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PEOPLE AND PAPERS KNEES DOWN MYTH BUSTED Business
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to KPA/KPS , . Includes V
Danetta Barker, who along ‘ ‘( gig/3% :Zgi’fggmaf'l W . ' c a n es f
with her husband Garry, owns the I» -, _ - v: 3%” fig 1, I? . . Th K t k P ‘ y
. lemin'g‘sburg Gazette, and Jeff " ’ . gfi . , , ' ‘ " ' A . it... ,...§%3:AX .. res: _ ._ _ ,9, .
Moore, general manager of the y§/%r “ 2R sf . ssocra 1037‘s usmess mee _ 5‘ ';
Carrollton News Democrat and 2 9.3; . ”flgfti 0 . mg Ian. 2_3’ 2.009’ at the Gait
‘ Trimble Banner, have been elected ‘ neérgfggg ' (xgglgg’é ., House Surtes .m LOPISVIHE WI“ :
to three—year terms on the KPA /KPS , v ”y *wfiigm ’ . . (jg M g t ‘ ) Include the discusswn of, and ,
Board of Directors. ‘ ' \ as ...;.W ~ a a - ' ' ., . m membershlp vote on, Changes in
Barker was elected for District 8 ‘ , 43:7 W the Kentucky he? ASSOCIahO.“
that includes Bath, Bracken, Fleming, 395. . ; amfi‘mt Bylaws. The meeting W111 begin
Lewis, Mason, Montgomery, Morgan at 8. am. (Eastern) and the
and Rowan counties. She replaces _ meetlng room location W111 be I'
Bob Hendrickson, publisher of the . _ ' _ Cartoon by Chrls Ware announced. "._
Ledger Independent in Maysville, Miscommunication between the Secretary of State’s Office andcounty clerks around . The bylaws werelaswhahgw
, who did not seek re—election. the state apparently led to an unfortunate interpretation, of Kentucky’s election laws, In January 2003' .
: Moore will be representing specifically the media’s right to access in the polling places to record history during the Oh the recommendation. 0f .
1‘ District ’7 that includes Boone, November 4 general election. Some media were welcomed, others told to get out, and the Kentucky Press ASSOClahOh “
Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, some even told to leave parking lots near the voting areas. And most said photographers Bohrd 9f DITECEOTSI the membef‘ -’
} Kenton, Owen and Pendleton coun- could shoot the backs of people or their legs but no faces, no profiles. Shlp W111 COhSIder é change. 1“ T
i ties. He takes over the district from . . , the bylaws concemmg a V1810“ .'
: Kelley Warnick, with the Gallatin Papers Share Electlon Day woes statement and misSIOn state—
: County News, who has served on ment. ‘ '
the board for the past 24 years and N0vember4was one of the biggest voter cials asked the news media to leave or Those two .statemelnts devel— '
; Chose not to seek re-election. turnout days in Kentucky history. But for restricted what part of history could be oped from {1 Slfi'm9n strategic '
1‘ Both new board emembers take the news media in the state, there were recorded. p an prfocelsfpg at (liségtSUFg the
' office at the end of the 2009 KPA more getting turned away than welcomed Here are some of the stories passed course] or . an ort e ‘3
5 Winter Convention. with open arms. along to KPA about election day 2008. next t ree to five years. I.
5 From being told to leave the premises, to AS proposed, t e amendment .
. o o o . only ”take pictures of feet,” to ”you’re not ”I was told to leave because the attorney fecommendattiion fillet/elf current .
A well-known McCreary County supposed to be here,” to warm welcomes, general’s office had a rep at the polls at the inillljjxge S: 11g] e Iturpgse 7 ,
native has joined McCreary County the news media faced difficulty trying to high school. She told me I couldn’t be in 3. . Sta? rep‘ ace: 1 RY] . a . ff
Record as advertising director. record history. there. Stlsion : emen an a 15810“
”I am excited to announce Donna At issue is a state law. KRS 117.235 that’s I said ”I beg to differ.” I walked over to a Aemen 0d h h B 1 ?
Stephens Corder as the newest been on the books since 1974. It states that another table across the room, and they let secon C aggeiot S y a??? ’
member of our management team only election officers and challengers are me takeapicture and talk—then, said they colrltcernleem ers 1p, hslpec1 l—
at The McCreary County Record. permitted in the ”voting room” —- a term had to call if the media came in. I never ca y a f mg 211' member? 11.) cat— 2,
. Donna brings with her a wealth of that’s not defined anywhere in the law. found out who they were to call, but the egory or on me publications/ f
5 experience and knowledge of the Though they had been educated differently first woman was called. newspapers. Whlle full—member -
’ local market. Her attention to detail and told of an attorney general’s opinion, The rep from the AC was summoned, newspapers “.1111 be 1nv1ted to g r
. . . . . . . ave their online publlcatlon as , -
, and emphas1s on customer serv1ce more often than not, county off1c1als asked and he sald 1t was up to the poll workers. I f th' t th A.
J the news media to gather and disseminate told them all that the Gazette always came a part 0 IS ca egory, 056:; '
‘ news.” With that, the attorne eneral’s
3 See PEOPLE on Page 12 opinion, more often than not dbugity offi- See ELECTION on Page 9 See PEOPLE on Page 8
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