Personal Column – First Place Trying to explain the unexplainable This past week, I had a conversation with my daughter that many parents across this country had following the Parkland, Fla., school shooting. It was a conversation I in no way wanted to have. It was awkward, frustrating and difficult – and yet countless times […]
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Personal Column – Second Place “Crazy Rich Asians” brings back the beloved rom com I have never considered myself to be the biggest fan of the romantic comedy genre, yet I admit to missing their presence from the movie screen. For years, it has seemed as if the only options have been reboots, sequels, comic
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Personal Column – 3rd Place Picturing the concept of time warps my mind “Time just gets away from us.” – said by a character Mattie Ross from Charles Portis’ book, “True Grit.” Not only does time get away from us, it speeds up, slows down, stops, warps, and some of us even visualize it in
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Personal Column – Honorable Mention Every possibility for fun and great food The way we “unplug”—finding ways to escape the pressures of our daily lives—is a personal thing. For some of us, it’s a trip to a museum or an overnight camping trip. Some like to run marathons, or cross the state on a bicycle.
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By Dr. Shelia Brooks, Ph.D. The Black press has long been a platform for Black feminists and civil rights activists, like journalist, editor and publisher Lucile H. Bluford. Ms. Bluford was an uncompromising trailblazer and unapologetic in her writings and commentaries in the weekly Black newspaper, the Kansas City Call. Her thunderous voice helped advance
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Dear SMC Members: I just returned from a few days of meetings in Washington attending the PostCom Board Meeting. Here are a few of the take-aways that may be of interest to our members: Pricing/rates Sharon Owens, the Vice President of USPS Costing and Pricing gave a presentation about the Postal Service’s thoughts for next
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In a world where newspaper companies are driven relentlessly into the future by the exponential growth in data production and storage requirements, and the uncertainties of a shrinking print media market, it’s easy to believe that you’re on your own. That’s a problem, however, that our customers don’t have. Steve Lisanti, Pagination Manager at the
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With the current launch of Metro Creative Graphics’ new Stylized Auto Images, the long-established provider of advertising sales, creative and editorial resources continues to develop new ways to help media companies profit from locally focused advertising. This premium library features a collection of visually enhanced photography and was developed in response to the popularity of
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By Sheila Brooks, Ph.D. Spending on political ads is big business for the media, especially during Congressional mid-term elections. Billions of dollars will be spent to woo voters before they head to the polls in November. In fact, political ad spending projected to set a record in 2018. According to a report by Borrell, expected
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by Susan Hartley, The Early Bird A Greenville barn-find was enough to get a lot of classic car enthusiasts excited, including some at TV’s Discovery Channel. Richard Rawlings, star of Discovery’s Gas Monkey Garage made the trek all the way from Texas to Greenville just to check out some dusty old cars. But not just
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