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Official 1; uiJuL'aUUII of the Kentucky Press Serv1ce - Volume 60, Number 3 - March, 1989
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ourts ru 9 on pu IC notice,
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local newspaper questions
Two Kentucky circuit courts have ruled placed primary reliance upon the published
recently on questions concerning the state's statement of ownership to determine the quali-
Public Notice statute, and definition of "local fications of a newspaper and to determine
newspaper" in notification by government which newspaper has the largest bona fide cir-
agencies about special meetings. culation."
InWhitley Circuit Court,JudgeLewis B. Based on the legislature's reliance for
Hopper ruled that public notices are to be pub- proper compliance, Judge Hopper said he was
lished in newspapers in a county With the “larg- of the opinion that KRS 424.120 requires that the
est bona fide paid circulation" and that the circu- newspaper with the "largest bona fide paid cir—
lation does not need to be limited only to that culation" as shown on the annual Statement of
within the county. Ownership without limiting the circulation to
Judge Hopper said the court was "of the an in-county basis should be that newspaper
opinion that the resolution of the issue at hand qualified to carry advertisements required by
involves its interpretation of KRS 424.120 (1) (d) law to be published."
to determine which newspaper in Whitley Whitley Republican publisher Don
County -- the Corbin Times Tribune or the Estep said the newspaper would appeal the
Whitley Republican -- would be the one re- decisionbyJudgeHopper. The idea of an appeal
quired to publish public notices for the county.” was echoed by Whitley Republican legal coun—
The Whitley Republican contended that sel Cecilia T. Allen of Him, Reed, Harper and
the court should interpret "largest bona fide Eisenger of Louisville, who said,"We're going to
‘ paid circulation" to mean in-county circulation take this out of the political arena and in to the
. only. Judge Hopper noted that the statute does court of appeals."
not permit the court to determine that defini- In another newspaper-related court
tion. As noted in his opinion, KRS 424.120 "does case, the Mason Circuit Court has ruled that the
not limit the determination of the. qualified Kentucky Post is not a local newspaper for
newspaper to the largest in-county circulation Mason County and thus government agencies
but, rather to the largest bona fide paid circula- in the county are not required to notify The Post
tion as shown by the published statement of of any special meetings.
ownership filed on October 1 of each year for the In his decision, Judge Richard L. Hinton
publication area." said, "The Open Meetings Law contemplates
"Upon an entire examination of KRS notice of special meetings to Kentucky based
424.120, it is obvious that the legislature has (Continued 0" Page 8)

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KPA Ad, Circulation .
divisions plan group imam “giggly“
seminar April 27-28 ”We. om
Larry Craig igniah'slflvlmndem
The Kentucky Press Association Adver— Pmm‘.‘ . . . -
_ _ _ . _ _ _ _ Green River Repiblican 03100112
tismg and Circulation DIVISIOI'IS W111 hold a Louise Hatmaker
combined spring seminar, April 27-28 at the Bflm’ga Jam “m“
Galt House East in Louisville. CourierJoumaiSrTimes Districna
. Information about the seminar is being Celia Mona” mmdgfl
mailed from KPA. Vice President
Ad Division chairman Larry Brooks and ‘ Lam cm" Hm“ NM gflfs‘i‘m
Circulation chairman Ralph Henshaw said the Mary Schurz PulaskiWeek :
two divisions decided to try a group seminar Bfiflmmmmm pm 15
since both frequently have similar type pro- 53:33:: ”W
grams, Steve Austin
"Many of those who attend our spring fifggm‘m, 3""“'“'9'
and fall seminars for the Ad Division also attend Stove Lowery
the summer Circulation Division meeting," said “mm ”and“
Brooks. "So to enhance attendance and partici- JoeiRawson
pation, as well as try to hold down the costs, the 1m 3"” d mm" ”Wm“ ”mum”
divisions decided to give the group seminar a Egmyibs John Lucas
C ance-" BemonTrbum-Courier Crimndon Press
The Circulation Division individual , , Dan Law
agenda includes a session on single copy sales Emliigham mfigflflmwmm
conducted by Robert Sutherland, single copy “WWW” PM“ ' '
sales manager of the Courier Journal; and using District a mag :3: $3121 '
the mail to sell subscriptions. mgw-fi’“ .
The Advertising Division has individ- n m manger-Wm Eizicdml'wlmxn
ual sessions planned on selling against the Yel— 3314mm . _
low Pages, with Peter Schenk, regional sales Logan Leader/Newsbemoaat liganxeorcsmsgm Director
'manager of American Consulting Services in Dims .
Vancouver, Wash. ; and audio and slide presen- Cohrnan Love :23»;on
tation on copy and layout ideas; an exchange of E'izawh‘m ""3 Emmi“ . .
media packages and rate cards with a sharing of District 6 SgsmAglmsim Director
ideas; and a staff training video, "Running the arm 2‘3”” Tom McCord . i
ourse. , See In tioniat
‘ On Thursday afternoon, the two divi- filmim my 0°09
sions will meet as one with a return of last year's GM" °°""‘Y N9“ DWI-Ion owe-m ‘
popular program on Team Building, with Joe Dims “”an 0mm
Calloway, of Calloway and Associates in Nash— Ga” 9"” Larry Brooks
ville; and a session on "Dress for Success." Mam“ Ledger hammer“ Wm” "mum”
The program begins with registration at am; Circuiaflon Division
9:30 am. on April 27 and continues through BathCoumyNews Outlook Sflfim‘cfirwmm
lunCh a_n_d the. Pr?5entat1°n 0f the 1.988 KPA The Kentucky Press (ISSN-0023-(B24)is ublished month]
Advertising DiViSion awards on April 28. and second class postage paid at Frankfgrt, Ky., 40601, and
The seminar ends at 1:30 pm. on April agddggt’flg‘efggfim- S‘fflcipfim PdOe is $4 Per
2:. Brochures and registration information for £955,332 Capitol Avenufififikiogfi‘flofiggg’
e serrunar and rooms are being mailed from 8821-
KP A. Official Publication of the Kentucky Press Association

 PERIODiCALS DEPT.
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Oldest, active iournalist G e O r e QUJ‘ELfQ 1989 C ive
Moran dies 9 u H emu-‘3
5 100 SPJ'S fOUFtHBKfifi‘St rize
at age P
15- Moran, considered by George N. Gill, president t... , ,

' many as the oldest, active jour- and pubhsher Of The Courier- , ...
nalistinthe Country, died Feb- ]ournal, has been named the go "a
ruary 13inaLouisville nursing recipient of the Louisville M. . . :1]? ',
home after a brief illness. Chapter 0f the Society Of Pro- . ' ’ .

HewaleO. fessional Iournalists' First '
Moran, editor emeritus of Prize for fostering freedom 3 - .
the Springfield Sun, broke his under the First Amendment. . w ,j/ ,1
. pelvis last November and later Gill, who has been PUb' '” ’5 V.
- contacted pneumonia. He was h5her Since 1986' was Chosen I f
? still writing a weekly column because of "his commitment to ., V, a
for the Sun at his death. aggressively challenge at— 7 “a.
Sun general manager tempts to circumvent the ’ 1
George Gabehart said some— public's rights as guaranteed ,
one from the newspaper by the FhSt Amendment to the i

‘ would Pick up Moran every U'S' Constitution and a
morning at 10, bring him to the Kentucky's Open records and . ,

‘ office, where he would work open meeting statutes," said George N, Gill

- for an hour or so then walk Rachael Kamuf, president 0f

- around town- the SPI Louisville chapter. Prize. Others chosen include

"He would return in the af— 'l'hese efforts have not always his predecessors at The Cou-
ternoon, work on his column directly benefltted The C011— rier-Iournal the late Barry
and by 3 P-m'r would don his ner-loumal. . Bingham Sr]., and Barry Bing-
hat and coat and be ready to go Under Glhr the newspa- ham In, and fomer Kentucky
home." , per has offered its resources to S .

. . . her news a ers upreme Court Justice John

Moran, a native of Washmg— assmt 0t P P , Palmore for 1115 support 1n

ton County, started a weekly broadcasters and press groups 0 enin courtrooms to still
column where he was 10 under involved in similar efforts." aid telgvision cameras
the pen name "Uno." Gill will be the guest of '

In 1916, he and H.L. Smith honor at a toast/ roast and pre-

Sr. bought the Washington tsented With the FirSt Prize 0“ Let me show you --
County News Leader and later Wednesday, April 19 at a ban- how to make more
merged with The Sun. _ quet at the Galt House in Lou- money with

‘ Moran and Smith operated iSVille- The event: beginning Metro money makers
the newspaper together until with a cocktail hour at 6:30 '
1947 when Moran took over P-m-r is open to the public. ° Met", Newsmper sang“

. sole ownership. Tickets are $25 for SP] : ét“:.1§::‘2%3.¥;‘.:?32°‘

His grandson, James L. members and their guests and - Holiday Advertlslng Service

Edelen, became his partner in $40 for non-members. Reser- CONTACT
1963 and 10 years later, the vations may be made through L'figfigfiffigb'

‘ paper came under ownership April 12 by contacting Rose 1-800-223-16900
of Landmark Community Blevins at Jack Guthrie and As-

Newspapers. sociates, (502) 584-0371. No
Moran was inductEd into tiCketS Will be SOld at the door' 6 II’IY; II Men. I- c .

the Kentucky IOurnalism Hall Gill, 54: is only the fourth I It"?

0 f Fame in 1985 and received person to receive the First Advanclng the art of graphlcsf’"

numerous other awards.

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Across Kentucky...
Bill Hendrick, Henderson Kennedy‘s death to the world.
County agricultural extension .. £5: Kilduff was serving as assistant
agent and staff writer for The g ' ‘ press secretary to Kennedy at the
Gleaner, has retired afternearly35 V ‘ time of the assassination.
years. Hendrick has anchored The ' ”I 2
Gleaner's Saturday farm page as .2 j Charles Haskell, who has been
with his column of news related to :: ~ _ s? ,. with the Mt. Sterling Advocate for
the local farm scene. ' ' ‘ M the past 20 years has announced
his retirement as publisher and
Cheryl Lee has been promoted to I II ' editor of the Montgomery County 1
editorial production coordinator weekly. Haskell has also served as 5
forThe Kentucky Standard. Lee is Elesha Richardson Mt, Sterling mayor, city council- ..
a 21-year old Bardstown native man, mayor pro tem during his
and a graduate of Nelson County ,. 3g. ,. time with the Mt. Sterling
High School. While in high school . Advocate. Doug Taylor, who has
she was very involved in Distribu- . served as general manager since
tive Education Clubs of America, .. " January, 1987, has been named
participating in local, state, and f- publisher.
national competitions. ~ L a» M .
i ‘ Susan G. Rumbley, a native of
Al Cross has recently been named ' gig”? Bardstown, has joined the
political writer for The Courier— -. w“ . Shelbyville Sentinel News staff as
Journal. He has worked for the V. writer/ photographer.
newspaper for 10 years. Cross 7 ” ’ -
succeeds Bob Johnson, who re- Delores Chandler Lori Taylor, advertising manager
quested a change of assignment , _ , of theOwenton News Herald, has
after nine years as political writer. Times and Enterprise smce gr adu- been appointed editor by pub-
Cross joined the newspaper's atmg from hlgh SChOOI 1n 1977' lisher J. Ed Ashcraft. Taylor suc-
Somerset bureau in May 1978 and Chandler has been named news ceeds Lee Cochran, who had been
' later worked in the Bardstown editor Of The Jackson Times and with the Owen County weekly
bureau and for the city desk. He The Enterprise. She started at the since 1976.
has worked in the Frankfort bu— newspaper-1n 1976 “S“ out 9f
reau for the past two years. Before Transylvanla Universuy,‘ left m Earl K. Cox, retired sports colum-
joining The OJ Cross worked for 1980 and then returned in 1986' nist and executive sports editor of
papers in Leitchfield, Russellville, the Courier-Journal, is trying a
and Monticello. Cross is a gradu- career at politics. Cox filed candi-
ate of Western Kentucky Univer— Mac Kilduff, editor of the Beat— dacy papers recently for the
sity with a degree in journalism. tyville Enterprise, has resigned af— Democratic nomination for Jeffer- 1}}
Heis alsoaregional director of the ter seven and a half years at the son County commissioner in A ‘
Society of Professional Journalists. helm. Lois Kilburn, who has been District.
with the Enterprise for several
years will be in charge of the Beat- Tina Collins Terry has joined the
Elesha Richardson and Delores tyville weekly, according to pub— staff of the Montgomery Times
Chandler have been promoted at lisher Louise Hatmaker. Kilduff and Central Kentucky Times as an
The Jackson Times and The Beat- and his wife Rosemary, who also advertising representative.
tyville Enterprise. Richardson worked for the Enterprise, won
has been named production man- numerous KPA awards during Byron Brewer, editor of the Geor-
ager. In her new position she acts their time in Beattyville. Rose- getown Craphic, has been in-
as a liaison between the typeset- maryisresponsibleforstarting the eluded among the Outstanding
ting and composition depart- annual woolly wormsurvey while Young Men of America for 1988.
ments to get out the two newspa- Mac is perhaps best known as the
pers. She has worked for the man who announced President (Continued on Page 5)

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Across Kentucky...
(Continued from Pa e 4)
g the Mt. Sterling Advocate, has the Pulaski County Industrial
Jeff Fannin has been promoted to been promoted to the position of Foundation, was an organizer and
general manager of Park Newspa— reporter. McGuire has worked at one Of the first directors of both the
pers, Inc. In his new position the Advocate since May 1988. She Pulaski YMCA and the Down-
Fannin is responsible for the day— attended Morehead State Univer- town Somerset Development Cor-
to-day operations of the More- sityand LexingtonTechnicalInsti- pfrlimlgnlt he £15131) theipreSlddency
head based- on . He be an his tute. 0 t e 0 ary u an serve asa
career with fie {Aoreheaclg News director in both the United Way of
as a pressman in 1978. In 1982 he Southcentral Kentucky and the
I became plant manager of Ken- Ben VanHook, photographer for chamber. Joplin ha? served as
i tucky Publishing Company andin The Courier-Journal , has won an president Of .th? Natlonal News-
1984 was named vice president of Eclipse Award for his photograph paper ASSOClatIOh ahd the Ken-
KPC. When Park purchased KPC of Alysheba in November's tucky Press ASSOCIahOIL
in 1987, Fannin was named plant ' Breeder's Cup. VanHook hasbeen
manager, a position he held until a C_] photographer for 4 1/2 ' . '
his promotion to general man— years. He won the award for his WIN]? 'Sawyers, former edltor 0f
ager. picture of Alysheba crossing the Corbin. Thls Week and The
O b d f finish line in near—darkness to win nwalhhteecjy geerlljelrzlicaga::;efe:ri
Sandra 5 orne, news an ea- the 3million Breeder’s Cu .
tures editor for The Paintsville $ p WYGO AM/ FM in Corbin. Saw-
lierald, has been named manag— Pamela K. Henry has been named 21:25 fifiigfjsi‘fralgigagfrg
mg edltorforThe Blg sandy News advertismg manager for The Big from 1984-1988 Hg was als: sfaff
by Sandy Valley Press, pUbIISheI‘S Sandy News. Henry earned an writer for the Times-Tribune from
0f bOth. weekly newspapers. associate degree in 1985 from 1980 to 1984 Saw ers is a radu-
Osborne 15 a 1984 graduate Of the Southern West Virginia Commu- ate of Eastern K ehtuck Ugniver-
Un1vers1ty of Kentucky and 1n nity College. She comes to the _ y
' 1987 she earned her masters de- News staff from The Martin Slty-
gree m communications. She Countian, where she served as an
1132::Shei:tafsfeogtgtfibiimtlsgg? advertising account executive. Robert C. Carter, publisher of the
Osborne is a volunteer tutor in Ruth Ann Combs and Rebecca Eentuihy New lira, has recently
Johnson County 5 Adult Literacy , _ een e ected to his second term to
d d K k Barnhart, editor and news editor the board of directors of Leader-
program an .eame a entuc. y respectively of the Bourbon shi Kentuck The mission ofthe
Press Assoc1ation Community Times, left the Paris weekly in Leap dershi Kintuck ro ram is
Semce Award laSt June: for a se_ mid'FGbruarY to 101“ the Staff 0f to identif pa broad vagina ifKen-
{res of art1c1es concemlng adult US. Congressman Carroll Hub— tucky citi); ens who haveydemon-
! ‘ Iteracy. bard in Washington. George Le- strated interest and skills in sig-
James R. Schmelzer became the I32:rlbibsaneienllgsEbr;:hl:liilstl:rolfatlli: nificant leadership roles, to in-
owner ublisher of the , form them through programs that
Newsw/egk and Shively Commer- Dmk' broaden and deepen their knowl-
cial Printing, under the new cor- edge ofKentucky's challenges and
pma‘emmemfi‘web Mp“ George A- Win 111' publisher 353223?ifiif?3t§l‘e“i§a‘§i§§§§“
rated, on December 29’ 1988' He emeritus of The Commonwealth . . . . . . p
announced that there would be no , , act1v1t1es to 1ssues of direct 1mpac1
. Journal, has rece1ved the 1988 1315- on the future of the common-
staff or pollcy changes and that tin guishe d Community Service 1th
former owner Jalctk fiuglfir .xtmlll Award from the Somerset—Pulaski wea ‘
remalnasaconsu an in e 1m e y
to assist in the transition. £0111.“ tthhagn ber ?f Commerce. Patti McGinnis has joined the
p in is een \ ery active in staff of the Wayne County Out—
community servxce. He has look as an intern from Somerset
Tanya McGuire, a typesetter for served two terms as preSIdent of Community College.

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Ashland Daily Independent
ants ta “ decision changed
By Jim Malone crystal clear," Akers aid. "Because of the differ-
Ashland Daily Independent ent types of industry and manufacturing proc
esses, it's impossible to have a hard and fast
Ashland Publishing Co., publisher of the rule."
Ashland Daily Independent, has filed an ad-
ministrative appeal against the Kentucky Reve— Cabinet appraisers cite a state Supreme
nue Cabinet seeking to overturn a decision that Court decision saying the integrated manufac-
says the newspaper's computer system and turing process for newspapers starts when
type fonts are subject to sales and use taxes. news stories and / or advertisements are sent to
The action, filed February 7, with the Ken- typesetting machines.
tucky Board of Tax Appeals, is Ashland "We remain adamantly convinced that the
Publishing‘s protest of an Oct. 20, 1987, ruling equipment, in question is inherently and di-
by the cabinet that levied sales and use taxes of rectly a part of the manufacturing process," said
$18,552 plus interest, on the equipment. John Del Santo, publisher of The Independent
It includes 23 video-display terminals, the and a member of the KPA Board of Directors.
mainframe computer, type fonts, terminals Ashland Publishing attorney Pam Lester, of
used for composing advertisements, and re— Lexington-based Stoll, Keenon and Park, says in
lated connecting cables, printers, cabinets, soft- the suit, "It is readily apparent that the (newspa-
ware and telephone modems. per) cannot produce its ultimate product with
Ashland Publishing purchased the equip- the computer system, since the computer sys-
ment in question during a three-year-long cabi- tem is the only means by which stories are
net audit period from Jan. 1, 1984, to Dec. 31, written, edited and relayed to the typesetter.
1986. Without the computer system, production of
The company paid $2463 not in dispute the newspaper would be impossible."

_ when the original protest was filed Nov. 12, The company says that because the computer
1987. With a subsequent payment made re- is an integral part of the process of manufactur-
cently, the disputed tax bill amounts to inganewspaper, it should be exempted undera
$12,300.15, not including penalty or interest, precedent set in a 1986 court case. '
cabinet Spokesman Scott Akers said. Ashland Publishing is seeking recovery of its

State officials formally rejected the costs and legal fees, a declaration that the state‘s
newspaper's final argument Ian. 11. assessment is in error and any other relief it may
At issue is an interpretation of state statutes be entitled to.
governing taxation of manufacturing equip- Akers declined to comment specifically on
ment. the case because it is pending litigation.
The company claims the computer system '
and type fonts represent new and expanded The appeals board is a quasi-judicial body
industry statutorily exempt from state sales and with three referees -— two of them are lawyers i
use taxes because it is ‘ n integral part of the and oneisabusinessman -- that hear arguments i
newspaper production Srocess. and accept briefs, similar to a court of law.

The cabinet contends that the equipment Disputes can be resolved by the board. But
doesn't qualify for the exemption from sales and each party also has the option of appealing the
use taxes because it replaced existing equip- record to either Franklin Circuit Court or the
ment and is not directly a part of the manufac- circuit court in the home county.
turing process.

"There is a fair amount of case law on this Circuit courts act as appellate courts in tax
because it's an area where the statute is not appeal cases and do not hear new evidence.

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Courts rule on 2 newspaper questions
(Continued from Page 1) The Ledger Independent has 4300 circu-
lation in Mason County, most of that within the
news media which do not just randomly pene— city limits.
trate the territorial jurisdiction of the public Judge Hinton said the 344 circulation in
agency involved, bUt WhtCh With regularity and Mason County was not enough to make The
in detail treat substantially all the news and Post a "local newspaper" and that its news cov-
governmlental affairs in that territory and have erage in Maysville is "selective and incomplete."
a enera circu ation in t at territo , so as to -
pritect the citizens‘ right to know."ry Slm pson elected to Board
The Post filed suit against the City of Stuart Simpson, of Pulaski Week in .
Maysville after the city acknowledged that it Somerset, has been elected to the Kentucky
has declined to give official statutory notice of Press Association /Kentucky Press Service
special meetings of its Board of Commissioners Board of Directors.
to the Post, after receiving a request therefor Simpson completes the term of 10.
from the Post. The city also acknowledged that Buddy Brown through January, 1992 Brown
it regularly notifies the Maysville Ledger—lnde— was elected to the board last fall, took office
pendent and a local radio station Of special during the Winter Convention but resigned
meetings. from the Cumberland County News the follow-
Judge Hihtt’h hOtEd that KRS 61-8251 the ing week and thus had to resign from his newly—
state's Open Meetings/ Open Records law, re— elected board post.
quires that public agencies may call or hold
special meetings only after delivering person- KWNA, WKP A SChedU '9
all or b mail, written notice to each local ' ' '
next/Ivspapgr of general circulation...24 hours in Sprlng meetl “95 Apr” 6—7
advance exce tin emer encies. .
The jutdge said The Post was not a local _ The KentuckyWeeklyNewspaperAssocia—
newspaper of general circulation within the tion and the West Kentucky Press Assoc1ation
meaning of KRS 61.825 insofar as special meet— have scheduled the“ 1989 spring seminars for
' ings of public agencies in Mason County are Apr116—7. _
concerned. The KWNA group Will meet at Morehead
In issuing the opinion, Judge Hinton State University while WKPA returns to the Ex-
examined circulation figures of The Post for the ecutive thh Rivermont 1h Owensboro. . .
northern Kentucky area. Of the 47,024 paid cir— _ Informatlon. about the KWNA meeting 15
culation, 344 subscribers are in Mason County available from Kath Kappes at Morehead State.
and about 300 of those are in the city of Scott-Dillingham, Of the Dawson Springs Prog-
Maysville. ress, is in charge of the WKPA meeting. ’
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