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B alltrlp goes from publ1sher to bureaucrat . . .
_ (Editor’s note: The following is part ofa imwwfiEfiE REE THEY NOW? 7 ‘ '
series on former and currentjournalism F ' Wlt Base f
' professionals in Kentucky.) Part ofa series . ;
By LISA CARNAHAN and publisher. His newspaper ' g
, KPA News Bureau career was spent primarily at his ’ . f3 I
Ewell Balltrip has made the hometown paper, the Harlan Daily ’ _ of :.' a;
conversion from newspaper pub- Enterprise and its sister paper, " M " . i
lisher to government bureaucrat a the Middlesboro Daily News. _' if; it ,‘n
i [Ct 935i” than you might imagine, "A lot. of the skills and a lot of 1‘ M ,. i
. actually findlng more Similarlties the talents that you have to have .fi ’3. . w - i I
_ 1n the .101)? than dlflerences. to be successful in the practice and Q _ i i 35% i
_ . Balltrlp ‘5 executive director 0f profession of journalism. are some , a I ‘ .3‘ v - . fig: i "
‘- the ,antUCky . Appalachian of the same skills and talents that . f or f ”M‘s ,
“ Commissmn, a dwislcn of the gov- . , , ‘ _ 5’. ‘. . f3; " - . i
; . . l feel you thC to have to be :uuc- . . a g ,
' ernors office charged With devel- . . . ‘ .. ' . Ma . ,r- ' i ..
. . . cessful 1n the field of public servxce -- . o- t; g
2: oplng and implementing strategy and public policy construction " i? ' l
{- that would lead to the economic . . ., . ‘ . ’ -, s g ,1
- . said Balltrip. First of all, you ve -. . ,
. , and somal advantage of b bl k . h l ub- i , ,
Appalachia Kentucky. gOt to e a e to wor w“, p90? 9' Balltrip met recently with the 44-member Kentucky Appalachian g /, ‘
"t. He comes to the job after near- BOth fields area PeoPle‘mtenswe Commission in Prestonsburg. As executive director, the former newspaper ' M
ly 30 years as a reporter, editor See BALLTRIP, page 6 executive is charged with overseeing the division of the governor’s office. 3
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. ° Weekly newspapers in the US. years to focus on the paper con- said NNA Chairman Roy Eaton,
. to help recrult consume 650,000 tons of newsprint sumption of non-daily newspapers, publisher of the Wise (‘ounty .
n- a year, according to preliminary which have posted significant cir- Messenger, Decatur, TX. "Because
' ' ' numbers from a national survey by culation gains in the last decade. that number now exceeds the ’
foster th68 the American Forest and Paper "Weekly newspapers —— which weekday circulation figures of daily ’_
_ . Association (AF&PA) and the in our nomenclature include all newspapers and appears to be
, KPA ‘5 urging. newspapers National Newspaper Association newspapers issued less than five growing, the importance of track- ~'
across the state t0101n in an initia- (NNA). days a week ._ distribute more ,
tive to recruit foster families in The study is the first in recent than 80 million copies each week." See NEWSPRINT, page 12
each county in Kentucky. __.__._._, 4
The project was started by 0 0 j
' Coont Count News Publisher Koo New assoc1at10n for student j ---- INSIDE --
Stone. Stone said he became Momentum
. aware of the need for foster and 0 Cu a iStS 0 to 00 Start {”2 j- .
, ‘ adoptive families several years ago J I I I 1 ff g d t . 3 ‘
_ . when he learned Grant County's ; "Am II W09
abused and neglected children The response to the first-round membership drive for the Kentucky i‘ Marni-MW “I. 3
- were 039“ separated and placed in High School Journalism Association has been overwhelming. As of April i P!"
shelters and other lnStltUtlonS 30, 105 high schools had joined the new association aimed at strengthen- l - i. 5 .
"t , elsewhere in the state. . ing scholastic journalism in the state. 3 ”~th 3
In 1996. nearly 3,009 children Membership information was mailed out to every high school in Ihmw =
. were removed from thel!‘ famlly Kentucky April 15. The mailing included a general explanation of the 9". ‘7 ,
. ‘ home or caretaker. There were 24 association, its goals and a card requesting information about the i . _ ?
' , child fatalities due to neglect and school's journalism programs. By filling the card out and sending it in, ‘WWMM ;' "
. physical abuse. schools were given a free one-year membership to the association. In fol- mdmmm ,
- , The project kicks off this lowing years, a nominal membership fee will be charged. l Ill-1° ‘ _
," ,- month, coinciding with National "We're thrilled with the response in just the first two weeks," said I
. Foster Care Month. The goal of Lisa Carnahan, KPA News Bureau Director and administrator of the WW” j
.Q ’ the project is to increase foster and high school association. "That's well over a fourth of the total schools in l ”RIG-MW 1
‘ See PAPERS, page 12 See new, page 12 LN 12 '
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. . . ' (‘ommuiiitv Voice began appearing in and most recently worked for (‘ox flood relief.
enn it me In mtIUmU . . , ‘ . . . . .
d d ‘ C C February. (‘abinets She has also held positions A decision was made to give all
edltor at Brandenburg The section will run once a month at Mr. (latti s. Taylor (‘oiiiity Bank the monies raised to the Salvation
.. . . 5' and accordinfi to editor, Roberto and Fruit ofthe Loom. Army. thereby ensuring the funds
\ icki Senn has been named man— . . h . .
aum r editor ”1‘ the \1 hide (lountv Arroyo. is a sign that the population iii would be used locally. The newspaper
" i“ . ‘ l ‘ ‘ Kentucky is channring. (‘onimiinitV R ' 3 l l ' ll ' I kicked in the initial $3000 and read-
Messenoer. , , ~ _ r ‘ - lLL JOIHS S d d , .
A [farm- ofRadclille Senn 4,3 is 1 \ oice publisher Don ( ordray ers did the rest. In Just two weeks,
former reporter editor of The S'ilt‘ni announced his newspaper would pub- MCI—Ban county News over $3190” was raised.
Ledger and The Salem Democrat, two llSh the bpaElSh ““11””. a: a wag l“ Shelby Rice has joined the stafl‘of . .
weekly news a ‘ers in Salem. Ind. She pnmde anot er peop 9 ”l U) (3' “u an the McLean (‘ountv News as bookkee - Pl 8 GamBS takes Over
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was the society editor and also wrote ”“1 (I t“ ”m“ 5‘ (mse “‘5 er and classified advertising,r manager. - ‘ D' .1 N .
hard news. covering politics. govern- Arroyo 531d h" “"“fld 11k“ “’59" Rice. 21. Calhoun. will focus on relnS at ‘11 y 6W5
ment and education. She also did Fh“ ““110“ eventually expanded mt“ expanding the classified section of the John B. Gaines, who has served
some photography. A conimunicav "5 "W” “PW-"PHPW- newspaper. She is a former employee as publisher of the Daily News for 50
tionsjournalism graduate of Indiana of National Innovative Media years. is passing the reins to his son.
[ niversity. Senn has been recognized COX added [0 ad [earn Company. Calhoun. Rice replaces l’i es Gaines. who has been co- ub- .
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for her series writingr by the Hoosier . Sally \Niddrington who accepted a tull- lislier.
State Press Association. at CLII]]pb€llSVlll€ paper tithe . position in ()wensboro John (‘raines will keep his title as ‘
. . Melinda (‘ox has been hired as an :hlflfll1131m3n ‘l‘lll ”1‘” “M" ”WW“ l‘W president of News Publishing (‘0' His
C(llnlnunlty VOICE debuts advertising representatives for the t d U n WPH' work With the‘paper began 60 years
. ‘ . ‘ ‘ . ('entral Kentucky News Journal m _ ago when his father. (‘larence Gaines.
SpanISh ldngUdgt’ SCLUOH (lilnylflklngyfik- PLllaSkl Week annOUnCCS was publisher. It was (‘lareiice (‘raines
A Spanish language section in the ('ox is a native of (‘anipbellsville , ' , , , father. “l5” named John “- (iaines. I
new OVVHCIBhlp- nCW Pldm who founded the paper. Jolin (iaines . i
I he lientUCk Press — The l’tilaski Week in Somerset ”lid ll“ Will continue l“ l)“ ”CHV‘JV l l
y has been purchased by Don listep and leVt‘d With the newspaper l
'i‘hr-Kmmcty l’ress(ISSN-lltl23—tl324lhpub- District 1?» TM” F‘m‘h‘ ”ml Wm“ “.g"‘)“'l”-‘-’ . . . .
lishui monthly by the Kentucky l’ress (Llenn (.ray/ \ltintliester l.iiterprise ”(:“Tlmlwr Chill” that includes lh“ Maftm JOINS EHICI‘pI‘] SC
\ssociation ’Kentutky l’ress Service, [in \\ liitley Republican I\ews Journal. _ . ‘ ‘
Periodical—class postage is paid at franktort. Dam” H ('orbiii' This \Veek News Journal and lldVClTlSan sales Staff
M‘ “W” (’“b‘t‘fipt‘m Pm“ "‘5‘“ P” “W Stuart Simpson, Pulaski Heck the lniidon-liaurel News Journal B l {1' 1 tl . . i
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Eisniiaitt huntiIhhtznht oi .iddlrtss to Hit llie new owners announced they tl . ll' ) fr. l. _“_1lnfll( liltlll FUN-”lit (
If"? t Sinmfi igll:l)l:l:‘"l§;:llll District 13w\ will keep the existing staff and are u, M .H lllfllli‘ “ ‘l (j u M an
ran tori. J, i- “w . _ hm“ “1di lt-xington Herald-l Md” looking into adding; personnel at the l)ail_\~ lanteiprise as an account ovecii.
«litiiersanti Diretiors ' .. _ y l l’iilaski paper. (iroiiiid was recently 1W" ‘
kt-iiaitkv I'm» .\s\nt'iiltlt\l‘i ""“H‘” l l l’ ) broken for a new l)till(llllLi for the “will” .‘1 ””1”“ ”l lli‘lltli‘li“
I loin vloorr otiiniorti interior lwtli'lliir : ’lt‘\\*llill"'l' m Soiiierscf returned to her lioiin county lroni
(lil‘l‘l‘lllklllli‘, l‘- \ ‘ \W“ n E “W 1.5“.“ and “mm (“w announced Lexmeton iii lfthl‘v Sm \yorked ii.
i “A l l \lth l“‘*"lb“' “lull”! l‘il‘ijillstt- Rail wows-iii . minis ‘e litlilti ii stall-roiliiv‘ it? llllll'ix ‘lllV’l'll-‘HV— 511 H \\t‘~‘lt1\- tilitiiicaiin:
l'ns' M; ”MIMI, vi=,l..ir‘ ”MUM 1mm. :2 m Jtlltl was "illtllvfl'l‘il in lxiniii‘7 ioi' s.
l u -n; , a . L . »- . :if': _ in. .\.. mi- ,w E~ ; . ”‘__'!vl' in“ ii'l‘x :w-rii'i. names». ‘~‘ .ev 17," livii» department slum i
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oopers. aug ing ma er 1 ey aren you .

(The following head/inc bloopers ll’t'l‘l’ silh- ° Enraged (‘oyy lnllll'es Farmer \HIll Ax ° Astronaut Takes Blame for Has ln
miffed by Dr. Bob i’lIcGal/g/ley. ('llulrmml of 0 l’lane Too (‘lose to (lround. ('l'ash l’robe Spacecraft
[Murray State (til/I'l't‘l‘s'I-fltfls' Deparlme/l/ of Told 0 Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Journalism and Alass ('omnmn/feaflons.l ° Miners Refuse to Work after Death ' (‘hef' Throws His Heart into llelplng Feed

. Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash. ° J‘uvenlle (tourt to Iry Shooting Defendant Needy . .

Expert Says ° Stolen l “”1“an Found by TN" ' Arsoli Suspect ls Held in Massachusetts

° Police Begin Campaign to Run Down . TWO Soviet Ships (‘OHidU' 9““ Dies . Fir"

Jaywalkers . TWO Bible” Reunited after 18 Years m ° British Union Finds Dwarfs in Short

' Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers (’hPCkOPt (lounter . ‘ ‘ . . Supply
Should be Belted . K111" Sentenced to me for Second Time 1“ ° Ban on Soliciting Dead in Trotwood

0 Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case 10 Years , . ° Lansing Residents Can Drop ()fl' Trees

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° Surv1vor of Siamese Tw1ns Joms Parents I dgever w‘tthld Herpes Infection from 0 Local High School Dropouts Cut m Half

0 Farmer Bill Dies in House 10“. Dnenk n Driver‘ Paid $1000 in '84 0 New Vaccine May Contain Rabies '

' Iraqi Head Seeks Arms. I 9 . W: Diins Hope Tor Peace ' Man Minus Ear Waives Hearing

0 Is There a Ring of Debris around L ranus. ' j . y ' 4. ‘ . Deaf College Opens Doors to Hearing

0 Stud Tires Out ° If Strike isn t Settled Quickly. It May Last . Air Head Fired

° Prostitutes Appeal to Pope 3 While . S . .

. . . . . ‘ ~ ,, , teals Clock, Faces Time

0 Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes ' (Old Wave Linked WTf’mPPIdFUFG‘b . Pr ‘ to Rel . ‘ Pr be‘ u U d ‘h ‘H‘

Over ' Enfields Couple Slain; Police Suspect 01:38:“; r] Pleases 0R 11“ ’d?) 9:1 en .
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0 Soviet Virgin Lands Short of Goal Again HOmICId" . _ . 8' Reno? .1 a; 2:1“) y 1:? 0"de l}, B umdnl

- British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands ° Red Papo HoldS Llp New Bridge ““ . “fe'm‘ 1“ 0“, f" ‘ W "C”

0 Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms ° Deer Kill 17.000 ° H‘Usplt'dl: 3T9 Sued by 1 Foot “(MOLE

. Eye Drops of‘fShelf o Typhoon Rips Through (‘pnquryl " Some lleces of Rock Hudson Sold at ,

. ' Teacher Strikes Idle Kids Hundreds Dead Auction _
l ' Reagan Wins on Budget, But More Lies ' Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery ' SOX Education Delayed. Teachers Request
1' Ahead (‘harge Training
I ' Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim ' New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger ' Include your (‘hildren when Baking
‘ 0 Shot ()fl‘Woman's Leg Helps Nicklaus to 66 Test (lroup (‘ookies
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pers to have El SPEClllC 7-day WUHtD' likely slo/nlposmble then sunshine sunshine and warmer humidity and humid . ‘ '
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We had worked the P?“ 18 THE WEEK AHEAD... U.S. 8. WORLD TRAVELEn’s CITIES __Ifl'E__w_EME#Kr AIiEAP... _ \
months With AccuWeather in try- _"‘"““——“——“——A*- M wfi—Wmmf‘fi‘ W'W‘“ " W” .A.,...._...._ \
ing to find a statewide corporate 1.5.2,,um93 a... :1' 53 W 3‘! 52:” ff; E‘: r“ “f 5°?” :2 fjf Ppgipitation
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be published with each weather no charge. although newspapers be published in black and white. weekly newspapers an opportunlty

map. The company is paying all are encouraged to contact local AccuWeather agreed to make four— to have an attractive. fairly accu- .-
l the costs for the weekly newspa- dealers to run ads close to the color versions available. "They re rate. weather map specifically / '

pers to have the weather map. The weather lnap area. doing that at no additional cost.“ designed for the community and

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Vicki Elliott’Shelhy County Fiscal
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Elliott “pixflivd U, a“. A( y, ”m“. The Supreme Court has refused to revwe a former Kentucky Judge's libel lawsuit against The Courier-
My”. ,1“. W”, (1115531143,,(1 with the Journal over editorials that critiCized her work and endorsed her election opponent.
”womb ,1“. n.(.(.]\.(.(1 11mm 1}“. 1115...” Jacqueline K. Schroering had served eight years as a district judge in Jefferson County when she unsuc—
murt (mm- ”.4quth 112111 011d“. paper- cessfully ran for reelection in 1993. During the campaign, the newspaper published several editorials includ-
\-.'ork submitted to Fiscal (‘ourt in ing one that endorsed her opponent. . . .
”find,- 111.1 DWI-XN‘d Shown-“1.., Shelby The newspaper said in its coverage that lawyers questioned in a poll rated Schroermg unqualified for the
( hum} All?“ Board 1including» 101. bench. The newspaper quoted lawyers, who were not identified, as saying they often left her courtroom won-
1111 <.(,f1mpp,,1_" dering whether she understood their arguments. ‘
A111” first delaying the rep-pun“. Schroering sued after her defeat, but a state judge dismissed the lawsuit and a Kentucky appeals court
by i..tl.,.itin;_r the request had been agreed.
Wm U, m. county almmpy {Or rpm-OW. The state court said the newspaper's notes of interviews with lawyers backed up its statements. There
am... 5-“ days Elliott was {2an several was no evidence the newspaper had acted with malice, adding the statements could not be proved false.
pm.“(,f'mfhnmmnn Under the Supreme Court’s landmark 1964 ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan, a public official can
Thy fax-pd mf’nmnmun imiudpd a collect damages for libel only by proving the false statement was made with actual malice —— knowledge or
letter tn 1111 an attomey representing the ”CHESS disregard 0f its falsity. ,
Shelby (lounty AViation Enthusiasts to
the iiidgze exwutn’e expressing,r support Good:
for .111, .mpon board. an unaddressed The Urban County Government has lost its bid to withhold information from the Lexington Herald- '
letter trom Shelby (‘oiiiity Ayiation Leader about the settlement oflawsuits involving the city.
Enthusiasts. also Vult‘lnt.’ support for The state Supreme (‘ourt issued a unanimous opinion in late March upholding the Court of Appeals deci- .1
mi- board. .1 11<1 111 21 people who had sion in favor ofthe newspaper. l
‘.\1"'111t‘ ion-111s 111 support lor the board The newspaper began its battle in 1994 when it requested five years' worth of information about settle- ,
.11.»: 12111 .woi-rinms ti11-\ represent, ments andindgments against the Lexington police department.
11.11 1 in?‘ -.1d:1..1::o1 111.121111; to 111111 The city released some information but withheld details that could have led to the identity of the recipi- ,.
11 w! :1 .1 rim“ mar-l 11m.- 'l'he city argued disclosure would be a Violation of privacy because ofconfidentiality agreements. in some
§‘1 111.12 .113-1‘.11\1 11:111:1l-1~chools to hold oil a News-linterprise request iil.~l
“ i' ' 1“ \1“ ‘tl'l’m'l‘ ”m": ”5‘ year for information on disciplinary actions. In the appeal. the schools asked llardin (‘ircuit t'ourt to overrule l
‘ ’ 11 “" '1'” " .7 """W‘l' :1Now'tliln11‘ 19:11; Kentucky attorney general s decision that would have required the schools to fulfill an op. 11
'k ‘ ""’ "" i“‘""‘l"'~ “WW retords request made by the neuspaper 'l‘hc Eli/abethtoun Independent Schools complied in July lflflti with l
‘ i “M 1' “ "”“""’A‘" :1 similar reqiie-t iron) the paper I
‘l‘°""li‘ \Y'W" "“ ("‘l’“ ’ \H‘V The 11e‘.\sp.‘1perasked both school systems tor iiilormation about discipline problems. specific actions ;
l" v‘ ""1 'i' :~111-,1;111;-.-;111.. taken in response and the schools \\ lit-r11 the problems occurred. it did not seek the names or personal int'or—
“‘ “"h'r‘U’H‘” “I" "”1”". 1111111» mation of any students iiiyoly'ed
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