December 2012

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Weekly publishers Regular Features bullish on future of community President 2 NIE Report 16 On the Move Obituaries 17 newspapers. 10 Scrapbook 13 Jean Maneke 18

Missouri Press News, December 2012 www.mopress.com Panel reviews legislative agenda Association has extraordinary relationships in state Capitol have entered the final four weeks of my term as president can’t imagine that there is an association that has the types of of the MPA — what I like to call my lame duck session. contacts, and the relationships, that these folks have built up I It has been a real pleasure and honor to serve over the years of walking the halls of the Capitol. association this year. I think back to the amazing people I This year has been a good one have known after more than 50 years attending press associa- for the Missouri Press Associa- tion conventions since that first convention I remember at tion. The 2012 elections brought the Robidoux Hotel in St. Joseph, when my parents brought us a lot of business that has been Our prior- me to the Northwest Missouri Press Association reflected in the as- ity, as always, Convention. sociation’s bottom Kathy and I enjoyed hosting this year’s con- line. But we know will be to vention in Columbia, our favorite city. It was that there will be an eye-opening experience to see all the hard many challenges preserve our work that the MPA central office puts into for all us in the preparing for the convention, from arranging next year when it legal notices the meals to writing the script that the president appears that our and advertis- stumbles his way through. This year proved economy may go to be a special challenge because of the added back into the tank ing from the stress of the U.S. Senate and governor forums. (how many times One of the last MPA events of the year for have your heard encroachment me was the Legislative Committee meeting, Phil Conger the phrase “fiscal which was held Nov. 16 in Columbia. Our Bethany Republican-Clipper cliff ” in recent of public of- committee chairman, Richard Gard, led us MPA President weeks?). This is an ficials who through our legislative agenda for the next area where we can General Assembly. make our editorial want to move Our priority, as always, will be to preserve our legal notices voices heard in Jefferson City and and advertising from the encroachment of public officials who Washington, D.C., and even on our fran- want to move our franchise to their government-controlled the local level. websites. The press association also will be working to im- would like to conclude by ex- chise to their prove the Sunshine Law and to prevent officials from closing Ipressing my thanks to the press government- public records, such as a bill supported by the NRA that association staff, who made this allows courts to expunge certain felony and misdemeanor year a memorable one for Kathy controlled convictions. This managed to slip through the last session and me. I know that our associa- of the legislature despite the best efforts of our staff to kill it. tion will be in strong hands with websites. continue to be astonished at the institutional knowledge Mark Maassen stepping into the I of our legislative consultants Harry Gallagher and Heath role of president in 2013. Clarkston, who with Doug Crews and our attorney, Jean Kathy and I wish our MPA family a blessed holiday season Maneke, carry the press association’s flag in Jefferson City. I and a happy and prosperous New Year.

PRESIDENT: Phil Conger, DIRECTORS: Joe May, Mexico Ledger Bethany Republican-Clipper Brad Gentry, Herald FIRST VICE PRESIDENT: Mark Maassen, Joe Spaar, The Odessan Richard Gard, St. Louis, Missouri Lawyers Media SECOND VICE PRESIDENT: Jon Rust, Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian SECRETARY: Shelly Arth, Marshall Dennis Warden, Gasconade County Republican VOL. 80, NO. 12 Democrat-News Jim Robertson, Columbia Daily Tribune DECEMBER 2012 TREASURER: Bill Miller Jr., Washington Missourian Official Publication of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Doug Crews Jeff Schrag, Springfield Daily Events Missouri Press ADVERTISING DIRECTOR: Greg Baker NNA REPRESENTATIVE: Trevor Vernon, Association, Inc. EDITOR: Kent M. Ford Eldon Advertiser

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Missouri Press News, December 2012 www.mopress.com 3 Missouri Press Association – Market Survey

6. If you were undecided on who to vote for a month prior to the November 6th general election, which of the following best describes the role newspapers played in helping you decide on who to vote for? [Read list, check ONE only]

Market Region Southeast Missouri Northwest Missouri Central Missouri Northeast Missouri Southwest Missouri Total Metropolitan Counties Region Region Region Region Region % # % # % # % # % # % # % # Newspapers played a minor role in helping 22.5 90 20.7 31 22.0 11 26.0 13 28.0 14 22.0 11 20.0 10 me decide Newspapers played a major role in helping 11.3 45 12.0 18 14.0 7 8.0 4 12.0 6 10.0 5 10.0 5 me decide None - do not read 13.5 54 19.3 29 12.0 6 .0 0 10.0 5 8.0 4 20.0 10 newspapers‘We’re trying to really hit on the idea that it’s fresher news.’ Does not apply - I knew who I was going 52.3 209 47.3 71 52.0 26 66.0 33 48.0 24 60.0 30 50.0 25 to vote for months a Refused .5 2 .7 1 .0 0 .0 0 2.0 1 .0 0 .0 0 Total 100.0 400 100.0 150 100.0 50 100.0 50 100.0 50 100.0 50 100.0 50

7. Should the wording of State Constitutional Amendments be published in your local newspaper prior to election day to help inform citizens of the changes being proposed?

Market Region Southeast Missouri Northwest Missouri Central Missouri Northeast Missouri Southwest Missouri Total Metropolitan Counties Region Region Region Region Region % # % # % # % # % # % # % # Yes 90.8 363 90.0 135 86.0 43 90.0 45 92.0 46 92.0 46 96.0 48 No 5.5 22 6.0 9 6.0 3 8.0 4 6.0 3 4.0 2 2.0 1 Don't know 3.8 15 4.0 6 8.0 4 2.0 1 2.0 1 4.0 2 2.0 1 Total 100.0 400 100.0 150 100.0 50 100.0 50 100.0 50 100.0 50 100.0 50 Voters want ballot language in newspaper Pulse survey shows ads on television ‘most offensive’ Pulse Research Inc. Page 7 November, 2012 ore than 90 percent of Mis- responses from 386 people from every ing for 17.3 percent of the respondents. sourians who responded to region of the state who voted on Nov. 6. Ads on television helped 16.8 percent of Ma recent survey believe the Of the respondents, 90.8 percent the people the most. wording of constitutional amendments answered “yes” to the question whether Responses to another question showed should be published in their local amendment language should be pub- that 52.3 percent of the people said they newspapers before election day. That’s lished in their local newspaper. Only 5.5 already knew a month before the elec- according to a poll in November by percent replied “no” to that question. tion how they were going to vote on Pulse Research Inc. commissioned by The survey also showed 55.5 percent Nov. 6, 2012. the Missouri Press Association. of respondents believe political advertis- Pulse Research Inc. of Portland, Or- Current state statutes require that ing on television is the most offensive. egon, was founded in 1985. It conducts public notices such as constitutional Only 2.8 percent said newspaper ads are marketing and consumer research for the amendment language be published in the most offensive. publishing industry. newspapers. Proposals to publish notices Forty percent of the people surveyed The survey results can be seen at on the internet regularly appear in the said they read newspaper articles and http://www.mopress.com/election_sur- Missouri legislature. editorials, newspaper election sections vey.php. MPA has commissioned Pulse to do and newspaper ads to help them decide a post-election survey of Missouri voters how to vote. after the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2012 Newspaper ads and inserts were the MPA members need elections. This year’s survey gathered most helpful forms of political advertis- to order ‘Press’ cards ewspapers that send in their 2013 NPress card order forms promptly Rex Rust elected chairman should receive their cards by the begin- ning of the year. of Inland Press Association This card is not a press pass. It identi- ex Rust, co-president of Rust Inland Press Foundation is Randy Cope, fies the bearer as a working member of R Communications, has been elected a former southwest Missouri newspaper the press and a member of the Missouri chairman of Inland Press As- executive. Cope is president Press Association. sociation for 2013. and CEO of American Con- The cards are free. Rust and other officers were solidated Media, Irving, . MPA does not keep a list of Press elected at Inland’s 127th An- The Rust family has been ac- cards issued from the previous year. If nual Meeting Oct. 19 in Chi- tive with Inland Press for many you want 2013 cards, you need to order cago. Lloyd Case, president years. Rex’s brother, Jon, has them. and CEO of Forum Commu- been a board member. Their PRESS auto stickers also are available. nications, Fargo., N.D., was father, Gary, began taking Rex One will be sent to each newspaper. Ad- elected president. and Jon to Inland meetings ditional stickers cost $1 each. Among the directors elected when they were boys. An order form for Press cards and is Alan Wolfgang, a former Rex Rust Rex is a graduate of Harvard. auto stickers is on page 3 of this maga- ad director of Missouri Press. He spent time with Smith Bar- zine. It has been mailed to MPA member He is senior vice president-newspaper ney in New York and with private equity newspapers and was included in the relations, Parade Publications, Chicago. firms in Chicago and Virginia before Nov. 15 MPA Bulletin. The form also Among those elected directors of the joining Rust Communications in 2000. is on mopress.com.

4 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, December 2012 What’s in the bucket for you to win? — Mizzou Autographed Football (TJ Moe, James Franklin, L’Damian Washington, Dorial Green-Beckham, Andrew Wilson). — Holiday Inn Executive Center: 2-night stay on Executive Level in a King or Double Room w/breakfast for two; valued at $280. — $50. Shakespeare’s Pizza gift cer- tificate. — The State Historical Society of Missouri: Canvas shoulder bag and 2 packages of notecards with Missouri All donors and pledgers to the Missouri Press Foundation Builders campaign through Dec. 31 historical images. will be entered in a drawing in January for this bucket full of prizes. — Missouri Alumni Association: SEC inaugural season lapel pin, “The Miz- zou Fan’s Survival Guide to the SEC” handbook, SEC poster. Donate, pledge to Foundation — Columbia Daily Tribune: John Dar- kow Truman the Tiger print, Darkow to get into drawing for bucket! Truman the Tiger double-walled cups with straws. Support from all MPA members needed — Dillards: 3 large bottles of Natural Spring Water. to help promote Missouri newspapers — Macy’s: $25 Macy’s Money and several 10% off coupons. issouri Press Foundation will Tigers football, food, goodies and much — Rural Missouri (Missouri Electric Mgive away a Foundation Builders more. This bucket is huge, and we’ll keep Cooperative): Travel mug with spoon, Bucket in a drawing early in 2013. Ev- filling it until we give it away in January. hat, umbrella and lightweight backpack, eryone who makes a Foundation Build- Missouri Press Foundation needs your “Rural Missouri Cookbook.” ers pledge by Dec. 31 will be entered support. These incentives are a fun way — Columbia Convention and Visi- into this drawing. (All pledges received to encourage everyone to get involved. tor’s Bureau: Billy Goat Chip Co. since the Convention in September Please take time to fill out your pledge potato chips, Spinach Asiago Dip Mix, already are entered.) form and return it to MPF today. chocolate bar, Hendrickson’s Original Pledge forms were mailed to Missouri Your Missouri Press Foundation is Salad Dressing, Cajun Peanuts, Pappy’s newspapers and friends of the Founda- making a difference in Missouri news- Gourmet Grill Sauce. tion and with the Nov. 15 MPA Bulletin. paper journalism, and we are grateful for — Columbia Credit Union: 2 large The form also is at mopress.com. your support. canvas tote bags, “Southern Living The Bucket contains a smorgasbord Donations to the Foundation are tax Cooking for Christmas Cookbook,” 4 of fun in Columbia — hotel, dining, deductible. tickets to Boyz II Men concert at Jesse entertainment, autographed Mizzou Auditorium on Feb. 19. Donations can be made by newspapers and individuals by pledging ad space or with cash or credit card.

Missouri Press News, December 2012 www.mopress.com 5 Annual Missouri Photo Workshop in Troy Photographs taken by the more than 40 participants in the 64th School of Journalism, are co-directors of the workshop. Professional annual Missouri Photo Workshop in Troy were displayed Sept. 29 at photojournalists from around the world participate in the workshop, the Troy Buchanan High School Commons. The Lincoln County Journal which focuses on a rural Missouri town each year. The Missouri Press in Troy joined the Convention and Visitors Bureau in hosting a dinner Foundation and Nikon are cosponsors of the workshop. Information reception for the Photo Workshop participants on Sept. 23 at Fort Grill about the workshop and all of the photo stories created by this year’s at the Woods Fort Country Club. A total of 75 people, including faculty participants, and past years’ stories, are at mophotoworkshop.org/ and student assistants for the workshop, were in Troy for a week. mpw-64-troy. (Lincoln County Journal photo) Jim Curley and David Rees, members of the faculty at the Missouri

RJI receives $30.1 million from Reynolds he an- provide the physical facilities and initial enabling the University to launch and nounced early in November operating expenses for the Institute. now make permanent this world-class Tthat it received a $30.1 million The Foundation also gave $15 million center of research and service.” gift to guarantee permanent funding in 2009 to provide operating expenses The Institute, part of the MU School for the Donald W. Reynolds Journal- through June 2015. The latest gift of Journalism, conducts experiments and ism Institute, the four-year-old center establishes a permanent endowment research programs aimed at strengthen- devoted to innovation, collaboration and fund that will support ongoing operat- ing journalism in the service of citizens. research in media industries. ing expenses. The Donald W. Reynolds Founda- The gift, the largest endowment gift “This endowment ensures that the tion is a national organization founded in the history of the university, came Reynolds Institute will benefit future in 1954 by the media entrepreneur for from the Donald W. Reynolds Founda- generations of citizens with its ground- whom it is named. Headquartered in tion. It is the second largest gift ever to breaking work on new methods and Las Vegas, it has committed more than the University of Missouri. The largest models of journalism,” MU Chancellor $145 million nationwide through its gift was the more than $31 million the Brady Deaton said. “We will forever be journalism program. Reynolds Foundation gave in 2004 to in debt to the Reynolds Foundation for

6 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, December 2012 Australian editor Bud Hunt in first class for visits with staff Inland Innovation project in Cape Girardeau ward-winning Australian journalist Final session will be in Silicon Valley A Dave Earley visited Cape Gi- ud Hunt, vice president of revenue for Rust Communications, is rardeau in September as part of a U.S. Bin the first class of Inland Press Association’s Executive Program media tour. for Innovative Change, which convened Sept. 11 in Chicago. Earley, 33, of Brisbane, works as The dozen senior executives are from all over the country and from homepage editor for the Daily Metro newspapers large and small. Their purpose is to hone their strategic Courier. He received the 2012 Rising thinking and entrepreneurial skills so they create Star award for community newspapers a transformative project at each of their media of Australia. companies within one year. Early was awarded $10,000 to tour Those projects include practical ways to maxi- community newspapers in the United mize the revenue potential of tablet publishing, States and Canada and attend the Lo- developing a print-to-mobile coupon solution, dis- cal Media Association Conference in covering new niche topics that can be monetized, Atlanta. Earley visited the Southeast and, asBud one Hunt participant puts it, “find practical, Missourian to see what community profitable ways to reign supreme in delivering mat- newspapers do in various aspects of the ters of local importance to people who care about business. He met with editors, designers, their communities.” writers, sales people and others. Bud Hunt Hunt has been with Rust for the past decade, Earley said he enjoys working with working his way up from editor and then publisher at individual community newspapers and that he newspapers, then as group publisher and regional vice president. He “likes the small-town connection.” recently was promoted to vice president of revenue. “Community newspapers tell com- “It’s an exciting time to be in the newspaper business as we tackle munity stories and enjoy close relation- the challenges coming our way and craft initiatives and strategies to ships,” Earley said. meet those challenges,” Hunt said. “My expectation is that I will see Small-town newspapers are “able to and hear many examples of those initiatives over the next year as part engage with more people personally,” of Inland’s Executive Program for Innovative Change.” he said. he class will meet four times over the course of a year for four-day arley said he also sees social media, Tsessions. Each participant will create a real-world project with E such as Facebook and Twitter, measurable results and a real return on investment. Between meetings, bringing the relationships between the executives will work with each other and program leader Alan D. community newspapers and the people Mutter to plan, develop and launch their projects. closer. With social media, papers can Coming meetings will be in Chicago during December and March, know the communities more and tap with a final meeting in Silicon Valley in California that will include a into local issues, he said. briefing at Google’s Googleplex headquarters. Earley said community newspapers face a number of challenges and oppor- tunities. Audience expectations will only increase as the number of places where they can get their news also increases, Wallace Vernon in rehabilitation he said. allace Vernon, retired publisher of ferson City. Ten days later, with nearly Earley has also worked with online Wthe Eldon Advertiser, is recovering complete paralysis of his arms and legs journalism schools, commercial televi- from Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a disease and deteriorating ability to breath and sion stations and a number of commu- that attacks the nerves. swallow, he was moved to University nity papers. Vernon was president of MPA in Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. Earley was born in South Carolina 1973. He is the father of Dane Vernon He later was transferred to a reha- and lived there until his parents returned and the grandfather of Trevor Vernon of bilitation center in Columbia. Recovery to Australia when he was 4. He holds Vernon Publishing Inc. from Guillain-Barre Syndrome can take dual citizenship in the Dane Vernon provided information several months. and Australia. on his father’s situation. Cards can be sent to Wallace at his (From the Southeast Missourian) In mid-October Wallace was taken home address: Wallace Vernon, 1013 to a hospital emergency room in Jef- Sassafras Dr., Eldon MO 65026.

Missouri Press News, December 2012 www.mopress.com 7 Michael Short managing new Paper owners observe Lakeway paper near St. Louis 75 years by rewarding akeway Publishers of Missouri, Inc., basement and expanded to include the longtime subscribers L which owns 11 newspapers in Wentzville area. he Washington Missourian observed northeast Missouri, has purchased New- Newstime has been located at 11102 T75 years of ownership by members stime, a 30-year-old publication serving Veterans Memorial Parkway for a num- of the Miller family this summer. the Lake Saint Louis area. ber of years. In conjunction with that anniversary, Carol Clark and her family started Walt Gilbert, vice president of Lake- The Missourian sought out people who Newstime in the basement of their home. way Publishers of Missouri, announced have been readers for 75 years or longer. They sold the paper that Michael Short has been named Three veteran readers responded. Each to Lakeway in No- general manager for Newstime. Short was presented with a $75 check. vember. also serves as manager of the Elsberry The devoted readers are Ray Ransom, Clark was at a Democrat, one of Lakeway’s newspapers Union; Helen Voerster, St. Clair; and Christmas party in Missouri. Mrs. Henrietta Ley, Villa Ridge. in 1981 when the Tim Hager continues in graphics for Ley, 90, said his family had no radio mayor asked her if the newspaper, and Cindy Kaus is the when she began reading The Missourian, she knew of anyone receptionist and typesetter. which she still reads. who would be inter- Other Lakeway newspapers in Mis- Ransom, 97, through his daughter ested in reviving a souri are in Troy, Louisiana, Bowling said that he moved to this area in 1935 dormant Lake Saint Michael Short Green, Vandalia, Centralia, Monroe during the Depression to work at a near- Louis newspaper, City, Hermann and New Haven. by Civilian Conservation Corps camp. Lakeway reported. Her husband had lost Lakeway also has newspapers in Ten- He’s read The Missourian since then. his job a few months earlier. nessee and Virginia. Voerster, 84, said she has “enjoyed The firstNewstime appeared in June of R. Jack Fishman is president of every minute of reading The Missourian 1982. It began as a monthly newspaper, Lakeway Publishers, which is based in and still looks forward to reading it grew over the years, moved out of the Morristown, Tenn. every week.”

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8 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, December 2012 Papers in Warrensburg, NNA awards to Missouri papers Columbia win awards wo Missouri newspapers, The Washington Missourian and The St. Louis TAmerican, won general excellence honorable mention awards in from Inland Press Assn. Newspaper Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest. he Daily Star-Journal, Warrensburg, Awards were presented during NNA’s 2012 Annual Convention & Trade Show Tand the Columbia Daily Tribune in Charleston, S.C. won awards in Inland Press Association’s The Missourian and The American won in the Non-daily Division, circulation 2012 Newsroom Contests. 10,000 or more. Here are the judges’ comments. Inland contests are co-sponsored and • Washington Missourian: Impressive bundle of local content — news, features, judged by a university school of journal- photos, opinion. Fine production, ad work. Design needs updating, as do most of ism. Entries in four contests were judged the newspapers in this division. within their circulation ranges, in four • The St. Louis American: Nicely designed package. Lots of faces and good news classes. from the African American community. Good paper, but lacks the massive volume Editorial Excellence of content of the higher-placing entries. Much better looking product than most Class A (Lesss than 10,000) 1st: Daily Star-Journal, Warrensburg: Simply of the entries in this category. put, on-target and well-written commentaries on issues — everything from the city manager everal Missouri newspapers received Section or Edition: Women’s Justice Awards, form of government to an anti-smoking assess- S awards during a ceremony on Oct. 6 Jill Young Miller, Managing Editor, Jason ment. All are issues intimately affecting the local at NNA’s 126th Annual Convention & Lewton, Art Director, Jessica Huang, Designer, community, and all the editorials are backed-up Trade Show. NNA, whose membership Karen Elshout, Photographer. with supporting evidence. Always concise and HM: Community Service Award: Under to-the-point. consists primarily of community news- Sweepstakes winner: papers, presented awards in its Better Wraps, Heather Cole. Gasconade Co. Republican, Owensville Daily Star-Journal, Warrensburg Newspaper and Better Ad contests. HM: Best Sports Section/Page, Will Johnson. Digital Journalism Best Online Innovation (Category B, above Here are the Missouri winners. St. Louis American 20,000 circulation) 3rd: Best Special News,‐Sports or Feature Ad Contest 2nd: The Columbia Daily Tribune uses Section or Edition: Diversity, A Business responsive design principles to present a clean Imperative, Staff. and well-integrated site. This multiplatform Lawrence County Record, Mt. Vernon HM: Best Newspaper Website: Ishmael publication is easy to use and highly readable 1st: Best Newspaper Promotion: 7000 issues Sistrunk. on tablets, mobile and Web. It’s a handsome site and counting ..., Kathy Fairchild. Daily Star-Journal, Warrensburg featuring clean design and intuitive navigation. St. Louis American 1st: Best Agricultural Story: Raisin Hell, Jack Easy to navigate from within individual articles. 1st: Best Multiple Advertiser Section: Diversity, “Miles” Ventimiglia. Readers can tap a simple index to see what else is A Business Imperative, Staff. 1st: Best Editorial: States obese House, Jack new. Quite impressive. 3rd: Best Small‐Page Ad: Alvin Ailey, Angie “Miles” Ventimiglia. Jackson. 3rd: Best Feature Photo: Chillin’ in Chilhowee, Jack “Miles” Ventimiglia. Letter Newspaper Contest HM: Best Breaking News Photo: Johnson County, Jack “Miles” Ventimiglia. Information appreciated Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Clayton HM: Best Breaking News Story: Twister slams 1st: Best Education/Literacy Story: Lawyers in Dear Missouri Press, Sedalia, Jack “Miles” Ventimiglia, Amanda just wanted to thank you for sending Training, Anna Vitale. Lubinski, Cynthia Nold. 1st: Best Photo Essay: ‘One day at a time,’ Washington Missourian Ime emails, especially about the jour- Karen Elshout. 1st: Best Family Life/Living Section/Pages: nalism workshop in D.C. for reporters 2nd: Best Breaking News Story: PEOPLE, Karen Cernich. who cover conflicts and disasters. I ap- $358,527,186.00, Donna Walter, Allison 1st: Best Local News Coverage. plied and was selected, and I will leave Retka. 1st: Best Sports Photo: Mincemeyer Stretches, (Nov. 15). 2nd: Best Feature Story: The Spirits Can Rest, Bill Battle. After covering Katrina, Joplin, embed- Scott Lauck. 2nd: Best Sports Section/Page: Bill Battle, ding in Iraq twice and Afghanistan, I am 2nd: Excellence in Typography: Jason Lewton, Craig Vonder Haar. 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Missouri Press News, December 2012 www.mopress.com 9 which is owned by Missourian Publish- ing Co., Washington. Waltz previously worked for the com- On• St. James the — Chris Move Daniels, a staff for the Carrollton Democrat. pany as editor of the Union Missourian writer for the St. James Press since its from 2000 to 2004. Before that he was founding in April • Chaffee — Samantha Kluesner has a reporter for the Washington Missourian. 2009, has been pro- joined the staff of the Scott County Signal He’s also worked for the Liberty moted to editor of as a part-time reporter. Shopper and the Platte County Gazette the weekly by pub- Kluesner is a native of Scott County in Parkville. lisher Rob Viehman and is pursuing a degree in historic pre- Waltz is a 1995 English graduate of of Three Rivers Pub- servation from Southeast Missouri State the University of Missouri. He and his lishing. Viehman, University. She will graduate in May. wife, Felicia, have two sons and live in who also has papers Linda Dowd, longtime editor of the O’Fallon. in Cuba and Steel- Signal, has left the paper. ville, had been the Chris Daniels Kluesner previously owned a resale • Columbia — editor in St. James. and consignment shop and auction Molly Borgmeyer Daniels is a lifelong resident of St. company for two years. She also sold has joined the Daily James and a 2002 graduate of John F. items for people on eBay. Tribune as market- Hodge High School. He attended the ing coordinator with University of Central Missouri in War- • Ellington — Sara Roberts, a native primary responsi- rensburg. of Eddyville, Ky., has joined the Reynolds bilities for online County Courier as a reporter. She also marketing and pro- • St. Joseph — Outdoors columnist assists reporter Ken Beck with other motions. She holds Molly Borgmeyer Jeff Leonard, who’s written for the News- office duties. degrees from Wil- Press for six years, has resigned to pursue Roberts is an English literature gradu- liam Woods University and Baylor another opportunity. ate of Murray State University. She and University. her husband, Caleb, met in a Shake- • Joplin — Tim Holder, formerly the speare class. They were married in April. • St. Louis — John Sonderegger, a advertising director of The Joplin Globe, The Courier has launched a web page, former feature writer, sports reporter has been named publisher of The Merid- reynoldscountycourier.com, and RCC and St. Charles reporter/columnist for ian Star in Meridian, Miss. Both papers News TV on the website citylinktv.com. the Post-Dispatch, is retiring at the end are owned by Community Newspaper of the year. He plans to move to Scotts- Holdings Inc. of Montgomery, Ala. • Troy — Ed Farrar has joined the ad dale, Ariz. Holder is a graduate of the University sales staff at The Lincoln County Jour- Sonderegger has been the public of Mississippi. He worked at The Globe nal/Troy Free Press. information coordinator for St. Charles for six years. He’s covering the County government for five years. accounts of Amanda • Springfield —Maria Hoover, editor Metcalf, who is tak- • Kansas City — Photographer of the Springfield Business Journal, left ing maternity leave. Michael Ransdell, a former resident of in October after about 13 years of work Farrar has more Trenton, has left staff to run there. She took a position as assistant than five years of his own video production and wedding marketing leader at BKD LLP. sales experience. filming company, One Tree Studio. He’s lived in Troy Ransdell was with The Star for 12 • Tipton — has brought for nine years and years, most recently as a videographer. Becki Dubber of rural Tipton on board has two children. Ed Farrar His work has earned a number of awards. to report the news from Town and Country. • Nevada — Floyd Jernigan, formerly • Jefferson City — The News Tri- publisher of GateHouse Media’s Rolla bune has a new weekly columnist, Cole • Alma — Klarissa Olvera, a native Daily News, has been named publisher County native Betsy Dudenhoeffer, who and resident of Carrollton, is the new of Rust Communication’s Nevada Daily wrote in an introductory column that managing editor of The Santa Fe Times Mail and Fort Scott (Kan.) Tribune. she plans to “make the ordinary seem ex- and a part-time staffer in the composi- Former publisher Julie Simpson re- traordinary by the way the story is told.” tion department of the Lexington News. signed this summer. During the interim, Olvera is a 2009 graduate of the Daily Mail business manager Lois Mc- • California — Veteran reporter Mi- Missouri School of Journalism. While Millan served as publisher. chelle Brooks of the Jefferson City News at MU she worked at the Columbia Mis- Tribune is developing a Russellville beat sourian, with the Missourian’s weekly Vox • Warrenton — Chris Waltz has been for the News Tribune and the California magazine and as a reporter/photographer named managing editor of The Record, Democrat. The papers are owned by

10 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, December 2012 WEHCO Media’s Central Missouri Newspapers Inc. Centralia GM takes 2nd in poker tourney Brooks has been a newspaper writer ike Reynolds of Chicago won the champion, hung tough throughout the for most of the past 23 years. She’s been M Mid-States Poker Tour Texas final table, playing tight and getting a a reporter for the News Tribune since the Hold ’em Tournament Nov. 4. He double up when needed. Reynolds even- summer of 2000. edged out Jeff Grimes, general manager tually won on the final card of a hand. of the Centralia Fireside Guard and a Grimes claimed $43,421 for two days’ • Steele — Bess former employee of the Missouri Press work, and went home with plans to play Ann Utley-Pease, an Association. future events. He played in several poker employee of Rust Reynolds won $81,060 and the tournaments this year. Communications diamond championship bracelet in the After sharing his windfall with family, since the 1980s, has tournament at the Meskwaki casino near he has set aside $10,000 for entry fees for been named editor Tama, Iowa. Reynolds hit the final table 10 events next year, Grimes said. and general manager with a big chip lead, only to end up short To see Grimes in action in the Nov. of the Steele Enter- stacked with six players remaining. 3-4 tournament, go to http://tinyurl. prise. She succeeded Grimes, who is a two-time Jeopardy com/cam6g56. Lisa Rhoades, who Bess Ann died enexpectely on Utley-Pease Oct. 13. Reporters help with mock crime project Utley-Pease, a native of Steele, has ouston Herald reporters Jeff Mc- nity,” McNiell told the media group. worked for David Tennyson, publisher HNiell and Doug Davison are ad- “Everything of consequence needs to be of the Enterprise, and then Rust Com- vising local students participating in a reported in the news.” munications, owner of the paper, for mock crime for a Constitution Project. The project includes a mock crime many years. She also has worked for the Participating students were divided followed by an investigation and a trial. Blytheville, Ark., as ad into three groups: media, attorneys and reported that members from manager, special sections manager and law enforcement officials. the Missouri Supreme Court staff were various other positions. “Our job is to gather information videotaping the project for presentation and facts and provide it to the commu- to other students around the state.

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Missouri Press News, December 2012 www.mopress.com 11 pages, but a Monday paper may only Missouri, there is one newspaper that Swedish journalist have half that. Newspapers in Sweden covers the entire area, he said. are stapled like a booklet. Lindbladh has been in journalism makes return visit “I find it hard to read American news- since 1986 and has three degrees: po- er Lindbladh, a journalist from papers because they are always falling litical science, journalism and Swedish PVaxjo, Sweden, stopped in the apart on me!” he said. language. He is married and has three Mountain Grove News-Journal office Instead of each city within the region daughters, ages 19, 22 and 25. (Moun- recently to see how smalltown America having its own newspaper like it is in tain Grove News-Journal) newspapers have changed in the past 10 years. He also visited newspaper offices in Lebanon and Mansfield. This was not Lindbladh’s first visit to this part of Missouri. Ten years ago he did a feature on Lebanon for his news- paper, Smalandsposten, about how small- hese individuals and organizations made recent contributions to town America was doing a year after the TMissouri Press Foundation. To make a donation with a credit card, terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. This call (573) 449-4167, or send checks to Missouri Press Foundation, trip was for his follow-up story. 802 Locust St., Columbia, MO 65201. “I’ve always been interested in Ameri- can history. I’ve been to many American Foundation Builders war cemeteries in Europe, and I find Webster Kirkwood Times, South County Times, West End Word America fascinating. I love how small- Harry Gallagher, Gallagher Consultants, LLC, Jefferson City town America is depicted in American Doris Kirkpatrick, Warrensburg movies,” Lindbladh said. C.W. Gusewelle, Kansas City His newspaper’s coverage region has a population of approximately 150,000, Rogers and Jerri Hewitt, Shelbyville and the city Lindbladh hails from has a Charles Haney, Chillicothe population of about 80,000. The news- Patricia Anne Atwater, Jennifer Atwater, Irvington, N.Y. paper’s circulation is about 40,000. Bethany Republican Clipper The cost for a one-year subscription to Brent Gierke, Bentonville, Ark. their six-day per week newspaper trans- Mr. and Mrs. William L. Miller, Washington lates to approximately $400. The entire paper is printed in color, and the average Allen W. “Web” Hawkins Trust, Osawatomie, Kan. Saturday tabloid edition has about 100 Bill and Carlene Williams, Thayer Roger Dillon, The Current Wave, Eminence Wayne County Journal-Banner, Piedmont Bar executive Keith Birkes Mark Maassen, Kansas City plans year-end retirement West Plains Daily Quill he Judicial Conference of Missouri, Don and Jeannie Warden, Owensville Tat its Oct. 18 meeting, honored Phil Leslie, Columbia Missouri Bar Executive Director Keith Rust Communications, Cape Girardeau Birkes for his service and dedication. Wanda A. Brown, Harrisonville Chief Justice of Missouri Richard B. Teitelman welcomed guests to the Missouri Hall of Fame awards breakfast. He noted that Birkes, who is retiring at the end of the year Mr. and Mrs. William L. Miller Sr., Washington after nearly 30 years as executive direc- tor of the Missouri Bar, has been a great Washington Missourian Newspaper In Education Program friend to him and to the entire legal and BOCO, Inc., Washington, Mo. judicial communities during his entire term of service. In memory of George Spaar During Birkes’ tenure, the Bar has worked closely with the Missouri Press Doug and Tricia Crews, Columbia Association on a number of projects and issues, including access to courts and In memory of Robert Blosser court records, cameras in the courts rules Doug and Tricia Crews, Columbia and Newspaper In Education features.

12 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, December 2012 booths during the 8 a.m.-noon event. They packed the house for two sessions of free bingo. Scrapbook Leader Publications sponsors three • Excelsior Springs — Sharon Do- Like many other small papers around Senior Expos every year. The others are nat, a sales rep for the Excelsior Springs the country, the Journal-Banner joined held in De Soto and Festus. Standard and Town & Country Leader, CityLink TV to provide live and ar- received the Fackelman Newspaper chived video of local events. • Jefferson City — Missouri First Group’s Employee of the Year Award News director Kim Combs said she Lady Georganne Nixon early in October for 2012. is contacting area officials about live read the book “Twist of Fate” to a group Publisher Brian Rice nominated Do- broadcasts of activities. of third-graders on the front lawn of the nat, stating, “Sharon’s ideas, knowledge The Journal-Banner’s sister paper in Governor’s Mansion. and input regarding her market The book was written by Chris have proven instrumental in creat- Stuckenschneider, a columnist and ing new products for our company book editor for the Washington … Sharon is conscientious of the Missourian. It tells about Twister, company’s goals and personally the “miracle colt” of Longmeadow attempts to motivate others when Rescue Ranch, who was born needed.” seven months after a tractor-trailer One of the products Donat carrying horses crashed on I-44. helped create was the Breast Can- Twister’s mother, who was in the cer Awareness Magazine published trailer, was pregnant with him at in October. the time of the accident. Donat received the award over nominees from nine other Fackel- • Maryville — Kansas City Star man newspapers. columnist and editor Lewis Diu- guid delivered the Ploghoft Diversi- • Macon — The Chronicle- ty Lecture in October at Northwest Herald launched an epaper replica Missouri State University. of the printed paper in October. “This is America now. If we Print and digital subscribers can are not valuing diversity, we are get free access to the epaper. not representing the reality of our A digital subscription to the country,” he told the audience. Chronicle-Herald’s website costs $7.99 a month. • Fulton — The Sun was among Press+ handles the paper’s digital the Missouri newspapers that subscriptions and online access. Excelsior Springs publisher Brian Rice presents the sponsored candidate forums in Fackelman Newspaper Group’s Employee of the Year their communities before the Nov. • St. Joseph — News-Press Award to Standard sales rep Sharon Donat. (Excelsior 6 elections. reporter and columnist Alonzo Springs Standard photo) The paper partnered with Cal- Weston won a 2012 Media Award laway County Crime Stoppers in from the Kansas City Association of Ellington, the Reynolds County Courier, hosting a forum in City Hall for candi- Black Journalists. has also started a video link. dates for sheriff. The group presented awards Oct. 13, saluting excellence in reporting and • Slater — For its tribute to National • Edina — Sentinel editor and pub- commentary on people of color in the 4-H Week, The Main Street News gives lisher Mike Scott moderated a Knox Kansas City region. $75 to the local 4-H club that submits County Candidate Forum at the Com- Weston received the award for excel- the most articles and photos. munity Center. Twelve candidates par- lence in commentary at newspapers of This year two clubs tied for that ticipated in the event sponsored by the less than 200,000 circulation. prize, so the newspaper split the money Knox County Chamber of Commerce between them. and the newspaper. • Piedmont — The Wayne County Journal-Banner has joined a growing • Arnold — More than 500 people • Cameron — Employees of Camer- number of community newspapers attended Leader Publication’s Arnold on Newspapers joined more than 12,000 adding internet television to their news Senior Expo on Oct. 10 at the Arnold others in the Making Strides Against portfolios. It launched Piedmont WCJB Recreation Center. Breast Cancer 5K Walk on Oct. 27 in News TV with coverage of a local parade Guests had free coffee and doughnuts Kansas City. The company contributed and a city council meeting. while visiting more than 40 vendor more than $1,000 to the drive, which

Missouri Press News, December 2012 www.mopress.com 13 raised nearly $400,000. for non-subscribers (monroecountyap- launched SND-TV on citylinktv.com to Participants from Cameron included peal.com). Subscribers to the newspaper provide live and archived video coverage Ann Johnson, Chris Johnson, Wally get free access. by computer of high school sports and Circuit judge suspended sentence, closed file Gallian, Laura Lombardi, Debbie Wied- other local activities. maier, Ron Wiedmaier, Honi Brown, • Springfield — Springfield Busi- Kim Reeves, Phil Colclough, Susan ness Journal has sued a former office • Potosi — Neil and Kris Richards, Weichel and Jeff King. manager, alleging that she stole more owners of the Independent-Journal, than $97,000 when she worked for the received the Outstanding Community • Gainesville — The Ozark County paper between August 2009 and Dec. Corporate Leader Award in October Times, the Cedar County Republican 31, 2011. from the Potosi/Washington County in Stockton and other Missouri papers Chamber of Commerce. observed Veterans Day with special sec- • Stover — The Nov. 7 edition of the The award citation reads in part, tions or pages of photos and information Morgan County Press was printed a day “Neil and Kris are committed to their about veterans from their communities. later than usual so the results of the Nov. paper’s goals of promoting the local 6 elections could be published. community and through their stories • Paris — The Monroe County Appeal and articles, encourage all of our citizens has a new website that costs $15 a year • Seneca — The News-Dispatch has to get involved.”

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14 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, December 2012 The paper started donat- Association. ing to ICARE in 2009 to The Star’s religion editor, Helen Gray, help county residents who was a finalist in the metropolitan news- have cancer. The Dunklin paper category. County Caring Council sponsors ICARE. • Fulton — The Fulton Sun is gather- In Malden, the Delta News ing hats, scarves, gloves and mittens to Citizen put a pink news rack donate to SERVE, Inc. in front of its office to raise “The community’s generosity last year money for ICARE. brought tears to my eyes each time I looked at the decorated Warming Tree,” • Boonville — The Daily said Sun editor Karen Atkins. News raised cancer funds in Service organizations joined the effort October by partnering with with coat and blanket drives. Psychobilly Tattoo and Body art to sell locally made pink • Salisbury — The office of thePress- and white bracelets. Spectator has moved to the corner of All proceeds from the sales Fourth and Broadway while its building were donated to area cancer undergoes some construction. groups. The newspaper also All contact numbers and addresses donated part of the proceeds remain the same. from its Paint the Town Pink special section published on Grain Valley paper closes REA papers printed in Lebanon Oct. 24. he Pointe, a weekly newspaper Tlaunched in Grain Valley 14 years Jim McCarty, the editor of REA’s Rural Missouri • Eminence — The Cur- ago, and its website ceased operations magazine, sent this photo and a note to MPA. “Thought rent Wave and local mer- on Nov. 28. you might be interested in this photo of an old REA paper. This is one of a number of similar broadsheets chants gave away 19 turkeys Owner/publisher Zachary Pross that were printed by the Lebanon for in the paper’s annual Turkey wrote in a story about the closing: “Our rural electric cooperatives in Missouri. It was printed Day Giveaway. expenses have gone up annually, and in September 1946 and sent to members of Atchison- are expected to continue to rise in the Holt Electric Cooperative in the Rock Port area. Cost • Kansas City — Star coming year, while advertising revenue for mail delivery from Lebanon was 1 cent. I know reporter Judy L. Thomas was remains the same. It’s just not a model of at least one other version of this the LDR did, for named the Religion Reporter for running a successful business.” Co-Mo Electric Cooperative in the Tipton area. I’m of the Year for metropolitan The newspaper reported paid cir- guessing this service ended in 1948 when the Rural newspapers at the annual culation of 200 and free distribution Electric Missourian, the predecessor for today’s Rural Missouri, was launched.” conference in Bethesda, Md., of 3,800 in the 2012 Missouri Press of the Religion Newswriters Newspaper Directory.

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Missouri Press News, December 2012 www.mopress.com 15 Newspaper In Education Report Capitol,” written by Bob Priddy, a vet- eran Missouri Capitol reporter. The goal of the series is to showcase art in the Missouri state Capitol. Don’t be mule-headed; The series should be a high interest read for all ages, and hopefully will make Missourians proud of our precious jewel get 2013 one-read story on the Missouri River. This series is avail- able to download at www.mo-nie.com at ‘Manny’ will be available all over country any time using code “moart12.” *** ife’s no field of clover for Manny. sitioning to the Common Core Stan- For Veterans Day, Missouri Press part- Over the years, his kind has got- dards, an effort toward a shared set of nered with The Missouri Bar to create a L ten stuck with a bad educational standards for new feature on the history of the Nov. 11 rep — they’re lazy, ugly and English language arts and holiday. We also promoted a feature we dumb. Manny has had it mathematics that states created last year for the same occasion on up to his long ears with can voluntarily adopt. flag etiquette. The download numbers of this pile of mule hooey. In a This is the first serial these features are terrific. new eight-week serial story, story MPF has released There were 494 downloads from 19 he’s going to set the record with the Common Core states — 276 newspapers downloaded straight. Standards alignment. the Veterans Day feature, and 218 “Manny Kicks Long Ear The Reading Across Lore” will be the new Read- Missouri project not Manny Kicks ing Across Missouri story, only offers newspapers Long Ear Lore a statewide reading effort the chance to connect By Chris Stuckenschneider organized by the Missouri with young readers in CHAPTER 1: Long Ears No Laughing Stock Mules have gotten a It takes just one animal to make a We may look comical, but we’re cool, difference, and I’m the spokes-mule for and unique. Yet we often draw another Press Foundation to have classrooms and at home, bad rap, and that’s no the stable. In this story, I’m going to short stick because of a delicate subject. dispel ignorance about mules and elevate Mules can’t have little mules. Allow me hee-haw. To coin an long ears to a more lofty status. Let’s to explain. To welcome a mule into the young readers across the but also presents new expression from the not waste any time. Now I ask you. Are world, you must have a male donkey, a Dawn Kitchell is MPA’s NIE those the words of a lazy boar, or a mule jack, and a female horse, a mare. The late, great comedian with hard work at his core? Believe me, payoff is a hybrid, the most common one state inside their commu- revenue opportunities. Rodney Dangerfield, pulling our weight is a common trait for in history. director. Contact her at mules. Our daddies might be donkeys, but the “We don’t get no First let’s shed some light on our father of our breed nity newspapers in 2013. Many newspapers ap- looks. It’s a given we’re not the Prince in the U.S. of A., (636) 932-4301; dawn.kitch- respect.” Charming of the is also the father Yes, friends, that is a double equine set. We can’t of our country. Missouri Press will part- [email protected]. proach non-traditional negative. I’ve succumbed to compete with To the head of lackluster grammar because horses when it the class if you you can’t change a quote. comes to being know of whom Any journalist knows that. easy on the eyes. I’m braying. Correct! ner again with the National advertisers to sponsor a Some of us have President George Washington. Now But back to my point— white noses and there was a man with mule-smarts. mules have long suffered rings around the barbs of prejudice. Oh Next chapter, we’ll take a gander back, our eyes, and all Newspaper Association Foundation in chapter or the series. One Iowa news- how we’ve patiently plodded and learn about our first president and of us own a set of ears on, turning a deaf ear to cruel the role he played in creating a breed that taller than a mug of Dad’s Old remarks and bad jokes. But I’m here was just what our country Fashioned Root Beer. 2013, offering the serial to NNA news- paper developed “Twist of Fate” into to set the record straight. Long ears do needed in the heyday Just a little not sit around with dunce hats on while But hay, as they say, beauty is in the eye of its infancy. mule humor! twiddling their hooves, a persona that of the beholder. peeves me in the patootee. Mule papers as well. The benefit to Missouri a special-interest supplement and sold Some folks in the know Need an example of how mules have Links to More appreciate our uniqueness and been wrongly portrayed? Take this verse Learnin’ newspapers is the extended opportunity advertising throughout. from “Would you Like to Swing on a value our strength, smarts Star,” a hit Bing Crosby sang in the and big hearts. We possess all q Listen to Bing Crosby singing his famous hit, 1940s, please take it because it’s killin’ three. Mules have your back “Would you Like to Swing on a Star,” at: me… www.youtube.com/watch?v=rATftJiWdkw. to publish the story — six months begin- eginning in late December, Missouri because they possess strong “A mule is an animal with long funny ears, Crosby made 23 gold and platinum records during he kicks up at anything he hears. His back is backs, and can work a his career, and won an academy award in 1944 for brawny but his brain is weak, he’s just plain good gelding under the “Would You Like to Swing on a Star.” ning Jan. 1. newspapers may download “Manny stupid with a stubborn streak, and by the way table. We also are calm w Pick up a copy of “Belle, the Last Mule at Gee’s B if you hate to go to school, you may grow up Bend,” by Calvin Alexander Ramsey and Bettye to be a mule.” thinkers and problem Stroud at your local library or bookstore. Chris Stuckenschneider wrote the Kicks Long Ear Lore” at www.mo-nie. That song makes my tail droop. solvers. e Read “Got Mules? A celebration of mules in It’s time for our noble As far as mules being Tennessee history,” at: http://www.tennessee.gov/ breed to get its due stubborn, neigh, bray, tsla/exhibits/mules/index.htm. respect, to throw eight-chapter “Manny Kicks Long Ear com using code “readmo13.” This I say—no way. We’re just LEARN MORE! off the yoke of cautious. Aware of our abilities, Companion activities can be found at misinformation and limitations, we avoid putting www.mo-nie.com using code: teachmo13. Lore.” Stuckenschneider also authored code offers access to the eight chapter and kick the negative ourselves, or our humans, in danger. Common Core Standards: stereotypes in the tush. Dad-gum-it, we’re just plain likeable, CA R1G, R1H, R2C, R3C; SS 3AI and trainable, if you’ll give us a chance. ©2013, Missouri Press Foundation the MPF serials “Patriotic Pals, Tails features, a promotional ad to let readers Design by Sharpe Design of the Civil War,” “Pressing West” and know when you’ll begin publishing the “Twist of Fate: The Miracle Colt and series, the teacher guide and rules for downloaded the Flag Etiquette feature. His Friends.” publication. Last year, 267 newspapers downloaded n 2012, more than 400 newspapers To reduce paperwork for the project, the flag feature, including 150 from I from 44 states downloaded “Patriotic we don’t require newspapers to return Missouri alone. Pals: Tails of the Civil War.” It was the signed contracts for this story, but the I’m proud to say that our NIE pro- most successful story in the history of same rules still apply, and we’ll have gram is helping more newspapers than the partnership project between Mis- them posted in a file with the download. ever reach young readers. Community souri Press and NNA. Please read the rules. newspapers are filling a vital role in con- Each chapter of “Manny” is provided Your newspaper may access “Manny necting young people to their communi- in a print-ready format. Also available is Kicks Long Ear Lore” files from Jan. 1 ties in a way that only they can. Thank a companion teacher guide correlated through June 30, 2013. you to all of the publishers, editors, to the Common Core Standards. 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Obituaries Steele Jefferson City Joe is on the MPA board of directors. Other survivors are his wife, Linda; Lisa Rhoades Robert Blosser and four grandchildren. isa Diane Rhoades, 49, Steele, obert D. Blosser, 97, Jefferson A memorial service for Mr. Spaar will L editor of the Steele Enterprise, died R City, longtime employee and for- be 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the unexpectedly Oct. mer president of the Eldon Country Club. 13, 2012, in Ken- Jefferson City News nett. Tribune, died Nov. Park Hills Mrs. Rhoades was 8, 2012. a graduate of Missis- Mr. Blosser was Leroy Sigman sippi County Com- the president of Mis- eroy Sigman, a reporter for the Park munity College. She souri Press Associa- L Hills Daily Journal for about 39 worked from 1995 tion in 1976. He years, died Oct. 3, 2012, in St. Louis. until 2005 at the was inducted into Mr. Sigman began his writing career Enterprise as sales Lisa Rhoades the MPA Newspa- at age 13 when he covered stock car rac- and production manager before taking per Hall of Fame in Robert Blosser ing for the Lead Belt News. He graduated over as editor in 2005. 2008. from Flat River High School in 1958 She leaves her husband, Dusty; two He was employed with the News and joined the army, where he received daughters, a stepson, two brothers, a Tribune for 52 years, beginning as a his training in journalism. He retired sister, and two grandsons. printer’s devil in 1932. He was later a photographer, and retired as president in November 1984. He also was employed as the first general manager for KRCG RJI fellow working toward television from 1954 until 1966. He leaves Marge, his wife of 64 years; two sons, a daughter, seven grandchil- database of public notices dren and six great-grandchildren. Connie Farrow working with newspapers, associations St. Louis REYNOLDS JOURNALISM INSTITUTE tearsheeting of ads, and threats to move issouri-based American News- public notice advertising to government- Dennis Barnidge Mpaper Digital Access Corpora- controlled websites. ennis Barnidge, 61, St. Louis tion (ANDAC) wants to help newspa- Farrow is focusing her fellowship on DCounty, a longtime sports writer pers harness the value of their online public notices. Her goal is to create a for the Suburban Journals newspapers, content before they lose it. central database for all of the public no- died of cancer Oct. 20, 2012. He had To help test its business model, AN- tices published in Missouri newspapers. covered the St. Louis County sports DAC Chairman Andy Waters If the project is successful scene since the 1970s. recruited Connie Farrow as its she hopes to expand the service Mr. Barnidge leaves his wife, Marga- project manager to aggregate to the rest of the country. ret; and three daughters. newspaper content of all types. Press associations have cre- Farrow, a 1984 graduate of the ated their own websites where Lake Ozark Missouri School of Journalism, public notices can be published is spending this academic year after they are printed in the George Spaar developing and testing the newspaper. However, this has eorge Louis Spaar Jr., 80, Lake concept as a Reynolds Fellow its limitations, Farrow said. GOzark, former co-publisher of The at the Donald W. Reynolds Connie Farrow “The problem is there is no Odessan and the father of Joe Spaar of Journalism Institute at the single vendor who is convert- Odessa and John Spaar of Lee’s Summit, School of Journalism. ing all of this content into a standard died Oct. 29, 2012. ANDAC is made up of a handful of machine-readable format that can be Mr. Spaar served as co-publisher of newspaper publishers and state press quickly, consistently and affordably The Odessan from 1960-69. He was associations from Missouri, Kansas and repurposed,” she said. retired from the Missouri Department Iowa. They joined together to address “ANDAC’s vision is that a database of of Health & Senior Services. industry issues created by changing tech- content from across the United States is His son John was president of Mis- nology, among them third-party vendors exponentially more valuable than con- souri Press Association in 2005. His son, who capture and resell content, digital tent on a state-by-state basis,” she said.

Missouri Press News, December 2012 www.mopress.com 17 in violation of state law. The newspaper could be subject to a fine. Required office posters To make a long story short, let me just say that many papers said “no” to the advertiser. Jon Rust, and Rust available free online Communications, went a step further and worked with the advertiser to get ‘Voter education guide’ created scramble the fliers labeled with the appropriate language. Only his inserts, apparently, ecember is here, and I’m go- only request is that folks be patient got labeled correctly. Somehow the ad- ing to clean up some column if they call for a poster, because each vertiser didn’t get other inserts labeled Dtopics that have been floating regional representative has a large terri- correctly. At the last minute the Mis- in my “idea” folder for some time, in tory to cover, and these posters cannot souri Ethics Commission worked with order to start 2013 with be mailed. Missouri Press on a work-around that an empty folder! So that He also worried that all would protect you, our members, from will help you understand of you would call at once liability, and for that we were grateful. the potpourri of thoughts and overwhelm the agency However, one thing Jon Rust said that you’ll find below. with your requests for to me has resonated deeply. “We try to Consider them like the these posters, so if you find work with our array of holiday gifts you they are out, be patient advertisers to let see under a tree in a home, with them. After all, this them get the ads Maneke Law wrapped in a variety of is a free service. Your tax in the paper,” he paper, unlike the nicely dollars are at work here. said. His words, matched gifts under the The second thing I and his attitude, office moving trees in the stores this time want to write about re- are so right. of year! lates to an incident that My job is to to Plaza in It’s been some time since happened across the state tell you where Kansas City we’ve gone over the signs Jean Maneke, MPA’s Legal in November. The weeks the legal con- you are required to have Hotline attorney, can be leading up to the election cerns are. I en- placed in your office, and reached at (816) 753-9000, were just overwhelming courage you to perhaps the end of the year [email protected]. for your hotline attorney. I take that next step and work with your is a good time to check this was averaging several calls advertisers to “get it right.” While I often out and see if you have all the current a day relating to political ads. tell you that what you run has no poten- ones posted. Some of you may be pay- think, as we got toward the end of tial to create liability for you, and so it ing to get these mailed to you, but the I October, there were a few days I had is fine to run whatever your advertiser truth is that they are all available to you four calls a day from papers concerned brings you, when you are faced with a on the internet for free. about language in a political ad. Spend- situation where there is liability to you, In fact, Missouri has a website that ing the equivalent of about an hour a also, it is indeed in your best interest to makes this process extremely easy and day just dealing with political ads was work with the advertiser to “get it right,” will allow you to get the proper post- surprising to me. rather than just tell the advertiser it can- ers you need in a one-stop, one-shop Then, the last weekend before elec- not run as is. Thanks, Jon, for reminding environment. If you go to the website tion day, a number of papers contacted us all of a good lesson. http://labor.mo.gov/posters/ you can see me about a flier that had been delivered Happy holidays to all! all the information on the posters, both for insertion. The flier claimed to be a s a final note, let me add that The federal and state, that you are required “voter education guide.” It had no “paid A Maneke Law Group is moving its to post. You can choose to download for by” attribution. offices at the end of December. Bear each for free using the links on that While one might argue that the with me because the week between page. Or you can call your state division “education” material inside the guide Christmas and New Year’s is going to of workforce business representative (see was very one-sided, it was clear on the be chaotic. And if you start to mail me link about half-way down that page) and back page that it was advocating for something, give us a call for the new get either the state or federal/state poster ballots to be cast a certain way on the address. for free. constitutional issues, so it clearly was a The phone number, fax number and called Steve Dempsey, the Missouri piece for which attribution was needed. email address will not change. We’re tak- I state rapid response coordinator for When the calls came in, my response ing up residence on the Country Club my area, and he rapidly returned both to the callers was that the insertion could Plaza, and I’m looking forward to being my emails and calls. He said the agency create issues for the newspaper with in a beautiful new space. Next time you is happy to distribute these posters you the Missouri Ethics Commission, if a are in K.C. shopping on the Plaza, you’ll see on the website and that the agency’s complaint were issued. Clearly, it was have to come see me!

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Missouri Newspaper Organizations NORTHWEST MISSOURI PRESS ASSOCIATION: President, Adam Johnson, Mound CALENDAR City; Vice President, temporarily vacant; Secretary, Kathy Conger, Bethany; Treasurer, January W.C. Farmer, Rock Port. Directors: Past President, Matt Daugherty, Smithville/Kearney/ 9 — Missouri legislature convenes Liberty; Jim Fall, Maryville; Dennis Ellsworth, St. Joseph; Jim McPherson, Weston; Chuck Haney, Chillicothe; ; Steve Tinnen, Plattsburg; Kay Wilson, Maryville; Steve Booher, St. March Joseph; D’Anna Balliett, Cameron. 11-15 — National Sunshine Week

SHOW-ME PRESS ASSOCIATION: President, David Eales, Paris; Vice President, April Jeff Grimes, Centralia; Secretary-Treasurer, Sandy Nelson, News-Press & Gazette Co. 21-23 — Missouri Circulation Directors: Dennis Warden, Owensville; Stacy Rice, Drexel; Past President/Director, Linda Management Association meeting Geist, Monroe City. & Circulation / Audience Mega Summit, Renaissance Hotel, OZARK PRESS ASSOCIATION: President, Keith Moore, Ava; Vice President, Whitney Lambert Airport, St. Louis Anderson, Crane; Secretary-Treasurer, Dala Whittaker, Cabool. Directors: Roger Dillon, Eminence; Brad Gentry, Houston; Jeff Schrag, Springfield; Chris Case, Cuba; Tianna Brooks, Mountain View; Sharon Vaughn, Summersville. September 5-7 — MPA Convention, Marriott SOUTHEAST MISSOURI PRESS ASSOCIATION: President, Amanda Layton, Perryville; Downtown, Kansas City First Vice President, Donna Denson, Cape Girardeau; Second Vice President, Randy Pribble, Ironton; Secretary-Treasurer, Michelle Friedrich, Poplar Bluff; Executive Secretary, Ann Hayes, Southeast Missouri State University; Historian, Peggy Scott, Festus. Directors: Gera LeGrand, Cape Girardeau; Kim Combs, Piedmont; H. Scott Seal, Portageville; Kate Martin, Perryville; Deanna Nelson, Sikeston; Ed Thomason, New Madrid. Book tells about DEMOCRATIC EDITORS OF MISSOURI: President, Richard Fredrick, Paris; First Vice President, Bob Cunningham, Moberly; Secretary, Beth McPherson, Weston; Treasurer, driving every mile Linda Geist, Monroe City.

MISSOURI CIRCULATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION: President, Brenda Carney, on highway map Harrisonville; First Vice President, Jack Kaminsky, Joplin; Second Vice President, Steve e bought the car a dozen years Edwards, St. Joseph; Secretary, David Pine, Kansas City; Treasurer, Doug Crews, Columbia. ago. Together, they traveled every Directors: Jim Kennedy, Bolivar; Ken Carpenter, Kansas City; Rob Siebeneck, Jefferson City. H mile of every road on his highway map, MISSOURI ADVERTISING MANAGERS’ ASSOCIATION: President, Jane Haslag, a 250,000-mile journey to discover the Jefferson City; First Vice President, Jana Todd, Warrenton; Second Vice President, Jeanine real America beyond the interstate. York, Washington; Secretary, Mark Maassen, The Kansas City Star; Treasurer, Kristie Williams, Columbia. Directors: Suzie Wilson, Milan; Bruce Wallace, Ashland; Brian Rice, Real people. Obscure places. Forgot- Excelsior Springs; Jennifer Vanderpool, Lake Ozark. Past President, Dennis Warden, ten facts. His story unfolds in Missouri, Owensville. but it could be about any state, any traveler who drives into America’s hid- MISSOURI ASSOCIATED DAILIES: President, Joe May, Mexico; Vice President, vacant; Secretary, Shelly Arth, Marshall; Treasurer, Doug Crews, Columbia. Directors: Jack Whitaker, den heart. Hannibal; Arnie Robbins, St. Louis; Dan Potter, Columbia. In this first book on his travels, John Robinson of Columbia — a Friend of MISSOURI PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS: President, Colene McEntee, St. Missouri Press and a former Missouri Charles; President-Elect, vacant; Secretary, Peggy Koch, Barnhart; Treasurer, Roxanne Miller, Ballwin; Public Relations Officer, Suzanne Corbett, St. Louis; Membership Officer, tourism director — gives you a shotgun Linda Briggs-Harty, St. Louis; Contest Director, Janice Denham, Kirkwood; Quest Awards seat for the ride. It’s a panoramic view Directors, Susan Fadem, St. Louis, and Marge Polcyn, St. Louis; Conference Director, as he travels Missouri’s back roads, back vacant; Archivist, Dee Rabey, Granite City, Ill.; Past President, Fran Mannino, Kirkwood. woods and backyards. MISSOURI PRESS SERVICE: President, Kevin Jones, St. Louis; Vice President, Vicki “It’s hard to reckon why somebody Russell, Columbia; Secretary-Treasurer, Jack Whitaker, Hannibal. Directors: Dave Bradley, would spend 13 years doing this,” Rob- St. Joseph; Steve Oldfield, Adrian. inson admits. But there really is a good MISSOURI PRESS FOUNDATION, INC.: President, Mrs. Betty Spaar, Odessa; First Vice reason. President, Wendell Lenhart, Trenton; Second Vice President, Kirk Powell, Pleasant Hill; “Too many Americans have one im- Secretary-Treasurer, Doug Crews, Columbia. Directors: R.B. Smith III, Lebanon; James pression of Missouri, and that’s I-70, and Sterling, Columbia; Edward Steele, Columbia; Robert Wilson, Milan; Dane Vernon, Eldon; I-70 is not the prettiest face in this state,” Vicki Russell, Columbia; Bill James, Harrisonville; Bill Miller Sr., Washington, Tom Miller, Washington; Chuck Haney, Chillicothe; Dave Berry, Bolivar. Directors Emeritus: Mrs. Wanda he said. “If people went even a few miles Brown, Harrisonville; Wallace Vernon, Eldon; Rogers Hewitt, Shelbyville. north or south, they’d find things in Missouri that are delightful. Of course, MISSOURI-KANSAS AP PUBLISHERS AND EDITORS: Chairman, Susan Lynn, Iola, not everything I found was delightful, Kan. Missouri AP Managing Editors: Chairman, vacant; Past Chairman, Carol Stark, Joplin. but it was fun.” MISSOURI COLLEGE MEDIA ASSOCIATION: President, Jordan Larimore, Missouri “A Road Trip Into America’s Hidden Southern State University; Vice President, Megan Gates, Missouri State University; Secretary, Heart” is available from all e-book sellers Michelle McIntosh, St. Louis Community College-Forest Park; MPA Liaison, Jack Dimond, and online bookstores [ISBN# 978-1- Missouri State University; Adviser, Olive Sullivan, Missouri Southern State University. 936688-39-5].

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