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‘ arrler saves man from bumlng car Tapp said he believes the sentencing agreement was appropriate for his
client.
By STEVE VIED James Edward Travis, 22. was “Any lawyer should be cognizant of what ever a clients personal prob- '
Messenger-Inquirer listed in serious but stable condi- lems are and inquire of the court about sentences that would be appropri—
A Calhoun man is fortunate tion at ()wensboro Mercy Health ate."Tapp said.

' that a newspaper carrier was System the afternoon of the acci- ”This sentence provides stiff punishment and the public apology has not
nearby when he lost control of his dent. He might have suffered a only the detterent effect on others. but it is also a personal act oft-nutrition.”
vehicle early on the morning of worse fate has it not been for the he said.

May ‘2 on Kentucky 81. The car (111le action ofJohn Allen. Tapp said such sentences are alternatives to “cookie cutter Illlsllt‘t‘," He
went off the road. hit a culvert and Allen. who was (Ivlth‘Y‘lntl recalled a similar advertisement in the Lincoln (‘ounty newspaper a few
caught fire. leaving the driver WP!“S "I th“ MWSPHL’W'I"(WWW years ago. but couldn‘t rememberone in I’ulaski (‘ounty
trapped inside. See CARRIER. page 12 See COURT. page 12
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Stlnson jOlnS Sports llouglas‘ioined the newspapers munications in the Kentucky A native ot~ I'errv ('onntv
‘ ‘ . . staff In March after a year as a city Department ol laducation Morgan is a former school It'.tt‘lll'l
staff at HOpklnSVllle reporter at the Georgetown News— llelm replaced John Shotwell In addition to covermLr the govern

Shawn Stinson has joined the (lraphic. He graduated from the who was asked to resign last month ment. court and police heats.
staff of The Kentuckv New Era as I lllVL‘I‘Sltydll Kentucky in 1996 and by Education ( omlmssmnei‘ Morgan will also write human
tho assistant sports editor, “'35 a gruff \erltt'l‘ and (”luxnnlgt fur \\ ilmer 5 ( (Kl) "\F ASSUL-ltllt‘ t‘lllll- interest SIUFHW

A native of Louisville. Stmson the university's student newspa— missioner for communications. . .
graduated from Queens 0)”ng in per; the l\entuck_v kernel. While at Helm will oversee media relations. Nmth IOIIlS LlLlVClllNlllL' ‘
Charlotte. N.(‘ With a devree in k h_ he rp/k-(ilyprl a Lthnph,” video production. lellrlllt‘.‘ and sew .. ~ ‘ s ,
communications. ”(55 “0;de m llei‘ald-lieatler fellowship and also “Ml I’lll’llV‘m‘fll‘ ll" ”"4“” ll“ ”"7“ Slllll ill SpCllCCl. AlilgllCl
several sports information ot't'ices. ““rkfll as ”ll tullll‘lii‘l ”“wlmlm’l mm“ Mill. 2“ I t \ ‘rtl‘ is l‘i: IH‘” ik “i
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1‘15” has worked l‘oi‘ \‘olleyhall writer tor ;\('lf Mada/the ll) ll‘ liltl“ tV r,“ ll ill‘ in?” ’ "if” 'r - [highlqlr‘l ii-ld1iliil\i:\ll:rr_w .-,i ‘l 1 . 3

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editor at Bardstown Education Department WWW In W N that M” u ('ounty
Mitchell Douglas has been pro— Hunt Helm, longtime reporter Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for coverage
moted to assistant. editor at The and editor at The Courier-Journal. ofthe (‘arrollton bus crash, Gleaner WlllS subscriber
Kentucky Standard in Bardstown. has been appointed to oversee com- _ .
The Kentuck Press Morgan JOINS news staff retention regional deId
_" _ — . The Ilenderson (lleaner has
, ~ ‘ . y at [465116 county News been honored for its subscriber
figigcfiypfiafizfiiiffl5pw 3:38.: M h , , Owen Morgan has been hired retention ett'orts.

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Asmation/KentuckyPressServmeJnc. ‘1‘ q ‘t‘l' r1 (r r ‘ 3 H ‘ . ‘ , ,. - ‘ .
Penodical—classpostageispaid atFrankfort, District 14 County News and Thousandsticks the first plate award in subscriber
KY. 40601.5ubscription priceis$8per year. . News. See PEOPLE, page 11
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Officers and Directors Tom Caudill, Lexington Herald-Leader _______.______.___——————————-————
Kentucky Puss Association
District 1543 Clyde Landon Wills Kentucky Medical School
President .. , . lohn Nelson, Danville AdvocateMessenger A former owner and editor of “I‘ll“ '5 SUI‘VIVVKI by hi“ W'l".
GuyHatfield,CitizenVOice&Times the McLean (‘ounty News. ('lyde Ilene Blake Wills; six sons. Alvin
PresidentElect State at Large Landon \jVills‘. died May 14 at his 14103“ “11”“ Mercedsbalill. (IlV‘lt‘
Russ Powell, Ashland Daily Independent Sharon Tuminski, \vVinchester Sun home in Frankfort He was 81, Blake Vl Ill‘ MV‘V‘IIJUIIS- Ill-4 ‘R‘llwrl
' Wills owned the “OWN-puppr Landon Wills and Richard ( arlisle
Past President Ed Riney,Owensborotviessengerlnquirer from 1946 to 1971 and during that Will-‘3 lWlll "l Sllii‘V‘IlltH QW‘IH‘L'.
CeneClabes,RecorderNewspapers p(1rl()(l_ he Sprvvd as president of (‘anada and Lawrence Mitchell
. _ TeresaMullins,BereaCitizen lllt‘ \Vt‘fil Kentucky l’rt‘SS \Vlllx (lill‘llln‘ldgt‘. :\l£l.\'.\. .‘tllt‘l
l/liciiilgsiigillulexinvtonHerild—leider .»\ssociation and the International T‘leiL“ (lhilt'on' Ireland \V‘ll‘~
' i l’ ‘ " ‘ DonWhite,AndersonNews Society ot~ Weekly Newspaper ( h”IN‘I ”Ill. ‘\ ( ; 15'! tiraiirlchil
Treasurer Editors. dren. and a sister. Mary .Iuni
Teresa Revlefl'McLean County News Assmiates Division \Vllllt' Ill tllt‘ McLean (‘ounty l’arks. l‘llllllill)”
Ed Mastrean, Kentucky Educational paper, Wills designed the mast Th“ family SUL’fiP-‘IWI WWW!“
District] Television head for the newspaper which is 1115 I)“ made t" ”I“ Library "l Ill"
William Mitchell, Fulton Leader still used today. He often expressed Kentucky Historical Society. Box
Advertising Division political views that Were unpopular 1792. Frankfort. KY 40602 or to
Distrith Larry Brooks, Lexington HeraldsLeader in Calhoun. lle championed causes your laVorite charity
led Dillingham, Dawson Springsl’rogress like saving the local library and
News Editorial Division building public housing. but nei- Joe Caldwell
DiStTiCt3 MarkNeikirk,Kentuckyl‘ost ther proposal proved popular .Ioe Caldwell. a former s )orts
Teresa Revlett,MCLeanC0untyNews ‘ among county leaders at the-time. mm” “H. ”H. Kentuckv Newi I~lra
District4 Journalismbducation Wills later worked for the and writer for H“. l.ex1ngton
CharliePortmann,Fr ll' Favorite Io—AnnHuff—Albers, Western Kentucky Kentucky (‘ahinet for Human Herald-Leader. (lied Mav 9 m
University Resources and retired from state Nashville '
DistrictS government ”I “m7 P” lh" “”51 (‘aldwell was sports editor at
Davrd Greer, The KentuckyStandard, General Counsels 23 years. he was the volunteer puh- ”I“ llopkinsvtlle paper in the mid
Bardstown lon Fleischakerand Kim Greene lisher of Bluegrass Roots. an inter» 1960* and WM” 1” work for ”W
District6 DinsmoreszShohl nationally circulated journal ofthe lleraldiLeader. “U was a sports
Dorothy Abemathy,01dham Era . . hentucky Genealogical SWIM)" writer for the Nashville Banner for
KentuckyPressAssoaahon Born on a farm near 29 . Wh‘ H -t , x .1 .,i
. , , . _ y i _V( ars. in m papi r ( osu
District7 Kentucky PressSerVice Staff Pleasureville in 1911. Wills gradu- mm” this year h“ was hired bv
Kelley WamidgGallatinCounty News David T. Thompson, Executive Director ated from Kentucky Wesleyn the Tennessean is ’1 co ) : editor -
BonnieHoward, Controller College, did graduate work at the i h ( H l
Districts—9 GlofiaDavis,AdvertisingDirector University of Kentucky and
K9" Mm" BathComtyNewsOutlook UsaCamamn, News Bureau Director received his master's degree from Rubye B0185 DyChe
D‘ . 10-11 Rebatewisfiaemdt/erefingCoordhufix Eastern Kentucky University. Rubye 80193 Dyche, a form”
“I 1 Backus, AppllldiiInNewsExpmls SueCammack, AdmmistrauveAssistant A memorial service for Wills owner .Of the London Sentinel-
BuffySnms,Bookkeepin3 Assistant was held at the Berry Hill Mansion EChO’ d‘ed May 9- She was 83-
0mm SamanfinBarger,AdvertisingAsflstant in Frankfort. His body was Dyche and her husband Martin I
lackcmmjacbmmu DividShmp-thdideaSupervisor bequeathed to the University of See DEATHS, page 13
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lt was an ll'ltill‘.t;1l‘.tltl'iStttl‘} about a search tor coach ,8 .\ C g
three missing girls Turned out. the girls had i i ‘
played hooky and were iiist goofing off but rest 1- ) . b V
dents of l’hilip. S l) l~t‘;fztltl;’,etl what lllt _\ tear: d corner I ( I uyers
would be .i grim search with an awtul eiidiii:7 v" ., I
Instead. the searchers found the girls sat: in BJJiJTStflasiogski a l :E:II:(”ll\Il III'(I:{I”;B
their hiding place V ‘ W _~__ _ _l .( ”MI .- ro fr .. .
And the writer. ;\lttlt'e.i ('H‘lk ot the l’ioio , r l-iit swttii‘\\liv r. M. II ”bu. I.\ h ’lt—lj—il _::,, “llllItIth ”HTS I\§‘T”(llutvs _
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didiit quote anyone She had better inateriai tc Il‘lit t9“ qui \III n»- whit. lli' i. l I an ’. t. . . . k "l flI' ' “I‘ll" l"I”I lI"“I‘ lllll ‘ lllf‘ ‘
in her precious space than obyious “\Ve dod:f« d i mi til\l t ill. I. 1.x ,, I»,I,I,I.v,I_. 1.1: no thvt -i III. l lll'll‘lll “ii I" “i "\ll lll‘ ‘ “‘Il
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. .\lost of its ioke about how bad the quotes in livlt‘ ,II ‘.\ it'iosin ,l thi II l k I\ \l"1‘1,lill II, I llIIlll ll‘Hll "mil Illll' ‘llllllill li\‘ ‘ll'll
i stories are When I do a writing seminar. l'll ask ll..il thy II III III r II i~ III li“l; H; II I I .,, “til “til“: l""‘ ”ll“ I .
l “\th do we love to use quotes so much "i . l I i- l I , . I, i ll“ ”“ll‘” l"' ‘l-‘M ’"‘“‘l“'l""\
l l’eople in the aiiilienci \lllllt 'l‘h» n sonio . tit' :lIlIlll'III‘IIl (IIlI: \lIlIiIlIv'l‘ IIli [\‘IliIlI lll 1: it ll'h. ' "l’l"‘l"‘l ‘” l"" l"“" l“? ““""-‘I
hollers out. “lit-cause the\ till lots or ‘lt-“t I :I‘IlIII'I'IlI' 'l II‘II‘IIII‘IIIII‘lIII II“I“IIIIIIlI I'I taithiiiiiiy [Jill'll“lilllI:'.lllllllliJHt'lJl
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means the writer doesn't haye to understand what Il' (, 'l l ‘I' . 'I ‘I \ l ' -\' ""“l ""\\‘l‘~tl”" 13""‘l"l*-t\"
the source said " lnyariably. lots o1 heads will nod l'llllll lll ll K llllill'lm: ”V l.” ll‘m: mil lil ll, ll, 3 ‘l"”‘ “ll “ “”“ill” "l ‘lltll'W ‘l'H‘WlT
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quote helps readers understand what .1 person is l lll .ll‘“ h Ilm \' lillll ‘ ill ll lIl \ \lllllIllll ill ill Ml , ”W“: Il‘”""'i‘ ll"”‘ "\"'l"l'l‘ l""’l“‘r
thinking." or. "Because a quote captur: s thi person lliil l ll Will“. “Ill it I“ Ill 1” llllll‘ ll'iill' ll‘“ llll" “‘l’l’l\ ”“l~l““'1‘“‘l>'”“"
ality ofthe speaker.“ rny iionnirnt ltI\i It: .i.w.ivs llllt up w thi iiiay i a iiou mg I reatml sono ot the lilLIltt‘sl
Quotes. which should be highlights ot .1 story. ll“ llll mllll ll ill'lllll” l5 ‘llll'l ll' ”l” lIlll' 1” “"‘l""“ ““ll'W' INN“ l9" ilxlllt
haye become the white bread of our storytellinc wlll'illlllly ‘lltll ll lll “fill. ll“ Iill‘llfllIlHl W'll' (l l“ "“l’ ‘l”""‘ “"ll‘ ‘l‘ ‘tl‘ l“ ll)" l” 1“
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almost no fiber. but without If, nothing holds the ll‘llll'i lll” i ”ll” \ l‘lIll lllll' lilllllll'“ :l'l ‘ llllll'll l" ‘* .
meat. the cheese. the tomato in place Quotes "l‘l" “lll‘ l“ ll“? ""H 1-\ l“ Hmlv lltl‘llt \lli’lill\ It l’.\ toinparisotr W" l\l\ ltdl” 1“
should be more than substance holders WWII: ll'ml' ”“l1"""-‘l"‘~l""vt l‘AH'I‘i'Ht at If ‘1’ 3’
Here's a conversation lye overheard in several “'l‘l‘l “ lWl ‘li"'l“ l““‘l‘ l' ll“ ““""“ T“ ‘ '~ ‘ tunes . .i» h tlow 'l‘lns lllt ans that .t
newsrooms Joe writes a story. and Sally. his editor ‘lllfll ‘llllwllllll "ll'l lllll “I”. ll till“ \ \“ll ‘ ‘l ' "l" ld'l" “ill! "l ”Hill“! Ht HWWHHN
is reading it: ‘ ' t'I\.t.\l\t answer l'ausc at Mo end ot thi answer “14151””11“,“”IIIMIHI,“”I,” M.H
Sally: (leez. Joe. these quotes from the mayor ll'l'l' "ll" i\l"ll‘ l "l“:l “"l‘ “1‘ l‘ ““‘l ““ l'II-m‘l tor >ltt to $16 ttllllllitt, while a
are pretty bad. liereIs‘Iwhat you miiil hi all lHU l~1 tlo quot. lllt‘ll “mph i""’“l‘ with the \(tlllt' iitiiii
Joe: The mayor always gives bad quotes fill 1"” (ll'lll “lllllll ll'" ”Ml lll'l' \”'l “"""“l t" ln'rs may sell tor 5,47 to 34$! inillion
Joe was dead before the interview with the ll "lfl‘lw 3“” ‘l"“l l‘""‘ 4'“ ‘”1‘““" l" that 1”” t‘ertainly the return on investment
mayor started. Joe expected bad quotes. so as soon “Ml . ‘5 li” llt‘llt‘l' W'tl' Ill“ \\""'l\‘l.\' pur
as he heard them. the thought he was finished. l“"“"‘ "l” l"“l ‘l”“l"‘ “ l“'“ W” l“\“"" ‘~"'”' t'll.l_\t
Here are ways to shake good quotes from what *lilll‘l‘lr'l" ““‘l l” ‘* l"“l ‘ll“‘l" ll'l" “ ‘l""‘ "‘l‘ “"“l 5"!!!" ‘l:Ill\ :‘t'iiiips view weeklies
seems a barren source, this message to \Hllt'\"ll l’iad quotes are Jtt‘t i-ptabli “.le a iaiindiced DWI ‘Ig lll“,\' are
Envision the best possible quote. then construct l‘hink of how you read \\lit n you see quotation concerned about successfully oper
a series of questions that will lead the source to say ”‘4”‘l‘f~ .W” "\PWI (I highlight lt you re not puttlilt' .‘itltl;' tlHN‘ ('Hlltimnli'>
it: Sources rehearse their side ofthe interview. and lll‘s‘llll‘s'llti ”Hilly quotation marks. you re tft‘tlllt;' Although this is a valid concern
reporters should do the same, Let's say you‘re a ”ml 4‘ l’it‘l “WNW llétltll , because weeklies arc ditlerent ani-
sportswriter, and the basketball coach is a fountain A" H L’W’d “Wk ‘AIHIHHI' proud once again a mals than dailies ”RUIN 'H‘VV»"l’”l"'r
of bland. As you're watching the game, you notice WSW ”H‘Ml ‘l‘W‘ ”“1 “will!” Wltll" lm‘dtl companies have very profitable
the star player, Alfredo. is loafing on defense, and Th0 Final WGFd: M." Pill ”H‘l W<'«l-\'“"t«'tl “i" weekly divisions (iannett
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tonight?" he's going to hand you gobblpdygnokI You “citizen" misused constantly. Journal and Lee Enterprises are
have to construct a line of questioning that leads to A "Citizen" 15 H person Wlt“ ltilh‘ lllll (‘lVll Will‘s inst a few of the daily newspaper
that conclusion. Bring up how well Duke was scor- of a nation. either by birth or naturalization 'l‘hus companies who have built Very sub.
ing, bring up that Duke averages only 14 points a it is blatantly incorrect to say. “He's a citizen of stantial weekly divisions,
game, but tonight he had 28, bring up that you saw Nevada," as Nevada, to date. is not a soyeri‘ltfn I believe the key to operating
Alfredo running slowly to the defensive end after he nation The correct word is “resident" of Nevada daily and weekly papers Within the
scored a basket. Maybe the coach still won‘t bite, See QUOTE, page 14 same group is to first and foremost
understand that these are different
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lein g top talent IS not a hit and miss game
By KEN SCOTT cially recent college grads, for entryulevel posi~ Develop the Interview
Let's face it, your success or failure as a tions. Second, be sure to make use of trade The best way to determine whether the
sales manager is directly dependent on the and professional organizations to learn about attitude you require and the skills you prefer
quality of your staff. Great managers are the best people at other companies. Get to are present in a candidate is to use a prepared
made by great staffs. But even great managers know these people, observe them in trade interview process First, develop a list of ques»
can be pulled down by a weak staff. Knowing group activities to assess their skills, and tions that probe the areas you feel are impor-
that your staff is the key to success, it should remember to always speak highly of why your tant and ask the same questions to all your
be apparent that thoughtful hiring is your company is the best to Work for. candidates This allows you to easily bench-
number one priority. Define the Job. Attitudes and Skills mark them versus each other
Always, Always, Always Recruit Needed Sell Them: They are Buying, T00
It does not matter that your paper is cur- You can‘t hire effectively if you have Interviewing can be a tricky process. You
rently staffed with great people Things can uncertainties about the job you are filling lt's are buying thiringt the person and they are ‘
Change quickly. Promotion, illness, new career like trying to sell without goals. Be very spe- buying (deciding to joint your company You
opportunities, maternity leaves or tragedies cific in the job description you provide by need to sell them on why they would want to
are all situations that are difficult to foresee. developing a comprehensive skills set list work for your company along with the benefits
This means that at any time. one or more of llave members of your staff help design it. and rewards available Keep in mind, good tal—
your best people may leave. The best way to Then. analyze very carefully what attitudes ent will always be a hot commodity on the
stay prepared is to recruit on two levels First. tcourage, empathy, confidence, etc.) are most
always interview any available talent. espe needed for llit‘jtd) See HIRING, page 15
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