centennial Plaza. A nomination form for either club is AND QUARTER Oklahoma newspaper. Criteria for the Quarter Century Club available on the OPA website at okpress.com/ Credit is given for work as a carrier or requires inductees to have served 25 years in century-clubs. Nominations must include a stringer as well as for wartime service. Self- the newspaper industry, with at least 10 years at biography detailing the nominee’s years of CENTURY CLUBS nominations are acceptable. Oklahoma newspapers. service to the newspaper industry. 17 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 OPA QUARTER AND HALF CENTURY CLUB INDUCTEES

Six of the ten 2010 Sequoyah Award winners display their plaques following the awards banquet. Blizzard conditions in Oklahoma kept many members from attending. Back: Jeff Funk, Enid News & Eagle; Sean Dyer, El Reno Tribune; and John D. Montgomery, The Purcell Register. Front: Steve Booher, Cherokee Messenger & Republican; Steven Kizziar, Mustang Times; and Ted Streuli, The Journal Record. Sequoyah winners not pictured are the Stillwater NewsPress, Oologah Lake Leader, Catoosa Times, and The Oracle, Oral Joan Gilmore and Jerry L. Denson are inducted into the OPA Half Century Club on Roberts University. For a complete list of winners in the contest, see page 20. Feb. 4, 2011, during the Mid-Winter Convention. Also inducted, but unable to attend, was Violet Gore. For more information on this year’s Half Century Club inductees, see page 15. Print Quality, Outdoor Writer and Website awards presented at luncheon Several awards were presented at an placed second, the Okemah News Leader awards luncheon on Friday, Feb. 4, during third and the Oologah Lake Leader fourth. the OPA Mid-Winter Convention. The contest was established in 2005 to Winners of the 2010 Print Quality Con- honor newspapers with websites. Websites test were The Journal Record in the daily are judged for news content and coverage, division, and the Stigler News-Sentinel in visual appeal, navigation, organization, the weekly division. integration of advertising, timeliness and The Print Quality Contest was estab- updates to the site. lished in 2008 to reward good presswork. For the second year in a row, Kelly Newspapers were judged on black ink Bostian from Tulsa World was named the laydown, halftone quality, color registra- 2010 ONF Joseph H. Edwards Outdoor tion, page alignment and overall print Writer of the Year. appearance. In addition to being recognized at the Also presented at the luncheon were luncheon, Bostian received a $500 cash the 2010 Website Contest winners. The prize and a plaque. Ardmoreite received first place in the daily The award is named for Joe Edwards, division. Taking second place was The who was publisher of the Bartlesville Inductees into the OPA Quarter Century Club attending the Feb. 4 banquet were Joy Journal Record, third went to the Bartles- Examiner-Enterprise for 14 years. It hon- Dorman, Todd Short and Jeri McEntire. Also inducted but unable to attend were James ville Examiner-Enterprise, and fourth to ors a writer whose published work exem- Beaty, John L. Clark, Helen L. Ferguson, James F. Fienup, Patrick Jordan, Sandra K. Moore, Brenda Tollett and Christy Brunken Wheeland. Brief biographies of all 2010 the Enid News & Eagle. plifies and captures Edwards’ passion for Quarter Century Club inductees are on previous page. In the weekly division, the Elk Cit- the outdoors. ian placed first. The Countywide & Sun 18 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 Calif., on April 3, 1943. He was discharged the Oklahoma Press Association’s Half in 1945 and returned to Oklahoma to attend Century Award in 2010. the University of Oklahoma. At OU he was In involved in both the editorial and advertising ALEXANDER JOSEPH ‘AL’ HRUBY, 84, departments of the Oklahoma Daily, and was former publisher of The Duncan Banner, elected to the state legislature. He returned to died Nov. 14, 2010. He was 84. Hruby was Memoriam born Nov. 12, 1926, in Lincoln, Neb. After Pawnee in 1949 to operate the Pawnee Chief while his father campaigned for the office graduating from high school, he enlisted of Governor of Oklahoma. Ferguson was in the U.S. Navy and served for two years January 2010 heavily involved with community and state during World War II. In 1950, he graduated organizations. He served as president of the from the University of Nebraska with a Oklahoma Press Association in 1972 after degree in geology. Hruby was recalled to serving on the board for 10 years. In 1988, active duty in 1951. After being discharged, to December 2010 he was inducted into the OPA Half Century he continued his education at the University of Oklahoma, graduating with a Master of Commemorated February 3, 2011, at the Club. The OPA presented D. Jo with the Milt Phillips Award in 1992 and in 1998 he was Science degree in geology in 1955. While Oklahoma Press Association Mid-Winter Convention inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall attending OU, he met Janis M. Wimberly. of Fame. The couple were married June 25, 1955, in In accordance with membership wishes, this report includes only those who were either Altus. Hruby worked as a geologist for the longtime newspaper employees still engaged in the trade at the time of death, ALAN NICHOLAS ‘NICK’ FOLTZ, a retired California Company (now Chevron) for 10 or those who had, though retired, made newspaper work their principal occupation. Tulsa World editor, died June 18, 2010. He years. On Feb. 13, 1965, he went to work at was 78. Foltz was born in Wichita, Kan., The Duncan Banner, the newspaper owned ERNEST ‘BOB’ ALBRIGHT, a former everything.” He married Alice Faye Weaver and grew up in Oklahoma City. At age by his father-in-law, Harrington Wimberly. photographer for The Oklahoman and on Feb. 27, 1956. The Browns purchased 16, he began working as a copyboy with During the next 12 years, Hruby worked Oklahoma City Times, died April 13, 2010. the Stroud American in 1973. Bill Brown The Associated Press. He went on to earn in the circulation, advertising and business He was 87. Albright was born Dec. 11, 1922, continued to work for the paper after selling a journalism degree from Oklahoma City departments at The Banner. He was named in Dos Palos, Calif. He started a 33-year it to his son and daughter-in-law, Mike and University and then worked as a reporter associate publisher in 1970. When Wimberly career at The Oklahoma Publishing Co. in Alicia Brown, in 1997. He retired in 2000, for The Daily Oklahoman and Oklahoma died in December 1978, Hruby assumed the 1952. He was inducted into the Oklahoma after 50 years of working in the newspaper City Times. Foltz served in the Air Force role of editor and publisher. He served in that Journalism Hall of Fame in 2002 and was business. as a public information officer during the capacity until the family sold the newspaper twice named Photographer of the Year by the Korean War. In 1960, he joined the Tulsa DALE COLBERT, former owner and editor in August 1997. Hruby was involved in Oklahoma Press Association. The Oklahoma World as an assistant city editor. In 1978, he of the Northwest Oklahoman in Shattuck, numerous organizations over the years. Historical Society included his work in its became the World’s state editor, coordinating died June 20, 2010. He was 84. Colbert was He served as president of the Oklahoma “50 Years of Photojournalism” exhibit. activities for three state reporters, one born on Aug. 25, 1925, and moved with his Press Association in 1995. He also served Washington Bureau reporter, two state as a trustee of the Oklahoma Newspaper MARY ELINOR ALEXANDER, a former family to Shattuck in 1931 when his father Capitol correspondents and several part- Foundation. newspaper publisher and resident of Nowata, opened the Northwest Oklahoman and his time correspondents. On June 5, 1968, Foltz died May 12, 2010. She was 82. Mrs. mother started a Hallmark gift shop. He ordered the presses stopped and remade the JAMES PARK ‘JIM’ KIDD, former Alexander was born March 3, 1928, in attended Oklahoma Military Academy in front page to include the story about Sen. co-owner of the Poteau News and LeFlore Bartlesville. She attended the Ward Belmont Claremore and then West Point Preparatory Robert Kennedy being mortally wounded in County Sun, died Jan. 14, 2010. He was Finishing School for Young Ladies in Academy in Amherst, Mass., before serving Los Angeles. Foltz later returned to reporting, 92. Jim and his brother, Robert, owned and Murfreesboro, Tenn., and then moved to during World War II. After being honorably writing about higher education for the World operated the two local weekly newspapers Oklahoma City where she attended Oklahoma discharged from the U.S. Army in 1946, until he retired in 1993. for 30 years. The brothers started the County City University. She met her husband, Rev. Colbert returned to Shattuck to join the Sun in 1947 and, in 1955, bought the Poteau Charles M. ‘Pappy’ Alexander in Oklahoma family business. He met his wife, Miriam LAWRENCE LINDSAY GIBBS, 67, managing News, a newspaper their father once owned. City. Mrs. Alexander was a freelance writer, Ann Bockelman, while working at the editor of The Perkins Journal, died Aug. 10, They sold the businesses in 1979. Robert reporter and photographer for The Associated newspaper. They were married in Amarillo, 2010, in Tulsa, Okla. Gibbs was born Oct. Kidd handled the editorial side while Jim ran Press. She also spent time as a reporter Texas, on June 29, 1947. Dale and Miriam 21, 1942, in Tulsa. He grew up in Oklahoma the paper’s business operations and oversaw for the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, the continued to operate the family business City and later attended Oklahoma State printing. Jim served in the Army from 1942 Nowata Star and the Tulsa World. She owned and expand the Hallmark store until retiring University where he received a degree in to 1945, and was a graduate of the University and operated the Barnsdall Times from 1980 in 2004. Colbert was active in the Shattuck journalism. He was married on Sept. 8, 1966, of Oklahoma. until 1990 and also was part owner of the community, serving many organizations. to Peggy Leigh. Gibbs had assignments with Wild Cat Community newspaper in Tulsa. the Guthrie Daily Leader, Chickasha Star and DANA MALONE, who previously worked at DAVID JO ‘D. JO’ FERGUSON, longtime the Guymon Daily Herald before joining the the Talihina American and Latimer County BILLY FLOYD ‘BILL’ BROWN, former publisher of The Pawnee Chief, died Jan. Stillwater NewsPress in 1968. He remained Today, died June 28, 2010, in Tulsa. She was publisher of the Stroud American, died April 4, 2010, in Pawnee. He was 87. Ferguson at the NewsPress for 35 years, working 60. Malone was born April 13, 1950, to Jim 19, 2010, in Tulsa. He was 74. Brown was was born March 7, 1922, in Pawnee. In as city editor and then managing editor. and Dorothy Nicholson. After graduating born Aug. 7, 1935, in Stroud. He graduated 1941, Ferguson helped his father, Jo O., and After leaving the NewsPress, Gibbs joined from Talihina High School in 1968, she from Stroud High School and attended his partner establish the Pawnee Chief. D. the staff at The Perkins Journal and was attended the University of Oklahoma and Central State College, now the University Jo worked on the Chief for a few months instrumental in helping launch the Stillwater received a degree in marketing/advertising in of Central Oklahoma, in Edmond. In 1950, before joining the Navy in 1942. He was Journal, a weekly section devoted to the 1972. She moved back to Talihina to work in Brown took a job with the Stroud American sent to San Diego where he was joined by Stillwater community. Gibbs also produced the family business at the Talihina American. as a pressman. He later began reporting Helen Lyon, his classmate-sweetheart. D. several periodicals for groups that shared his The family later opened the Latimer County for the newspaper, covering “a little bit of Jo and Helen were married in Glendale, interests in Oklahoma railroads. He received Today newspaper and moved to Wilburton. 19 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 After working in the newspaper business more than 20 years during which time she City Times, starting when he was 20 years attended the University of Oklahoma and for 20 years, Malone went to work at the won several journalism awards. After leaving old. While there, he earned a reputation as an Northeastern State University, earning a Latimer County Library as a librarian. the Ada Evening News in 1992, Reese joined editor who influenced a generation of young degree in journalism. Wofford began her her mother in a ceramics business. She journalists who worked in The Oklahoman’s career in the newspaper industry at the ROB MARTINDALE, a longtime Tulsa World was born March 14, 1954, at Superior, newsroom in the 1970s and 1980s. He also Wagoner Tribune, which was owned and reporter, died April 8, 2010. He was 69. In Neb. She and her family moved to Ada in presided over the newsroom’s conversion to published by her parents. She worked at more than 40 years as a reporter, including 1955. She graduated from Ada High School the computer age. Standard grew up in Little the paper and later became publisher before 32 with the World, Martindale covered and received a Bachelor of Science degree Rock, Ark., starting his newspaper career as leaving journalism to start a new career as manhunts, prison breaks and politicians. in Wildlife Ecology and Communications a copy boy at the Arkansas Gazette while owner of a motor coach tour business. He retired in 2006. He was born and raised in 1976 from Oklahoma State University in high school. He attended the University in Blackwell, served four years in the Air in Stillwater. Ms. Reese was previously of Arkansas for a year but left to work JOE A. WOOLARD, former owner of the Force, and later attended the University of employed with the Corps of Engineers as a in Borger, Texas. In 1960, he was hired Sand Springs Leader, died Nov. 10, 2010. He Central Oklahoma. His first newspaper job Park Ranger. as an obituary writer at The Oklahoman was 86. Woolard was living in Lewisville, was in Holdenville, but he soon moved to and Times. At The Oklahoman, Standard Texas, with his wife, Nadine, at the time the Muskogee Daily Phoenix and then, in JANICE TAYLOR SINGLETON, who worked covered all aspects of the criminal justice of his death. He was born in Centralia, 1974, to the World. Martindale was assigned at the Vinita Daily Journal, died Feb. 4, system and the state Capitol, specializing Okla., on May 3, 1924, and graduated from to the World’s Washington Bureau in 1985. 2010, at her home in Grove. She was 54. in investigative reporting. He was selected Vinita High School. He enlisted in the U.S. He remained in Washington for five years, Janice Ann (Swango) Taylor Singleton was as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University Navy at age 17 and served in the Pacific returning to Tulsa in 1990. From then until born Aug. 15, 1955, in Bartlesville. She in 1969, and spent a year with his family in during World War II. After being discharged, his retirement, he covered state politics and began her journalism career at the Grove Cambridge, Mass. In 1975, he was named he attended and graduated from Oklahoma Indian affairs. Sun, and worked at the Miami News-Record managing editor of The Oklahoman and State University with a degree in advertising. for a time. For more than 10 years, she He started in the newspaper business in MAXWELL MCCURDY, longtime civic Times. He became executive editor in March worked at the Vinita Daily Journal and Afton 1984, after the Oklahoma City Times merged Alva, worked as the advertising manager for leader and former co-publisher of the Purcell American. She received numerous awards the Miami Herald and later was editor for the Register, died Jan. 6, 2010, at his home in with The Oklahoman, and in 1990 he was for her journalism. named editorial page editor and wrote a Claremore Progress. In 1965, he purchased Purcell. He was 97. McCurdy was born what was then the Sand Springs Leader March 27, 1912. Following graduation from FRANK LEROY SPENCER, 85, former weekly column, “Jim Standard’s Oklahoma.” Standard was a former Oklahoma Newsman Times, working there with his wife and son, Purcell High School in 1929, he attended the publisher of the Pawhuska Journal-Capital, Kerry, until he retired. University of Oklahoma and then returned died March 21, 2010, in Albuquerque, N.M. of the Year, was active in journalistic and to Purcell where he began working at the Spencer was born in Deadwood, S.D., on civic organizations, and was a frequent NORMA GENE BUTTERBAUGH YOUNG, Purcell Register. In 1935, the Register sold Sept. 28, 1924. He married Isla Klatka in public speaker and lecturer during his career. former owner of the Boise City News, died the newspaper to James C. and Ayleene 1949 in Alliance, Neb. In 1951, the Spencers After retiring from the newspaper business May 26, 2010. She was 85. Young was Nance of Walters. The Nance family became moved to Pawhuska where Frank worked as in 1995, he began a career in the ministry. born March 26, 1925, in Texhoma, Texas. next-door neighbors to the McCurdy family editor, general manager and then publisher M. GERALD STONE, former publisher of the She soon moved with her family to Boise and Max met his wife, Mary Rosamond of the Pawhuska Journal-Capital until 1980. Grove Sun, died Aug. 8, 2010, at his home in City, Okla., where she remained until June ‘Rosie’ McCurdy. They were married June He also served as city manager in Cleveland, Northport, Ala. He was 70. Stone was born 2007. Young attended what is now West 23, 1937. Max served in the U.S. Navy Okla. on Feb. 9, 1940. He was the former co-owner Texas A&M University in Canyon, and then during World War II. After being discharged, of the Enterprise Group chain of newspapers, returned home to work for her father, Roy ROBERT R. ‘BOB’ STACY, who worked for he returned to Purcell to work at the Register. and published newspapers in Slidell, La., Butterbaugh, who published The Boise City the Oklahoma Press Association for many McCurdy served on various committees of Tahlequah and Grove, Okla. Stone was an News.She married William Robert (Bob) years, died Aug. 19, 2010. He was 61. Stacy the Oklahoma Press Association. His weekly award-winning publisher and editorialist Young on June 9, 1947. The Youngs joined was born Nov. 22, 1948. He graduated from column at the Register, “Hunting & Fishing who focused on conservative political and Norma’s parents in the newspaper and Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor in by Max,” won several awards. fiscal views. He was often controversial with printing business. Butterbaugh retired in 1968 with an associate degree in marketing his topics and took on all forms of corruption 1966 and the Youngs took over, operating it HERBERT DEAN ‘DUTCH’ MILLER, and retailing. His first job in the newspaper at the city, county and state levels. until 1983 when they sold the business. longtime publisher of the Taloga Times- business was as classified display salesman Advocate, died May 23, 2010. He was 70. at the Palladium Publishing Company in BRIAN JAY WALKE, 55, of Norman, Miller was born on March 19, 1940, in Las Benton Harbor. Stacy left Michigan in 1971 Okla., died July 2, 2010. Walke, a founding Animas, Colo. He moved to Oklahoma when to accept a position with Sentinel Suburban board member of Freedom of Information he was five years old and graduated from high Newspapers in Denver, Colo. In 1972, he Oklahoma Inc., was born on June 3, 1955. school at Taloga in 1958. He began working moved to Edmond, Okla., and was named He graduated from Del City High School at the Taloga Times-Advocate in 1952 and advertising director of the Edmond Sun & in 1973. He received a Master of Arts in continued working there until he purchased Booster. Stacy was named assistant manager International Relations from the University The Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation offers an appropriate tax-exempt memorial as a tribute to the the newspaper in 1982. He operated the of the Oklahoma Press Association and vice of Oklahoma in 1990. He worked in radio memory of Oklahoma newspapermen and women. newspaper until his death. Miller, who president of Oklahoma Press Service in 1974. for many years, including serving as news All contributions in memory of an individual are started as a “printer’s devil,” worked more He held those two positions for more than director at KTOK-AM, where he directed an acknowledged and notification is given to the family. than 50 years in the newspaper business. 20 years. After leaving OPA, Stacy worked investigative series, “Secrets of Justice,” that He was inducted into the Oklahoma Press for Pro Graphics, Inc. and the Oklahoma won a national Edward R. Murrow Award. The purpose of the Foundation is to advance Association’s Half-Century Club in 2008. Department of Commerce. newspapers, and to provide for journalism education, LINDA KAY (SPENCE) WOFFORD, 63, study and research. As funds are accumulated, the PATRICIA ANN ‘PATTI’ REESE, a former JAMES ‘JIM’ NOEL STANDARD, former top former publisher of the Wagoner Tribune, trustees use the earnings Ada Evening News staff writer and city editor of The Oklahoman, died Oct. 12, 2010, died Nov. 25, 2010, at her home in Wagoner. to finance activities in these areas. editor, died July 22, 2010. She was 56. Reese in Oklahoma City. He was 70. Standard spent Wofford was born Feb. 7, 1947, and graduated Donations may be mailed to ONF, 3601 N. Lincoln was employed by Ada Evening News for 35 years at The Oklahoman and Oklahoma from Wagoner High School in 1965. She Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105. 20 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners in the 2010 OPA Better Newspaper Contest

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BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST 2010 BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST RESULTS EVENT 1: EVENT 4: EVENT 7: EVENT 10: DIVISION 1: NEWS CONTENT SALES PROMOTION PERSONAL COLUMNS SPORTS COVERAGE Dailies circ. 8,000 or more 1 Enid News & Eagle 1 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise 1 The Shawnee News-Star 1 The Norman Transcript SEQUOYAH 2 The Lawton Constitution 2 Enid News & Eagle 2 Muskogee Phoenix 2 The Ardmoreite AWARD WINNER 3 Muskogee Phoenix 3 The Ponca City News 3 The Ardmoreite 3 Muskogee Phoenix 4 The Norman Transcript 4 The Norman Transcript 4 The Lawton Constitution 4 The Lawton Constitution Enid News & Eagle EVENT 2: EVENT 5: EVENT 8: EVENT 11: LAYOUT & DESIGN IN-DEPTH ENTERPRISE NEWS WRITING PHOTOGRAPHY 1 Enid News & Eagle 1 The Lawton Constitution 1 The Shawnee News-Star 1 The Shawnee News-Star 2 The Norman Transcript 2 Enid News & Eagle 2 The Lawton Constitution 2 Enid News & Eagle 3 Muskogee Phoenix 3 Muskogee Phoenix 3 Enid News & Eagle 3 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise 4 McAlester News-Capital 4 The Ardmoreite 4 Muskogee Phoenix 4 The Ardmoreite

EVENT 3: EVENT 6: EVENT 9: EVENT 12: ADVERTISING EDITORIAL COMMENT FEATURE WRITING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP 1 The Shawnee News-Star 1 The Ardmoreite 1 The Ponca City News 1 McAlester News-Capital 2 The Ponca City News 2 McAlester News-Capital 2 The Norman Transcript 2 The Ardmoreite 3 The Ardmoreite 3 Muskogee Phoenix 3 Muskogee Phoenix 3 The Norman Transcript 4 The Norman Transcript 4 The Shawnee News-Star 4 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise 4 The Shawnee News-Star 21 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 2010 BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST RESULTS EVENT 1: EVENT 4: EVENT 7: EVENT 10: DIVISION 2: NEWS CONTENT SALES PROMOTION PERSONAL COLUMNS SPORTS COVERAGE Dailies circ. 3,700 to 7,999 1 The Express-Star (Chickasha) 1 Claremore Daily Progress 1 Stillwater NewsPress 1 Ada Evening News SEQUOYAH 2 Stillwater NewsPress 2 Stillwater NewsPress 2 The Duncan Banner 2 Stillwater NewsPress AWARD WINNER 3 Ada Evening News 3 Woodward News 3 Ada Evening News 3 The Duncan Banner 4 Claremore Daily Progress 4 Ada Evening News 4 Claremore Daily Progress 4 Woodward News Stillwater NewsPress EVENT 2: EVENT 5: EVENT 8: EVENT 11: LAYOUT & DESIGN IN-DEPTH ENTERPRISE NEWS WRITING PHOTOGRAPHY 1 Ada Evening News 1 Stillwater NewsPress 1 Stillwater NewsPress 1 Ada Evening News 2 Stillwater NewsPress 2 Claremore Daily Progress 2 Woodward News 2 Woodward News 3 The Express-Star (Chickasha) 3 The Express-Star (Chickasha) 3 Vinita Daily Journal 3 Stillwater NewsPress 4 Claremore Daily Progress 4 Ada Evening News 4 Weatherford Daily News 4 Claremore Daily Progress

EVENT 3: EVENT 6: EVENT 9: EVENT 12: ADVERTISING EDITORIAL COMMENT FEATURE WRITING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP 1 Weatherford Daily News 1 Claremore Daily Progress 1 Claremore Daily Progress 1 Stillwater NewsPress 2 Woodward News 2 The Duncan Banner 2 Woodward News 2 Ada Evening News 3 The Duncan Banner 3 Stillwater NewsPress 3 The Express-Star (Chickasha) 3 The Duncan Banner 4 Ada Evening News 4 Woodward News 4 Stillwater NewsPress 4 Weatherford Daily News

EVENT 1: EVENT 4: EVENT 7: EVENT 10: DIVISION 3: NEWS CONTENT SALES PROMOTION PERSONAL COLUMNS SPORTS COVERAGE Dailies circ. less than 3,700 1 The Edmond Sun 1 Tahlequah Daily Press 1 The Journal Record (OKC) 1 The Clinton Daily News SEQUOYAH 2 The Journal Record (OKC) 2 The Edmond Sun 2 The Daily Times (Pryor) 2 The Edmond Sun AWARD WINNER 3 Tahlequah Daily Press 3 The Journal Record (OKC) 3 The Edmond Sun 3 The Miami News-Record 4 Guymon Daily Herald 4 The Clinton Daily News 4 The Clinton Daily News 4 The Journal Record (OKC) The Journal Record EVENT 2: EVENT 5: EVENT 8: EVENT 11: LAYOUT & DESIGN IN-DEPTH ENTERPRISE NEWS WRITING PHOTOGRAPHY 1 The Journal Record (OKC) 1 The Journal Record (OKC) 1 The Daily Times (Pryor) 1 The Journal Record (OKC) 2 The Edmond Sun 2 The Altus Times 2 The Edmond Sun 2 Tahlequah Daily Press 3 The Daily Times (Pryor) 3 The Clinton Daily News 3 The Journal Record (OKC) 3 The Edmond Sun 4 Tahlequah Daily Press 4 The Miami News-Record 4 The Clinton Daily News 4 The Clinton Daily News

EVENT 3: EVENT 6: EVENT 9: EVENT 12: ADVERTISING EDITORIAL COMMENT FEATURE WRITING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP 1 The Edmond Sun 1 The Journal Record (OKC) 1 The Journal Record (OKC) 1 The Journal Record (OKC) 2 The Journal Record (OKC) 2 The Clinton Daily News 2 The Daily Times (Pryor) 2 The Edmond Sun 3 Tahlequah Daily Press 3 The Edmond Sun 3 Tahlequah Daily Press 3 Tahlequah Daily Press 4 The Clinton Daily News 4 The Miami News-Record 4 The Edmond Sun 4 The Clinton Daily News

EVENT 1: EVENT 4: EVENT 7: EVENT 10: DIVISIONDIVISION 44: NEWS CONTENT SALES PROMOTION PERSONAL COLUMNS SPORTS COVERAGE Weeklies circ. 2,600 or more 1 The Purcell Register 1 Stigler News-Sentinel 1 Atoka County Times 1 The Purcell Register SEQUOYAH 2 Elk Citian 2 Oklahoma City Friday 2 The Madill Record 2 The Madill Record AWARD WINNER 3 The Madill Record 3 The Madill Record 3 Johnston County 3 Stigler News-Sentinel 4 Wagoner Tribune 4 Elk Citian Capital-Democrat 4 Oklahoma City Friday The Purcell Register 4 Stigler News-Sentinel EVENT 2: EVENT 5: EVENT 11: LAYOUT & DESIGN IN-DEPTH ENTERPRISE EVENT 8: PHOTOGRAPHY 1 Elk Citian 1 The Purcell Register NEWS WRITING 1 The Purcell Register 2 Oklahoma City Friday 2 The Madill Record 1 Johnston County 2 Stigler News-Sentinel 3 The Purcell Register 3 Stilwell Democrat Journal Capital-Democrat 3 Elk Citian 4 The Madill Record 4 Stigler News-Sentinel 2 Nowata Star 4 The Madill Record 3 Elk Citian EVENT 3: EVENT 6: 4 Oklahoma City Friday EVENT 12: ADVERTISING EDITORIAL COMMENT COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP 1 Elk Citian 1 Wagoner Tribune EVENT 9: 1 The Madill Record 2 Oklahoma City Friday 2 Elk Citian FEATURE WRITING 2 The Purcell Register 3 Stigler News-Sentinel 3 Johnston County 1 Stigler News-Sentinel 3 Elk Citian 4 The Madill Record Capital-Democrat 2 The Purcell Register 4 Watonga Republican 4 The Purcell Register 3 The Madill Record 4 Nowata Star 22 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 2010 BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST RESULTS EVENT 1: EVENT 4: EVENT 7: EVENT 10: DIVISION 5: NEWS CONTENT SALES PROMOTION PERSONAL COLUMNS SPORTS COVERAGE Dailies circ. 1,600 to 2,599 1 The Cleveland American 1 Coweta American 1 Coweta American 1 The Indian Journal (Eufaula) SEQUOYAH 2 The Marlow Review 2 The Marlow Review 2 Oologah Lake Leader 2 The Sayre Record AWARD WINNER 3 The Countywide & Sun 3 Vian Tenkiller News 3 The Marlow Review & Beckham County Democrat 4 Oologah Lake Leader 4 Latimer County News-Tribune 4 The Sayre Record 3 Skiatook Journal Oologah Lake Leader & Beckham County Democrat 4 Coweta American EVENT 2: EVENT 5: LAYOUT & DESIGN IN-DEPTH ENTERPRISE EVENT 8: EVENT 11: 1 Coweta American 1 The Cleveland American NEWS WRITING PHOTOGRAPHY 2 The Countywide & Sun 2 Vian Tenkiller News 1 The Countywide & Sun 1 The Countywide & Sun 3 The Sayre Record 3 Oologah Lake Leader 2 Oologah Lake Leader 2 The Marlow Review & Beckham County Democrat 4 Latimer County News-Tribune 3 Skiatook Journal 3 Coweta American 4 Skiatook Journal 4 The Sayre Record 4 Skiatook Journal EVENT 6: & Beckham County Democrat EVENT 3: EDITORIAL COMMENT EVENT 12: ADVERTISING 1 Oologah Lake Leader EVENT 9: COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP 1 The Countywide & Sun 2 The Cleveland American FEATURE WRITING 1 Oologah Lake Leader 2 The Sayre Record 3 The Countywide & Sun 1 The Cleveland American 2 Vian Tenkiller News & Beckham County Democrat 4 Skiatook Journal 2 The Indian Journal (Eufaula) 3 The Indian Journal (Eufaula) 3 Oologah Lake Leader 3 Oologah Lake Leader 4 The Cleveland American 4 The Cleveland American 4 The Marlow Review

EVENT 1: EVENT 4: EVENT 7: EVENT 10: DIVISION 6: NEWS CONTENT SALES PROMOTION PERSONAL COLUMNS SPORTS COVERAGE Weeklies circ. 1,050 to 1,599 1 Cherokee Messenger 1 The Newcastle Pacer 1 Cherokee Messenger 1 The Newcastle Pacer SEQUOYAH & Republican 2 The Comanche Times & Republican 2 The Carnegie Herald AWARD WINNER 2 Drumright Gusher 3 McIntosh County Democrat 2 McIntosh County Democrat 3 The Hennessey Clipper 3 Bixby Bulletin 4 The Hooker Advance 3 The Hooker Advance 4 Cherokee Messenger Cherokee Messenger 4 McIntosh County Democrat 4 Drumright Gusher & Republican & Republican EVENT 5: EVENT 2: IN-DEPTH ENTERPRISE EVENT 8: EVENT 11: LAYOUT & DESIGN 1 The Newcastle Pacer NEWS WRITING PHOTOGRAPHY 1 Drumright Gusher 2 Cherokee Messenger 1 Cherokee Messenger 1 Collinsville News 2 The Carnegie Herald & Republican & Republican 2 The Carnegie Herald 3 The Hennessey Clipper 3 McIntosh County Democrat 2 Drumright Gusher 3 The Comanche Times 4 The Newcastle Pacer 4 Drumright Gusher 3 Collinsville News 4 Bixby Bulletin 4 The Carnegie Herald EVENT 3: EVENT 6: EVENT 12: ADVERTISING EDITORIAL COMMENT EVENT 9: COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP 1 The Carnegie Herald 1 Cherokee Messenger FEATURE WRITING 1 Drumright Gusher 2 Cherokee Messenger & Republican 1 Cherokee Messenger 2 The Hooker Advance & Republican 2 Collinsville News & Republican 3 Collinsville News 3 Bixby Bulletin 3 The Newcastle Pacer 2 Mannford Eagle 4 The Comanche Times 4 McIntosh County Democrat 4 Mannford Eagle 3 Jenks Journal 4 The Newcastle Pacer

EVENT 1: EVENT 4: EVENT 7: EVENT 10: DIVISION 7: 7 NEWS CONTENT SALES PROMOTION PERSONAL COLUMNS SPORTS COVERAGE Weeklies circ. less than 1,050 1 Waurika News-Democrat 1 Pawhuska Journal-Capital 1 Waurika News-Democrat 1 The Comanche County SEQUOYAH 2 Catoosa Times 2 Catoosa Times 2 Glenpool Post Chronicle AWARD WINNER 3 Pawhuska Journal-Capital 3 Waurika News-Democrat 3 For the Record (Yale) 2 Pawhuska Journal-Capital 4 Tulsa County News 4 For the Record (Yale) 4 Mountain View News 3 Catoosa Times Catoosa Times 4 Waurika News-Democrat EVENT 2: EVENT 5: EVENT 8: LAYOUT & DESIGN IN-DEPTH ENTERPRISE NEWS WRITING EVENT 11: 1 Tulsa County News 1 Tulsa County News 1 Waurika News-Democrat PHOTOGRAPHY 2 Pawhuska Journal-Capital 2 Catoosa Times 2 The Westville Reporter 1 Tulsa County News 3 Catoosa Times 3 For the Record (Yale) 3 The Sentinel Leader 2 The Sentinel Leader 4 The Granite Enterprise 4 The Granite Enterprise 4 Tulsa County News 3 Catoosa Times 4 The Granite Enterprise EVENT 3: EVENT 6: EVENT 9: ADVERTISING EDITORIAL COMMENT FEATURE WRITING EVENT 12: 1 Catoosa Times 1 Tulsa County News 1 Mountain View News COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP 2 Pawhuska Journal-Capital 2 Catoosa Times 2 Tulsa County News 1 For the Record (Yale) 3 The Granite Enterprise 3 For the Record (Yale) 3 Catoosa Times 2 Waurika News-Democrat 4 Waurika News-Democrat 4 The Westville Reporter 4 Waurika News-Democrat 3 Tulsa County News 4 Catoosa Times 23 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 2010 BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST RESULTS EVENT 1: EVENT 4: EVENT 7: EVENT 10: DIVISION 8: NEWS CONTENT SALES PROMOTION PERSONAL COLUMNS SPORTS COVERAGE Semi-, Twin or Tri-Weekly 1 Sand Springs Leader 1 Yukon Review 1 Mustang News 1 Mustang News SEQUOYAH 2 Yukon Review 2 El Reno Tribune 2 El Reno Tribune 2 Sequoyah County Times AWARD WINNER 3 El Reno Tribune 3 Sequoyah County Times 3 Sand Springs Leader 3 Yukon Review 4 Owasso Reporter 4 Mustang News 4 Alva Review-Courier 4 Owasso Reporter El Reno Tribune EVENT 2: EVENT 5: EVENT 8: EVENT 11: LAYOUT & DESIGN IN-DEPTH ENTERPRISE NEWS WRITING PHOTOGRAPHY 1 Owasso Reporter 1 El Reno Tribune 1 Sand Springs Leader 1 Sand Springs Leader 2 Sand Springs Leader 2 Sequoyah County Times 2 Yukon Review 2 El Reno Tribune 3 Yukon Review 3 Mustang News 3 Mustang News 3 Owasso Reporter 4 Sequoyah County Times 4 Owasso Reporter 4 El Reno Tribune 4 Sequoyah County Times

EVENT 3: EVENT 6: EVENT 9: EVENT 12: ADVERTISING EDITORIAL COMMENT FEATURE WRITING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP 1 Mustang News 1 Mustang News 1 Sand Springs Leader 1 Bristow News & Record-Citizen 2 El Reno Tribune 2 Sequoyah County Times 2 El Reno Tribune 2 El Reno Tribune 3 Yukon Review 3 El Reno Tribune 3 Owasso Reporter 3 Sequoyah County Times 4 Sequoyah County Times 4 Owasso Reporter 4 Mustang News 4 Alva Review-Courier

EVENT 1: EVENT 4: EVENT 7: EVENT 10: SUSTAINING DIVISION NEWS CONTENT SALES PROMOTION PERSONAL COLUMNS SPORTS COVERAGE SEQUOYAH 1 The Moore American 1 Oklahoma Gazette (OKC) 1 Broken Arrow Ledger 1 Mustang Times 2 Mustang Times 2 Union Boundary 2 Biskinik (Durant) 2 The Moore American AWARD WINNER 3 Minco-Union City Times & Greater Tulsa Reporter 3 The Moore American 3 Broken Arrow Ledger Mustang Times 4 Biskinik (Durant) 3 Broken Arrow Ledger 4 Minco-Union City Times 4 Minco-Union City Times 4 Minco-Union City Times EVENT 2: EVENT 8: EVENT 11: LAYOUT & DESIGN EVENT 5: NEWS WRITING PHOTOGRAPHY 1 Minco-Union City Times IN-DEPTH ENTERPRISE 1 Oklahoma Gazette (OKC) 1 Minco-Union City Times 2 The Moore American 1 Mustang Times 2 Mustang Times 2 Broken Arrow Ledger 3 Mustang Times 2 Union Boundary 3 Broken Arrow Ledger 3 Mustang Times 4 Broken Arrow Ledger & Greater Tulsa Reporter 4 The Moore American 4 Oklahoma Gazette (OKC) 3 Minco-Union City Times EVENT 3: 4 Oklahoma Gazette (OKC) EVENT 9: EVENT 12: ADVERTISING FEATURE WRITING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP 1 Oklahoma Gazette (OKC) EVENT 6: 1 Oklahoma Gazette (OKC) 1 Mustang Times 2 Mustang Times EDITORIAL COMMENT 2 Mustang Times 2 Broken Arrow Ledger 3 Union Boundary 1 Oklahoma Gazette (OKC) 3 Union Boundary 3 Union Boundary & Greater Tulsa Reporter 2 Broken Arrow Ledger & Greater Tulsa Reporter & Greater Tulsa Reporter 4 Minco-Union City Times 3 Mustang Times 4 Minco-Union City Times 4 Oklahoma Gazette (OKC) 4 Minco-Union City Times

EVENT 1: EVENT 3: EVENT 7: EVENT 10: COLLEGE DIVISION NEWS CONTENT ADVERTISING PERSONAL COLUMNS SPORTS COVERAGE SEQUOYAH 1 The Daily O’Collegian, 1 The Oracle 1 The Campus 1 The Daily O’Collegian Oklahoma State University 2 Northwestern News 2 The Oracle 2 The Oracle AWARD WINNER 2 The Oracle, 3 The Daily O’Collegian 3 The Vista The Oracle, Oral Roberts University EVENT 4: 4 Northwestern News 4 The Connection SALES PROMOTION 3 Northwestern News, Oral Roberts University No Entries Northwestern Oklahoma St. Univ. EVENT 8: EVENT 11: NEWS WRITING 4 15th Street News, PHOTOGRAPHY EVENT 5: 1 The Daily O’Collegian 1 The Campus Rose State College IN-DEPTH ENTERPRISE 2 The Campus 2 The Vista 1 The Oklahoma Daily, 3 The Oracle 3 The Daily O’Collegian EVENT 2: University of Oklahoma LAYOUT & DESIGN 4 The Vista 4 The Oracle 2 The Oracle 1 The Oracle 3 The Daily O’Collegian 2 The Connection, EVENT 9: EVENT 12: FEATURE WRITING Tulsa Community College COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP EVENT 6: 1 The Daily O’Collegian 3 The Vista, 1 The Campus EDITORIAL COMMENT 2 The Oracle University of Central Oklahoma 1 15th Street News 3 The Oklahoma Daily 4 The Daily O’Collegian 2 The Campus 4 The Campus 3 Northwestern News 4 The Connection 24 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 Oklahoma congressmen say country must address nation’s debt programs such as Medicare, Medicaid makers would work to reduce waste, fraud and Social Security. Currently, the United and abuse. States is running a $1.8 trillion deficit. “Anyone who would say that every- “The American people demand more thing in government is completely efficient in the way of services than they’re will- hasn’t spent any time around government,” ing to pay for right now,” Cole said. And he said. “The way to make government once spending is reduced, he said, “I don’t more efficient is, typically, to make it think there will be any American that’s not smaller.” touched in some form or fashion. The fis- Many business owners, he said, were cal crisis we face is that great.” concerned by the country’s regulatory Echoing an earlier speech before the environment. Oklahoma Banker’s Association, Cole said “People are worried by how fast the the large number of military installations regulations are coming and how preferen- located here help insulate Oklahoma from tial those regulations are,” he said. spending cuts. “And while people can make public “While you’re fighting the good fight, comments it doesn’t seem like anyone is overall, you want to be able to protect listening.” things that you think are good for the People don’t know who to hold account- country and that are good for Oklahoma,” able, he said. he said. “They don’t know who to vote against,” However, while Cole said many in Con- he said. “There’s no one to vote against. U.S. Reps. James Lankford and Tom Cole speak at the OPA Mid-Winter Convention gress will work to protect military installa- It’s a regulator and people don’t know who in Midwest City on Feb. 5. tions and services for military personnel, they are.” GOP members of Congress will not vote That area, Lankford said, would be By M. SCOTT CARTER, problem and Congress needs a bipartisan to raise the country’s debt ceiling. examined. for the Oklahoma Publisher way to solve the problem. Lankford, speaking after Cole, said “That’s one of the areas we’re going to Even though only two of Oklahoma’s In a speech delivered at the OPA’s U.S. President Barack Obama needs to be looking at, to examine how people can five-member Congressional delegation Mid-Winter Convention in Midwest City, take a leadership role in reforming the deal with the regulatory environment.” attended the Oklahoma Press Association U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Moore, and James country’s entitlement programs. Citing problems with the winter storm, meeting on Feb. 5, the message would Lankford, R-Oklahoma City, both said the “The executive branch (needs) to other members of the state’s congressional have been the same had every member country must address the nation’s debt. engage in this,” Lankford said. “Not just delegation were unable to travel to the been present: the national debt is a serious Cole said the country’s budget is about say we need it but to actually engage in event. $3.8 trillion, with more than half that that as well.” figure – about $2.8 trillion – going to Additionally, Lankford said GOP law- The show Oklahoma Politicians LOVE to hate Don’t miss this year’s lively show entited “One Lump or FEBRUARY 23, 25 & 26 Two? 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We appreciate your continued support of Oklahoma newspapers 26 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 27 THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, February 2011 Fallin discusses budget cuts at press convention OPA STAFF By M. SCOTT CARTER, campaign theme of making the state more DIRECTORY for the Oklahoma Publisher business friendly, she said she would push ADMINISTRATION Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said she for additional changes in the state’s work- would ask the legislature to approve a 3 ers compensation and torts systems. MARK THOMAS, Executive Vice President percent budget reduction for core state “I believe we can be the state where [email protected] • (405) 499-0033 agencies and a 5 percent cut for the people want to bring jobs and where they remainder of state government during a want to raise their families,” she said. “In ROBERT WALLAR, Accounting Manager speech at the Oklahoma Press Associa- order to create that better business cli- [email protected] • (405) 499-0027 tion’s Midwinter Convention. mate I’ll be asking the legislature to work Speaking Feb. 4 in Midwest City, Fallin with me on further workers compensation SCOTT WILKERSON, Front Office/Building Mgr. said she would use her State-of-the-State reform and we’ll also be looking at ways to [email protected] • (405) 499-0020 address on Feb. 7 to announce a plan to reduce our legal costs in the state of Okla- promote jobs and strengthen the state’s homa on business and individuals.” MEMBER SERVICES still-ailing economy. Speaking about the Jan. 31 blizzard, LISA POTTS, Member Services Director “There will be cuts in spending,” Fal- which dumped more than a foot of snow [email protected] • (405) 499-0026 lin said, “because we can’t spend money on the state, Fallin said she met with state ELI NICHOLS, Member Services Coordinator we don’t have. The bottom line is if we emergency management director Albert don’t have the money, we can’t spend the Ashwood in preparation for the storm. [email protected] • (405) 499-0040 money. We’re not going to grow govern- “We decided we would get ahead of the ADVERTISING ment faster than our economy; if we do curve and do an emergency declaration in all 77 counties,” she said. “It’s a little bit that our economy will tank.” CINDY SHEA, Media Manager risky, but we wanted to protect our state Fallin said she would ask for 3 percent [email protected] • (405) 499-0023 spending cuts in the areas of public safety, and be prepared for what we were told education and health and human services. would be a tremendous storm.” LANDON COBB, Account Executive Fallin said her emergency declaration She said some agencies – including the [email protected] • (405) 499-0022 Department of Public Safety – also would had been approved by the White House, get supplemental funds. allowing the state to qualify for federal COURTNI SPOON, Advertising Assistant & disaster aid funds. Those funds will cover Other areas of government would have OCAN/2X2 Contact 75 percent of the cost of the state’s disaster their budgets cut by about 5 percent. [email protected] • (405) 499-0035 “There will be some entities that will be cleanup effort. State and municipal gov- ernment funds will cover the remaining receiving some supplementals to deal with CREATIVE SERVICES some of their challenges with the services 25 percent. that they must deliver,” the governor said. “Hopefully we’ll be able to get reim- JENNIFER GILLILAND, Creative Services Director “I believe that moving forward with bud- bursed for some of the cost that has been including Rush Springs Democrat Joe [email protected] • (405) 499-0028 Dorman – called on officials to repay the get cuts, along with various efficiencies incurred for our state,” she said. MORGAN BROWNE, Creative Assistant Fallin said she would work to pro- disaster funds. 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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2010 SWEEPSTAKES CONTEST WINNERS

2010 Column Winner: 2010 Editorial Winner: TED STREULI KIM POINDEXTER The Journal Record (OKC) Tahlequah Daily Press

2010 COLUMN SWEEPSTAKES WINNER TED STREULI, The Journal Record (December 2010)

EXCERPTS FROM Unanswered cries for help In the silence of the cellblock, you hear the screaming of voices muffled behind the steel are nothing more than sporadic, tortured souls. unintelligible moans. A pair of ghostly eyes peered through a narrow window in Standing there, watching the eyes come and go, I was over- the cell’s steel door, vanished, then reappeared. Whatever he was whelmed with dread because the boy I adopted 20 years ago thinking while looking at our group of 49 Leadership Oklahoma is likely to end up here, or a place like it, peering out a slit of participants remains as mysterious as the look in his eyes: partly reinforced glass. bafflement, partly anger, primarily vacant. Four psychiatrists have diagnosed him and prescribed psychotropic medications. Two diagnosed him with bipolar The Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester is the maxi- disorder; the other two said he was schizophrenic. All agreed he Enter and Win a mum-security home of 977 offenders who spend 23 hours per was paranoid. I asked one of the doctors how people with severe day in cells. Each gets one hour, alone in a cage, for exercis- mental illnesses like Colby’s fare in the world, what a parent $100 Check from ONG! ing. Half suffer from serious mental illnesses such as bipolar should expect. disorder, schizophrenia or multiple personalities. The most Dante’s last three circles of Hell were violence, fraud and Judge for the 2010 Sweepstakes Contest was disturbed are housed in a unit that allows doctors, guards and treachery. They exist at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in every Jack Willis, journalism instructor at visitors to stand alone on a polished cement floor and catch cell, the modern asylum where illness and evil co-mingle. I Oklahoma State University glimpses of abandoned eyes that randomly appear in the 12- by cannot abandon hope for Colby. But after a few hours in the 24-inch windows. There is an antiseptic, fearful smell, and the cellblock, I am terrified for him. 1. Each month, send a tear sheet or photocopy of your best column and/or editorial to ONG Contest, c/o OPA, 3601 2010 EDITORIAL SWEEPSTAKES WINNER KIM POINDEXTER, Tahlequah Daily Press (April 2010) N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105-5499. EXCERPTS FROM Elected officials should suffer, too 2. Include the author’s name, name of publication, date of publication and category entered (column or editorial). For anyone who’s up to snuff on current events, it’s a real What’s repulsive in the extreme is the fact that the senators challenge to deny the hypocrisy running rampant at the Oklahoma themselves, and other elected officials, will not suffer one iota 3. Only ONE editorial and/or ONE column per writer per statehouse. during the economic crisis that has plagued the rest of us. month will be accepted. Though Senate leaders were all too willing to slice into the This week, officials announced that Cherokee County, among 4. All entries for the previous month must be at the OPA pay of their employees, they have not volunteered to cut their own others, will be losing a valuable asset with the closure of its Child office by the 15th of the current month. Guidance Center. Furloughs are being taken left and right, and salaries. many of the same Oklahomans who last month were rallying for Oklahomans didn’t feel the pain of the economic meltdown 5. Winning entries will be reproduced on the OPA Web site as quickly as their counterparts in other parts of the country, but tax cuts are now realizing some cherished service or another their at www.OkPress.com. now the hurt is upon us, full-bore and across the board. families depended on is being eliminated or slashed. About the We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. Cherokee County’s only thing to be said in this regard: Be careful what you wish for, Entries must have been previously published. legislative contingent is a diamond in the rough. We only wish Contest open to all OPA member newspapers. you might get it. voters in the rest of the counties would wise up and plant well- The state Senate earlier this week finally offered its own deserved boots in the posteriors of the greedy, out-of-touch version of “sacrifice,” by announcing its employees will be taking representatives they’ve foisted upon the rest of us. Although Oklahoma Natural Gas Company selects 12 unpaid furlough days between July and December. Considering We need people at the statehouse who are like us, and who representative contest winners’ work for use in this monthly that furloughs have become commonplace in the public sector, share our pain as well as our hopes and dreams. And with a few ad, the views expressed in winning columns and editorials this is not unusual, and given the current circumstances, it’s not notable exceptions, we ain’t got that. are those of the writers and don’t necessarily reflect the unfair. Company’s opinions.

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