MPA eBulletin, May 21, 2014
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-- Show-Me Press DEADLINE is JUNE 6
-- MO Lawmakers put eight proposed amendments on ballot
-- Porter Fisher Golf Classic June 26 in Eldon - SIGN UP NOW!
-- Newspapers Dropping Comics – Not a Smart Move
-- SEMO Press Association regional meeting JUNE 19
-- Memorial Day feature still available for download
-- Your newspaper could WIN $100
-- Video promotes newspapers as relevant platform
-- Reynolds Journalism Institute announces fellows
-- CenturyLink, “Your link to what’s next.” (MPA thanks its sponsors)
-- Why printed newspapers are hard to beat
-- Fact-checking: Who is doing it?
-- ‘News on Demand’ caters to reader attention spans
-- Multimedia, circa 1500: History shows info free-for-all is the norm
-- Inmates’ Newspaper Covers a World Behind San Quentin’s Walls
-- Dying publisher celebrates newspapers
-- Best premium ad to win $750
-- Inland Press Association hosting webinars May 28, 29, 30
-- Publisher’s Auxiliary to host PUB AUX LIVE!
-- Newspapers can help local businesses establish digital footprint
-- Community Public Service Grant DEADLINE MAY 31
-- Turn to Medical Assoc. for all things medical (MPA thanks its sponsors)
-- Upcoming Webinars from Local Media Association
-- Don’t lose life savings to fraud (MPA thanks its sponsors)
-- Uploading PDFs to Newz Group gives you a free, digital backup
-- Use Interlink Circulation to navigate USPS (MPA thanks its sponsors)
-- Make your pledge to Missouri Press Foundation
-- ArchiveInABox digitizes your bound volumes (MPA thanks its sponsors)
-- Expert columns provide inspiration, training
-- Webinars provide training for your staff
-- Help Wanted / Marketplace
-- MPA Calendar
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-- Show-Me Press meeting DEADLINE is JUNE 6
The Show-Me Press Association’s annual meeting is scheduled June 26-27 at the
Country Club Hotel in Lake Ozark. The theme is “Red, White and News.”
Registration deadline is June 6.
See the back page of the May edition of Missouri Press News for all the details or
view that form here: http://www.mopress.com/magazine.php
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-- MO Lawmakers put eight proposed amendments on ballot
(By Bob Watson, Jefferson City News Tribune) -- Missouri voters could be asked
in November to vote on up to 10 proposed changes to the state Constitution —
and the General Assembly is responsible for eight of those requests.
Secretary of State Jason Kander’s staff is going through the process of certifying
the signatures on two initiative petitions submitted to his office May 4.
If the petitions have enough valid signatures from at least six of the state’s eight
congressional districts, they also would be placed on the Nov. 4 general elections
ballots — but Gov. Jay Nixon has the power to set a special election for one or
more of the Legislature’s proposals, so he could decide to move one or more of
those issues to the Aug. 5 primary election. See more: http://tinyurl.com/q2vldcp
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-- Porter Fisher Golf Classic June 26 in Eldon
The MPA Porter Fisher Golf Classic is scheduled Thursday, June 26, at Eldon
Country Club. Cost is $40, which includes lunch and cart.
A registration form is at www.mopress.com/current_forms.php.
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-- Newspapers Dropping Comics – Not a Smart Move
(by Tom Richmond, The Moderate Voice) -- It is with great disappointment, and
no small amount of confusion, that I learned of the New York Post’s recent
decision to entirely drop the comics page from its publication...Daily newspapers
especially have a lot of stiff competition for reader’s eyes these days.
That’s where the confusion sets in concerning the New York Post’s decision to
drop the comics page...The one strength newspapers and other print publications
still have is that they can collect and present perhaps less timely but still relevant
expanded news, opinion, and entertainment, written by vetted professionals into a
convenient publication of great interest to a local market.
The daily comics are one of the most popular and read sections of newspapers.
Yet, they have been treated like an afterthought for a long time by the editors and
publishers of dailies. See more: http://tinyurl.com/ozlkep8
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-- SEMO Press Association regional meeting June 19
The Southeast Missouri Press Association is planning a regional meeting, hosted
by the Missouri Press Foundation, Thursday afternoon and evening, June 19, in
Cape Girardeau.
Registration begins 4 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom on the campus of
Southeast Missouri State University. Jean Maneke, Missouri Press hotline
attorney, will be the featured speaker on the program beginning 5 p.m.
Dinner and networking begins 6:15 p.m. and the meeting will conclude by 7:30
p.m. The board members decided to plan the June 19 meeting, assisted by the
Foundation, in hopes of providing a casual, informative, networking opportunity for
newspaper members in the Southeast Missouri region.
Mark your calendar! A registration form was attached to last week’s Missouri
Press Association Bulletin and can be found at this link:
http://www.mopress.com/association.php?blog_id=692.
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-- Memorial Day feature still available for download
Memorial Day is Monday, May 26. A new feature from the Newspaper in
Education program shares the story of the meaning and history of Memorial Day.
Many readers may not know why Memorial Day is a national holiday, but this
feature from Missouri Press tells the story about Decoration Day and the Memorial
Day Poppy, which have their beginnings in two wars.
This new feature in our patriotic series is created in parternship with The Missouri
Bar. It is now available for your newspaper to publish on or before Memorial Day.
TO DOWNLOAD THE FEATURE: Visit mo-nie.com and use download code:
decoration.
Another feature that might be of interest in June is about flag etiquette. Flag Day
is June 14. To access that feature, use the download code: usflag.
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-- Your newspaper could WIN $100!
The Missouri Press Association 148th Annual Convention and Trade Show is
scheduled Sept. 25-27 in Columbia. The trade show returns this year Sept. 26
and sponsorship opportunities are available at different contribution levels.
Rewards for sponsorship are detailed on the sponsorship form which can be
found at: http://www.mopress.com/CURRENT_FORMS.php
WIN $100-- Any newspaper referring a company or organization that becomes a
sponsor of the 2014 MPA Trade Show will receive a referral reward of $100.
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-- Video promotes newspapers as relevant platform
(Newspaper National Network) -- This video is a great illustration that newspapers
are alive and well and a relevant platform with deep ties in our culture--and a
great future ahead with digital AND print.
See the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=wRlTJI36WC0
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-- Reynolds Journalism Institute announces fellows
(rjionline) -- The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute awarded a record 13
fellowships for the 2014-2015 school year, including — for the first time — six
institutional fellowships that will allow RJI to work directly with media organizations
to address opportunities and challenges for the news industry. The current class
of fellows has nine members. See more: http://tinyurl.com/qdn2jb4
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-- CenturyLink, “Your link to what’s next.” (MPA thanks its sponsors)
For all your Broadband, Entertainment, Voice, Cloud, and Managed Services,
contact your local CenturyLink representative:
http://news.centurylink.com/resources/facts/mo
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-- Why printed newspapers are hard to beat
(By Patrick Logue, The Irish Times) -- The dawn of the internet age hit home
recently as I observed my 14-year-old son grappling with his art project. As he
attempted to paint a large papier mâché pig, the prospect of life without printed
newspapers was laid bare right there all over our kitchen table.
There I was, pink-paint wielding teenager on one side and a rather nice six-place
table (bought at great expense) on the other side; crying for me to take care. “I
know,” I said to myself, “I’ll get some newspaper from the recycling bin and lay it
out on the table before he starts painting. That way, the woodwork will stay dark
brown and any errant brush strokes will be neutralized” ...Not a discarded
newspaper to be found. See more: http://tinyurl.com/q4emnnz
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-- Fact-checking: Who is doing it?
(American Press Institute) -- What is fact-checking? Who’s a fact-checker? Are
you a fact-checker? Am I? As the American Press Institute embarks on a longterm project designed to examine and improve the news industry’s process
of fact-checking public statements, it’s useful to have a definition.
It’s not as easy as looking it up on Wikipedia. At the end of this post, you’ll find our
best definition of fact-checking. But with the caveats that 1) it’s not the only
definition of fact-checking and 2) we might change it as new research and
practices
“In the end, I think that fact-checking prevents the spread of disinformation,
[keeping it] from being worse than what it could be,” said Dr. Michelle Amazeen,
assistant professor of advertising at Rider University. See more:
http://tinyurl.com/pac7b5s
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-- ‘News on Demand’ caters to reader attention spans
(Columbia Journalism Review) -- Readers are busier than ever and their time is at
a premium. Which is why journalist Marie-Catherine Beuth is developing News on
Demand, a mobile news service that tailors information to users’ attention spans.
The app will present the day’s five main news stories as articles of varying length,
curated from numerous news sources, said Beuth. Users will then be able to read
about the stories that most interest them, at the lengths that best suit the time they
have available. See more: http://tinyurl.com/prusmwu
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-- Multimedia, circa 1500: History shows info free-for-all is the norm
(by Rebecca Onion, Boston Globe) -- While readers who have already moved to
digital news may not notice, watchdog groups and media critics worry about
diminishing coverage of both local and international affairs, and what it means to
abandon the comprehensive presentation of the day’s news in one authoritative
package.
It can sometimes seem like what’s under threat is the standard model for how we
find out what’s happening. But historian Andrew Pettegree of the University of St.
Andrews in Scotland has written a new history of news that puts the dominance of
newspapers in context. See more: http://tinyurl.com/mfcmou5
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-- Inmates’ Newspaper Covers a World Behind San Quentin’s Walls
(By Patricia Brown, New York Times) -- It is not every newspaper editor who can
point to a black-and-white surveillance photograph from a 1996 bank robbery and
say that he was the robber. But then again, The San Quentin News — which was
recently honored by a chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for
“accomplishing extraordinary journalism under extraordinary circumstances” — is
hardly a typical newspaper. See more: http://tinyurl.com/pu8vm2c
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-- Dying publisher celebrates newspapers
(NewsMax) -- Richard Mellon Scaife, the conservative publisher of the Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review and an heir to the Mellon banking fortune, announced Sunday
that he is dying of terminal cancer. "Nothing gives perspective to life so much as
death. Recently, doctors told me I have an untreatable form of cancer," wrote
Scaife, an 81-year-old billionaire who is owner of Trib Total Media, a newspaper
group representing more than two dozen daily and weekly Pennsylvania
newspapers.
"I fell in love with newspapers as a boy, when my father brought me editions from
around the country and abroad,” Scaife wrote. “The day I became a newspaper
publisher, buying the Tribune-Review, remains one of the proudest, happiest
moments of my life. I believed then — as I do now — that newspapers are
essential to America, and to any free and prospering nation."
See more: http://tinyurl.com/mo4m7jw
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-- Best premium ad to win $750
Have you ever created a great wallpaper, push-down or other premium ad for a
client? Enter it in LocalMediaInsider's Top Ads "Premium Ad Contest" by May 30
and your campaign could win $750, paid to the sale rep, marketer or team that
submits the entry. Entry is free for Missouri Press Association members!
This month, Impact Engine has posted extra awards of $1,000 to the winners in
June; $250 will go to the overall winner and a special prize of $750 goes to the
best premium ad. Deadline is May 30.
For contest details and to enter click here.
Or enter this URL in your browser:
http://www.localmediainsider.com/stories/2014TopAds,1166
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-- Inland Press Association hosting webinars May 28, 29, 30
Social Media: Finding audience, Finding Advertisers, Finding Digital Revenue
Growth-Part II: 2 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, May 28
Data = Dollars: Tying It All Together: 10:30 a.m. CDT, Thursday, May 29
'Non-Conventional' Key Performance Indicators: 10:30 a.m. CDT, Friday, May 30
For more information and to register: http://www.inlandpress.org/training/
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-- Publisher’s Auxiliary to host PUB AUX LIVE!
The Third Edition of PUB AUX LIVE! is scheduled 10 a.m. CDT, Thursday, June
5. So you want to be a publisher? Learn how one veteran journalist made a
success in community newspapers. Registration fee: $30. Register by Monday, June 2 (Registrations submitted after
this date are subject to a $10 late fee) Register for this webinar at
www.regonline.com/publisherjune2014
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-- Newspapers can help local businesses establish digital footprint
Your newspaper should be the connection between businesses in your
community and the digital world. Contact Missouri Press ad director Mark
Nienhueser about coming to your newspaper to explain Digital Footprint, a bundle
of services that you can offer to local businesses. Contact him at
mdnienhueser@socket.net.
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-- Community Public Service Grant DEADLINE MAY 31
The outstanding work of smaller news organizations continues to be a priority of
the Associated Press Media Editors as it announces the third year of the
Community Journalism Public Service Initiative.
Media companies in metropolitan areas of 100,000 or fewer people are
encouraged to apply for the grant. The recipient will receive $1,000 to jump-start
the initiative and a trip to the annual APME Conference Sept. 15-17 in Chicago, Ill.
to present the project.
To enter: Draft a proposal of 500 words or less and include examples of how you
would approach the project. It should be multiplatform, include social media, and
address a long-standing community issue. Last year’s winner was The Sedalia
Democrat for its “Meth at the Crossroads” series.
To apply, go to http://www.tfaforms.com/232227 and fill out the online form. The
deadline for applications is May 31. The grant will be awarded in June.
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-- Turn to Medical Assoc. for all things medical (MPA thanks its sponsors)
For all things medical in Missouri, turn to the experts at the Missouri State Medical
Association, 800-869-6762, http://www.msma.org.
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-- Upcoming Webinars from Local Media Association
Sell More Inches & Impressions Leveraging Social Media! May 9, 2014
Local Media Sales Transformation May 13, 2014
How to Measure and Track Circulation May 27, 2014
Classifieds: 5 Things You Need To Do June 3, 2014
Visit: http://www.localmedia.org.
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-- Don’t lose life savings to fraud (MPA thanks its sponsors)
Mary lost $172,619 in an investment scam. Don’t lose your hard-earned savings
to fraud. Call the Investor Protection Hotline, 800-721-7996,
http://www.MissouriSafeSavings.com. Jason Kander, Secretary of State.
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-- Uploading PDFs to Newz Group gives you a free, digital backup
Uploading your PDFs to Newz Group gives you a free, automatic, searchable
digital backup of your newspaper, and it helps strengthen MPA’s public notice
website.
For simple instructions on sending your content to Newz Group, contact Ian Buchanan at Newz Group,
573-474-1000 or ibuchanan@newzgroup.com.
MPA's statewide public notice website is http://www.molegals.com.
If you have concerns or questions about this MPA project, contact MPA Executive
Director Doug Crews, dcrews@socket.net or (573) 449-4167.
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-- Use Interlink Circulation to navigate USPS (MPA thanks its sponsors)
Interlink Circulation is the most widely used newspaper-circulation system in
America, helping more than 1,550 community newspapers navigate the postal
system to obtain the best delivery at the lowest cost. www.ilsw.com
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-- Make your pledge to Missouri Press Foundation
Support Missouri’s newspaper industry with a pledge to the Missouri Press
Foundation’s Society of 1867 or the Page Builders fund-raising campaign.
Installment payments can be made on pledges, and you can use a credit card.
Join your Missouri newspaper associates in support of your industry.
Fliers explaining the program and the levels of giving can be downloaded at
http://www.mopress.com/current_forms.php.
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-- ArchiveInABox digitizes your bound volumes (MPA thanks its sponsors)
ArchiveInABox is the newspaper scanning service from SmallTownPapers. We
specialize in helping publishers get their bound volumes and loose printed
archives digitized. Includes hosting on your own searchable and browseable
website. (http://www.archiveinabox.com/)
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-- Expert columns provide inspiration, training
These people write columns about newspaper work, from writing to
advertising to design. Go to their websites or send an email to sign up
for their RSS feeds.
John Foust, Advertising: jfoust@mindspring.com
Ken Blum, Black Inklings, Newspapering: blummer@aol.com
Doug Fisher, Common Sense Journalism: dfisher@sc.edu;
http://www.jour.sc.edu/news/csj/index.html.
Ed Henninger, Design: edh@henningerconsulting.com;
http://www.henningerconsulting.com.
Jim Pumarlo, Community Newspapers: jim@pumarlo.com;
http://www.pumarlo.com.
Kevin Slimp, Technology: kevin@kevinslimp.com.
Jim Stasiowski, Writing Coach: (775) 354-2872.
Russell Viers, Adobe Technology: http://www.russellviers.com;
http://www.video2brain.com; lynda.com/Russell-Viers.
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-- Webinars provide training for your staff
Because Missouri Press promotes the programs of these organizations, they
allow MPA members to get their training webinars and programs at reduced or
member rates.
-Inland Press Association: http://www.inlandpress.org/training/
-Local Media Association: http://www.localmedia.org.
-Online Media Campus: www.onlinemediacampus.com.
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-- HELP WANTED / MARKETPLACE
FOR SALE
PRESS EQUIPMENT: 2 unit NewsKing w/KJ4 folder, two roll stands, air
compressor, power unit, rolling 1-ton hoist, plate bender, punch, spare parts.
Located on ground floor, easy take out. 2,000 dollars or best offer. Clarence
Courier, 106 East Maple St., Clarence, MO 63437. Ph: (660) 699-2344,
clarencecourier@centurytel.net. 5-2
OWNER WILL SACRIFICE DUE TO OTHER INTERESTS — River Hills Traveler,
paid-circ, monthly outdoors paper, 125K annual sales, available now for 25K
cash. Price includes subscription list, advertiser list, email list, three websites, Mac
laptop, graphic and accounting software, vending racks, archives, desks, chairs,
file cabinets and one stuffed raccoon. Perfect fit for couple who want a modest
living and a huntin'-fishin'-floatin' lifestyle in the Ozarks. For more information,
email estyron@rhtrav.com or phone 636-222-8714.
HELP WANTED
ADVERTISING SALES EXECUTIVE: The Columbia Daily Tribune is seeking an
energetic Account Executive to sell print, online and mobile products to
businesses in Columbia and the surrounding area. This position offers excellent
experience in working with all types of businesses and involves all types of media,
from print products to cutting-edge digital. Candidate should be highly motivated,
creative, be able to manage multiple projects, and have a bachelor’s degree or
equivalent work experience. Social networking skills are a plus. Reliable
transportation, good driving record, and valid driver’s license required.
Compensation package includes guaranteed base plus incentives. Benefits
include 401(k), health insurance, dental insurance, vacation and sick pay, and
access to company gym. Email resume and salary requirement to
srinehart@columbiatribune.com or complete an application at 101 N. 4 th Street,
Columbia, MO 65201. An application can be printed at www.columbiatribune.com
Click on Tribune Employment located at the bottom of the home page. EOE /
Drug free Workplace 5-16
MANAGER/SALES REPRESENTATIVE wanted for Centralia Fireside Guard, an
award-winning weekly newspaper located just a short drive from Columbia.
Successful applicant will have strong management skills, sales experience in both
print and digital, and be a motivated team leader capable of setting and meeting
sales goals. Excellent benefit package includes health and dental insurance,
401(k), vacation, gas allowance, etc. Email resume to Walt Gilbert at
lmovp@lcs.net. 5-2
SPORTS REPORTER: Award-winning newspaper in central Missouri is looking
for a full-time sports reporter for a 5-day a week publication to join the staff of the
Lake Sun. The position requires a journalism or related degree. Multimedia skills a
must. Print design experience a plus. Competitive salary and benefit package.
Candidates should have print, digital and photography skills. Be familiar with
social media including Twitter and Facebook. Perfect opportunity for a sports
reporter looking to gain experience covering prep sports for schools including
Camdenton Lakers, School of the Osage Indians and Eldon Mustangs. In addition
to prep sports, the reporter will gain experience with golf and boat racing events.
The reporter will also be responsible for a weekly prep football tab in the fall. Must
be willing to work in a fast-paced environment. The Lake Sun is a morning
newspaper with a robust website, www.LakeNewsOnline.com. Please send
resume and clips to jmiller@lakesunonline.com. Lake Sun, 918 North Business
Route 5, Camdenton, MO. No phone calls. 4-17
MANAGING EDITOR: The Platte County Citizen, an award-winning weekly
newspaper in the Kansas City, Missouri Northland area, is seeking a managing
editor to handle day-to-day operations of the business. The preferred candidate
will possess the following: strong management, organizational and people skills;
extensive editorial experience in news, feature and sports reporting, including
writing, editing, photography, page design and online/social media content; and
the ability and willingness to represent the company in the community through
coverage of meetings/events and involvement in community activities. This is an
excellent opportunity for an experienced individual who enjoys community weekly
journalism, meeting deadlines and organizing and managing a newspaper staff.
Candidates may submit resumes/inquiries to editor@plattecountycitizen.com. 410
DESIGN EDITOR: The Jefferson City News Tribune is looking to hire an assistant
design editor for its four-member design desk. Candidates must have a command
of AP style, an ability to edit local and wire stories, write accurate and compelling
headlines, and have a solid background in designing news and features pages.
Two to five years of experience preferred. Experience with Adobe InDesign and
Photoshop a must. Application deadline is April 1. Send resume, samples of work
or a link to those samples to gary@newstribune.com. 3-20
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-- MPA CALENDAR
June
19 -- Southeast Missouri Press Association meeting, Cape Girardeau
20 -- Northwest Missouri Press Association meeting, Maryville (tentative)
26 -- MPA Golf Tournament, Eldon Country Club
27 -- Morning, MPA/MPS Board meeting, Country Club Hotel and Spa, Lake
Ozark.
27 -- Afternoon, Show-Me Press Association meeting, Country Club Hotel and
Spa, Lake Ozark.
27 -- Afternoon, MPF Board meeting, Country Club Hotel and Spa, Lake Ozark.
July
11 -- Missouri Sunshine Coalition Board meeting, 3 p.m., MPA, Columbia
18 -- Ozark Press Association meeting, Springfield (tentative)
September
25-27 -- 148th Annual MPA Convention, Holiday Inn Select, Columbia.
October
2-5 -- NNA Annual Convention, San Antonio.
10 -- Missouri Sunshine Coalition Board meeting, 3 p.m., MPA, Columbia
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