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the awards banquet Friday evening. . _; * 1%.: . S Q33 . if " a- - t g 3.. ,2 a ;_
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if. _ ciation, is the official ribbon cutting 56* .1 § ‘_ ’ ‘ . i - .5; . ., aw ’z. ,1. -; 5
'1, for the KPA central office building at ‘3‘ fl ; 3 (‘52:? . , . . or? . 32?:9. 3 3 " . ;'3. .33“ s . ,
x. 101 ConsumerLaneonThursdayat11 " is 3 3’9- k . ~“ -' ' ‘- £- 722, “" ,1 , V " , ,,
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3 the convention is the LEgiSIative Re" . 9333333. / '3 ‘ "i 7 4’ in m; 3 ' new
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_ ginning at 3:30 pm. on Thursday. On 35.. 339* .;. 3 tag“?! ; “ .3}‘q,§a Q . 2 3
tip an introduction to the LRC .. .g , “‘n " , * -
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tion of the legislative budget process, “ .. ‘ .._ ,.;; 9" < i E‘ 5 . 5' v a, [if a,
a look at issues facing the 1992 Ken- fie?“ ”-33 3 5&3. ,_ij,'3 ’3 3 33
. 3 . tucky General Assemblyandatour of 3,. 3» '3 ' ' ‘ 33“ g f» '11:}. ‘4 h é
legislative facilities. 333:, 33 “ 33‘ 3' W93 $333333 33
The annual legislative reception, . .. it“. _ w ‘ v . 2‘ .2-_! i
, with the General Assembly in full £§t wk ~ g *5? ; ,. . .311 , .
swing, is set for 6 pm. at the Holiday 9 ”‘7‘” 9 w " '3 ., ‘33; am, ..g . ~
* Inn ~ .. 1 nit. " .
Friday’s luncheon speaker will be ‘ 3%. ., J 3 “r - 3 ' 7 33:.
. Gov. Brereton Jones, still in honey- Winners all -—A dramatic sports picture won the NewspaperBest of Show award for GaryEmord-Netzley OfThe . . ‘
moon blush. General sessions and Messenger-Inquirer in Owensboro in competition sponsored by Kentucky News Photographers Association. '
workshops for news editorial, adver— ‘ .- t
tisin , circulation and Associates will f . . - 3
_ fiuFEiday,Sa_m_and pmschedule PIESS 01‘ ganizes 01' passage Templm nominees i
TheannualChan ingoftheGuard o o , 5
luncheon will no ogtt the three-day of OM/OR law reVISions "eedfd by De.“ 13
" convention on Saturday. Norrunations are being accepted 3:
More details Will cometo you via KPA members are being called on promote the bills. “They must be seen for] t1): Edsvards M‘ Templllin 3:331:11? 3 :
mail and in “9)“ month’s Kentucky to lobby hard for the Proposed revi— as more'than (media) industry bills,” 21a . warH, glide: aginua y y . e 3 ' 3 3
Press. If you need registration infor- ~sions to the state’s OpenMeetings and said Lowery, publisher of The Ken- 813271313031 era 3 ea er to recognize 3 .
. mation, call KPA at 143008664431- Open Records laws. tucky Standard in Bardstown. ”They 3; €1,131“: hy newspaper 99:50“ per- * g
At a workshop on Nov. 21 in are people bills.” 013m} ngt e-most outstan ing com-
lnsie Frankfort to explain the at- A Plus for the bins: which will “it” semi 1.1- h d t h “
torney Phil Shepherd urged the 25 come before the 1992 General Assem- Tern ”Kalli: toifl-IZralg r3122? -_ “j
Memories of 332,.poge 3 newspeople’ in attendance to contact bly, is that they'are marked by ”legis- tion Sirector ani resident-Elect of ‘ . ’ .- :1
Names, page 4 ‘ legislators and citizen groups in their lative ownership,” said Lowery, re- KP A at his death i: 1967 5
Who is KPA? page 7 local communities to ”getbehind” the femng to the apparent support of the Submit nominations3 in written , '- .‘fl
Magee-Sione retires, page 5 . bills which have been prefiled by the bills by the legislators who served on form detailing nominee's newspa- , . 3:3;
Open Meetings bill, page 16 legislativetaskforcethat’shashedover the task force. State Rep. Bill . per and community service career. ,. 353.},5‘
3 W951 KY papers sold, page 20 the revisions for about 14 months. Donnermeyer, .task force. chairman, Deadline is Friday Dec. 13' Send 3 f
Hall of Fame entries, page 20 Task force member Steve Lowery prefiled both pieces of legislation. to David T Thompson KP A 101 ’ ‘
cautioned about the language used to See Press organizes, back page Consumer Lane,Frankfort,KY4l)601. ,» g?
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Richmond Register Wilkinson administration,” he said , SS iiiai:‘ié:Qéééiifiiagiiiszizag g g; ' »
Brereton Jones won Kentucky’s Martha Wilkinson played up . 1991.0fficers "
gubernatorial race because he started Jones’ refusal to release his income tax : President
. early,ranhard all over the state, raised returns, and Hopkins tooku th ‘ . Celia McDonald, ‘
large sums of money, had a good field in the general election camgaigfimsue $33 333333 3 garb" 03333333 Emerpfise 3
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giganizzition afnd paid attention tothe ”That issue never caught on, be- t g 3 52‘s 3 Mar:l 8:251:33!“
WTfigszswo ciitppaign advertismg. cause Brereton Jones had been {f %5 35x3 Danville Advocate Messenger '
Jon ., ere e reasons glVen by innoculated in the primary , , , by a ‘i , . Past President 3
f es.campafgnrrtanagerSteveMiller candidate that the voters did not be- 3 3‘ g 3 David Hawpe, Th9 Courier-Journal 3
or his candidate 5 huge success in lieve in,” Miller explained. 33 3‘ ,v Vice President 3.
, - NoveWbEr’s general election. , Peel said theissue Hopkins should '~.««.5 5 Jerry Lyles, Benton Tribune—Courier ' 3
Miller took part in a panel dis- have run on was the $1.3 billion tax 5 ' 333%“ 3 33 Treasurer ‘
3 3 cussmn 0f the campaign at the Ken- increase ushered in by the Democrat Z ' 33’ . Dorothy Abernathy, Oldham Era
tuCkYWeaklyNewspaper!" Association , S’ . . at 3 3“", °f Directors
fall convention Nov 15 t E not Jones personal taxeS. ., " District 1 .
3 Kentucky University 3 a 3 aStem mos3t3ut Eross dcisagreeg. 11—118 Said that W {353 5H 5 t William MitCheu. FUlton Leader 3
' . v0 ers un erstoo t at the new District 2
' . aideLizyRZafifiose' to? campaign taxes were needed for school reform 3 3 3‘3 333: g Jed Dillingham ' ~
_ candidate LErry 1:130?) ghlrerwngogllg tt’atrlld thaltt they had been mandated by . g 5; . 5 3:32:59!"ti Progress
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3:C3;eduled for the discussion but did ”This is one of the few free shots Steve Miller 53:39? Revlett. M93398" 00333303 News
0 appear. _ _ , that you’ll ever have on that issue in a 0:183:13“; . .
Other panelists were Bob Geiger governor’s race,” Cross said 5 _ a Iie onmann, Frank/In Favorite
_ . oftheLexingtonHerald-Leader, AlCross Th 1' ' _ You can run as a reform candidate in gaunt 5
. _. of The Courier-Journal and Barry Peel . _ epane istsagreed thatHopkins this state and be against education El' 93:3: Love . ' '
, of WKYT-TV. was handicapped gomg into the gen— reform.” , Digs: st own News Enterprise ’
’7 Geiger compared the 1991 race era election campaign by a bruising Miller attributed Hopkins’ dev- D 3
- ' - - ‘ . oroth .
With that of1987. In that campaign, he batt‘lledin t1: GOP primary against a astating defeat to not understanding Distric3t3 ¢bemathy, Oldham Era _ .
_ . ‘ said, Democrats John Y. Brown IT- and innate; 3:: e 12330333331 have eaSily de— the electorate and not giving them Kelley Wamick, Gallatin County News 3
- . Steve Beshear trashed each other over 5 "y. orgy. good reasons to V059 for him, rather District 8'9 3
. taxes and other issues, allowing Miller said Forgywould havebeen than against his opponent. ' K9" M951. Bath 000th News Outlook
5 Wallace Wilkinson to ”c om e up the amoreformidablecandidate,butJones ”Larry Hopkins had no concept of District 10-11
. 7 . middle” and win with his promise of would have still beaten him. Kentucky’s political culture,” he said. 3303333 093 Santo -
a state lottery. _Larry Forgy is not an invincible ”The flip side of that is you must let AFN?“ Dally Independent , . » ‘
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Jones and MarthaWilkinson were 3 j M 5 " 33 ' Dmmt 1.53
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pOised as the main contenders this lll‘ ' l . 1 _ )0 MI . ’29” orce& Times
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~ year, but Jones wasn t about to make 1' ‘ . r Steve Lowe Ke ta 8
the same mistake as the frontrunners I". 3 - v . . {\f) lll' Jerry Lyles Zhbugeégjrielfndard ‘
' of four years ago, Geiger said. $9”) ‘ /33 I Jerle'ne F50389, Clay City Times
. Brereton, learning from ’87, just I". . 3 3 G/N/ “ .« 3“ A3068!“ Division
decided that he was not going to get . J) "I Gary Luhr, Kentucky RECC
. involved in mudslinging in this race,” "II by 3 3 Iggvertising Division 3
_ e said. . ' ug Taylor, Mt. Sterling Advocate .
. 3 “3| News-Ed't ' ' ' ' 3 3
_ . Also, Geiger said, Martha lll' @dfl/UUA Russ Poviemml D'V's'°“ ,
Wilkinson was so despised byalarge ; 3 L0 fl L] %‘W ' ”3'! Ashland Daily Independent '
part of the electorate-that whatever 3“. . 3 3 Education Representative
message she was carrying was tainted 3 "3|: J°'A"" Albers 7
by the fact that she was carrying it.” . ll|| W ‘ 6 Western Kentucky University 3
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th t pfillbythefJgrald Leader showed . “3 KPA/KPS Central Office ‘
a w en Wllklnson dropped out I". J David T. Thompson, Executive Director 3 ,
. bgfgre the primary her support was V I“ Bonnie Howard. Business Manager
. div1ded among Jones, Scotty Baesler 3". ‘ <7} ("‘5 , ‘ Glona DaYis' “Viewing. Dim”
and Dr Fl d P K4.) q“ I" . Reba Lems. Administrative Assistant
. . oy oore. However, the 3| {‘3 g 1 333335 t. ‘ Buffy Johnson. Bookkeeping Assistant
panelistsagreed thatBaeslerbenefitted 3' r - "“13? 3/3“." 3 d4 ~/ ' i Sue GammaCKt Secretary ‘ ‘
the most. H t ' ,_ . 'i l" . Pam'Shingler, News Bureau Director &
Miller said when it became obvi- 3‘ V""‘v(% ' 3 . <3 3 F Edna; The K933333639] Press . 3 ‘
ous that the Wilkinsons shifted their In. “El A. . \. K «:3 , '1 * I”l 0:53.19Emincéflggihsei’rfiacéQSstsgnt .
. , supportlto Baesler, the Jones camp ran 3 Arm gy'l , 3. A», '4- , g {13 53' nator; Kim Cox, LindaSIemp, Faygéhagcrhrgh ‘
, ads linking him to the administration. ' "II @awa rs. A [/53177 Your fig‘a 3 Mail/News Re'ease $9M”: Nancy Peyton '
_ _ ”We drove Baeslei’s negatives up , £35173: [/l‘?‘: ”33133.33 3 3.213 333 333 33 33W - “II Eéligtfiyxfiimifmigpubfished i
, 50 percentage pomts in five days, and "I. // (5'3! .IF?;:\\§>A 12.1““ '3|"| if 3 fm’ Kenmd‘Y 496% amp: afiifiaflams
, it was basmally that a vote for Baesler “ll ‘ ' AV." 3 '3 ?‘@J@E@I@fi @49 5' Jill ffgj‘ggpugng: is $4n1per year. Postmas- ' ' .
was ' - W mm mm . —_ m-t- M- » . ...-.« t . E ' 82" a 5” eK fuck Pr , t 3
’5 a vote for a continuation of the - 4, 233sz Lane, Frankf‘m: Ksmwywefi.

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: KPA Executive Director ‘ V ' 7' 3' ”2114; _ ‘ Like the day a lady pulled out '3
1 Memories. Gee, that d be a good 3 3%?” 13/ , 33: 3 ,3 333 from Fourth Street onto Capitol Av- . 3
3' 3 Memories.Thoughtsofyesterday. 1;, 5’ ' £5 3 3 g3 1 .1, . car. That was one' of hundreds of 33
Yesteryear. 3 / ' 333, 3' 1 “'3’ f5 ’ 3 wrecks thathave occurred in the eight
3 A3 YPUT Kentucky Press Assocm- it” ' 3" ., ‘ '3 '” 3 years I’ve been here. And yet, calling . {l
; tion begins a new era in a modem .33 3 3 , 3 1 -\ 7 1 3 ,3 fl theTransportation Department every
3 Central Office facility, memories 0f ; i V i , (3 '1 , ". 3 ' 1pm” time there was a wreck, we ended l
:ghe old Central Office on Capitol Av— g3; M1” .133 t " 22%” 133% With the same excuse, “Our traffic
t3 enue are still prevalent in our minds. 3 , 3t " 3 :3 V 3 l ” 3 4 studies show there’s no need for a
Many KPA members have ' 1- ' hay13333 71"»..11 "a. lTaffiClight/That’s state government Il
1; memories 0f their own about the 01d i 3 l3 3 h: ”5», “"11. 32%;, ' for you. Tell that to the many, many ' é'
Central Office — the building Chm" l i L’ 3; l v 1 1 V .. ,_ people who have been injured, or to
g mittee Wthh went 10019113; 1h 1981 for l 3 i ’ 1 ’ 3 hhgflm ' 133 the family of the lady who was killed.
' : aplace for KPA to call home found the g 1 3 3 3 ,_ , ”V1.33 Like the parades and protests _ ’
two-and-a—half story office/house 5 g l 3 3 3 - the festive atmosphere surrounding 3.
3 available within sight of the Capitol; ‘ = 3 - 3 5 3 ”3% t 3, 3 3 3 three gubernatorial inauguration pa- ,3
the presidents who served their terms ‘ . 35333333333 f 3 rades; the 25,000 teachers who lined El
' While KPA was 0“ Cap1tol Avenue; . 3 . 2. ~ .33 Capitol Avenue last year in suppdrtof ,.
the board members and - ‘9‘ h ' 4 1 ' ' education reform; the Kentucky State
. newspaperpeoplewhofrequentedthe t *3 , University students, most recently, 1’
Office for busmess 01’1““ t0 Vlslt- i‘ ,1 ‘ ' " j , ‘ 3 3 3 and other groups through the years {
L‘ And hke many 0f the members a , V ‘ ' . who have held Protest marches. i
‘ 333 and the staff, I, too,3 have my own 33'”; . 9‘ 1". There are many, many pleasant ,
_ memories of 332 Capitol Avenue- "' “i t r . " . memories about 332 Capitol Avenue. ‘
.‘ ' Like August 1983, having luSt re- ’ ' ‘ You remember those often. ' f
3‘ turned from a two-week Florida va- Taking a bath . . .KPA Central Office staff had a good time last winter watch— There are unpleasantones as well. :-
3 cation and drivmg from Oeorgetown ing workmen struggle down the stairs at 332 Capitol Ave. with a heavy bathtub You tuck them away, somewhere in 1 i
‘3 3 to the office for my interv1ew W13th3fh€ during a bathroom remodeling project -- one of many memories. your mind, and recall them only when - 9,;
1 Executive Committee abOUt thlS JOb- m sitting down to write a column_ , ’
Walking into a seemingly huge office just inches from the top of the steps Like the tornado that came right Yes, a new era, as such, h as begun .
. and findlng LEWIS Owens, Don and inches fromcovering thefirstfloor. overtheoff1ce.Ournews releaseclerk, - ‘ r,
. With the move to 101 Consumer Lane. 3
~ -- .. ,; Towles, John. Mumford, Betty Like December 1983, when KPA NancyPeyton, warned us never to get R' r:
”M . . ,- v , , _ . 1ght now, there are only pleasant 3
3:. , Berryman and Floe Bowles Sitting at purchased its first computer — ,an in ,her way: if a tornado threatened. thoughts of whatitwillbe'li‘lfé‘to have 3,331, ,3 We
- .theconference table,ready to interview Apple IIC. Watching as the staff ‘ap- And she meant it, leaping down the space for staff members to wmzk - " “ ‘
1 this guy named David T. Thompson proached this monster (me included) steps, over the top of Tony Spugnardi comfortably' to have a place to hold '-
- who applied for the position. with the mest apprehension possible. and toward the basement. board meetih f
v . . . . , . gs and small group ses- »
Like coming back a couple of Thengomgbacktoourdesksknowmg Like in 1985 and 1987 when the sions without renting a hotel meeting .
weeks later for a second interview ourIBM Selectric typewriterscouldn’t riverleftitsbanksagainandthreatened , - 4
- , . _ , room, to know the Kentucky River .
: when the field of 147 candidates had blow up the world With the push of a the office. won’t rise enough to flood you out' to . ;
been narrowed to just a few. wrong button. ' Like February 1989, when the be a part of an exciting time an d, to ,
Like walking in here the first day Like December 1983, just before KentuckyRiver did more than3threaten have a place of which all members can ‘ '3'
3 — Sept. 26, 1983 — as executive di- . , . . the office.Itcrested w1thfourinches of , v
. Martha Layne Collins inauguration . be proud. .
1 rector and the firstphone call—from water on the first floor. I remember . .
. . parade. Some staff member of the . , Someday, many years down the 3
. John Munford, WIShlng me well and H' . D' . . d . standing some 300 feet away, looking road erha 5 another KP A executive - 1
' h tever thin wouldbe 15mm lsmCt came m’ uring a as the office was ra idl en ulfedb - 1p 3P ' 1 . ' 7
assuring met a y g meeting of the Executive Committee . p y g y director Will write a column about his .
all right. , 3 3 ._ and general counsel Mike Judv, and the dirty water. That was as close as or her memories of a place called 101 3
Like a few weeks later, when Slt- . . , 1 . we could get at the time. Then getting . .
- - 1 - - tried to tell us we didnt have per- 1 _ , , 1 Consumer Lane and how he or she .
tingatmydesksomeViSitorssurprised . . up courage, and a pair of hp boots, 1 k f d h ff' KP A 33,
misSion to replace the rotted columns . , , 00 s orwar tot at new 0 ice 1 .
3. the whole staff. I heard a call from out hesuantly walking across Capitol - ‘.
- - 1 onthefrontporch.Afteralecturefrom. _ Will call home. ,3
, front telling me we had some spec1a Avenue not knowmg what creatures - 1
3' guests Sure ’nuff. Toward my office Don _Tow1es and John Munford, the lurked 1,111 der th ater u 3,1 For now, 332 Capitol Avenue 3
. ' guyleftlikeadogwithhistailbetween e W . ’ I“ .a row holdsthosememoriesforme.Butthose . .:
inthe back walked Gov.]ohn Y- Brown his legs_ , boat came by and I hItChEd a ride up memories for an executive director in 3
f and his wife, Phyllis George- She was onto the front porch. TWO days later the future won’tmatch the oneslhave 1
pregnantand theywerewalkingdown Hecalled backafew minutes later we were able3to gethld? and pull up ’ 0f walking into the building for the .'
:3 Capitol Avenue with two plainclothes and said it was okay if we wanted to all the carpeting 0" the hm floor. first time and seeing Don Towles,' ' ;'
‘ . statepoliceofficersattheirside.Nature replace the columns as long as they That same day was to be the be- Lewis Owens, Floe Bowles, Betty
“119d and Phyllis had to use the were of the same design as what we ginning of an IRS audit. They under- Berryfhan and John Munford waiting
bathroom. You don’t say ”no" to the had. stood fora day, then made the auditor to interview mesfor this job, or of the ‘ . .3
first lady. And then sitting at the LikeJanuary 1984,.my first winter come on anyway. No heat, no water. First Lady of Kentucky needing to use 3 a
1 Conference table With Governor convention. Eight inches of snow fell But he sat there in the kitchen, exam— the bathroom, or ofwatching the river
BrOwn, showing him the pictures 0f the morning the convention started. ining the books, With his heavy coat , riseas the staff helplessly stands across . s
' pastpresidents onthe conference room We didn’t pack the convention’mate- wrapped around him, trying to stay the street knowing we can do nothing 3 . ' 3
wall. ‘ rial the night before. So the staff got to warm. We made it through the audit to stop the rising waters. 3 , - ' l
‘ Like November 19831 when the load up as the snow fell. And then the and the flOOd- And we got new car ‘ In a way, it’s hard to say goodbye -. j'
, Kentucky River did its thing, leaving ’next Monday when new KPA PreSi-' petingon the firstfloorand even made to 332 Capitol Avenue. But getting a » 1:33
3 its banks and filling the basement. We dent Lewis Owens called nine times $5.75 between the costof the carpeting new office is an exciting opportunity. - 3
watched hour by hour as the river his first day in office. We got a new and theinsurance money wereceived. Wealllook forward to whatmemories 3 3
‘ ' gradually rose. Step by step from the telephone system a couple of weeks Larry Craig, KPA president, never that new building might someday ‘;
‘ basement the water rose. It crested later. could understand-that. bring. -3; 3,
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, . WILLIAM MILLION is the new Julius-Maximillians-Uniserstat in N0 1’1 8 g“ ti?) 3 S f0 11 these ph 0 tographers I L‘
i > general manager of The Bourbon Wurzburg, Germany. ,1
5 Times in Paris- He is a former Proving neWSPaPering is not Gleaner's Clarke is #1 C
‘ associate editor and advertising always an itinerant business, nine “—
‘ representative for The Carlisle staff members at the Glasgow Daily Cathy Clarke of The Cleaner in *Illustration: Robert Bruck, Mes— J]
: Mercury and most recently was Times were cited in October for 15 Henderson was named Newspaper Sanger—Inquirer, first; Tom Marks, sec- sr
' f publisher of the Nicholas News- years of service each. They are office Photographer of the Year for 1991 at 0nd; Rick Loomis, WKU, third; Allen t(
I Herald. manager MARY LOIS LYONS, the awards banquet of the Kentucky Lake, Messenger-Inquirer, and Craig
2’ Replacing LORI TAYLOR as publisher BILL TINSLEY, advertis- News Photographers Association last Fritz, honorable mention. ]1
7 editor of The News-Herald in ing manager HAROLD SPEAR, month in Louisville. Runner-up was *News Picture Story: Bill Luster, u
Owenton is STEVE OLDING, ‘ composition manager ELIZABETH Bill Luster of the Courier—Journal. first; Tim Sharp, Herald-Leader, sec— ‘ c<
' former editor of the Grant County ' PEDEN, Glasgow Republican editor KNPA gave its Newspaper Bestof 0nd; Charles Bertram, Herald-Leader, 2
Express and Campbell County FRANCES BASTIEN, circulation Show Award to Gary Emord-Netzley third. ? h'
Courier Press and former reporter bookkeeper LIBBY PROFFITT, job of The Messenger-Inquirer in *Pictorial: Charles Bertram, first ti
. _ for the Recorder Newspapers. printers MARTHA THOMAS and Owensboro. The $100 cash award is and second; RobertBruck, third;Jason p‘
i V Taylor, who lOihEd the staff in 1985 BILLY THOMAS, and advertising sponsored by Associated Press and Hallmark, honorable mention. 3
as advertising manager and took representative ALICE PIPER. Staff selected from among first-place win- *PortraitPersonalig: Janet Worne, y
over as editor in 1989, resigned to writer CONNIE PICKETT was ners in individual still categories. Herald-Leader,first;MichaelClevenger, tc
- become an information officer for recognized for 10 years of service. A citation for outstanding service University of Kentucky, second; Steve It
. . the Kentucky Higher Edlilciafion to Kentucky photojournalism went to Dozier and Rick Loomis, honorable ft
’ 5 Assistance Authority. B0 are - John Flavell of The Dail Ind endent mention. fc
'* graduates Of Northern KEthkY KPA-er S Judge in Ashland. y 8P *Seguence: Charles Bertram, first;
1 University. ‘ ' ' ' Other winners from amon KPA Cath Clarke, third. m
f SHERI TOLLEY is a new staff for M¥SSISSIP p 1 members by category are: g *gmrts Action: Tim Sharp, first; or
i 3‘ writer With The Jackson County San Advertising staff members from *Newspaper Feature: James Allen Lake, second; Robert Bruck, ‘ N
‘ 5 in McKee. The West Virginia native KP A newspapers met in Lexington on Wallace, Courier—Journal, first; Mark third; Charles Bertram and Janet L,
. attended Berea College. A150 new to Get 25 to judge entries in 1\’1155i~°’5‘ll3l°,1 Cornelison, Richmond Register, sec- Worne, honorable mention. P1
the paper’s associate editor P0St i5 Press Association’s ad contest. . 0nd; Pat McDonough, Courier—Journal, *Sports Feature: Gary Emord-
“ RICK L. ELKINS, a University Of Theywere Larry Stewart, Courier— and Craig Fritz, Western Kentucky Netzley, first; Leah Hogsten, WKU, th
. ~ ‘ Kentucky graduate. He has worked [01”de Louisvflle; Larry BTOOkS and University, honorable mention. second; Sam Upshaw Jr., Courier- A.
;‘ with the Laurel County Weekly, Linda Rakestraw, Lexzngton Herald- *Feature Picture Story: John Journal, third; Michael Clevenger, Sam ‘
' ; London Sentinel-Echo and Corbin Leader; Debbie Ballard, Sentinel-News, Russell, WKU, first; Cathy Clarke, Upshaw Jr. and Cathy Clarke, honor- : A.
7 2 TimeS-Tribune , and his work has also Shelbyville; Dorothy Abernathy, second; Pat McDonough, Bill Luster, able mention. 3 19
- ; appeared in the Lexington Herald- Oldham Era; Debbie Helton,Advocate— and Tom Marks, Lexington Herald- *Spot Newsz. Cathy Clarke, first; . A sr
\ it ’ Leader [LOUiS‘V/‘ille Courier Journal ' Messenger, Danville; ‘Bonnie Ball, Leader, honorable mention. Janet Worne, second;Charles Bertram, i be
' and Associated Press publications. Winchester Sun, and Jeff Wilder, Tri— *General News: Jason Hallmark, third; Allen Lake, Tim Sharp and Bud ? sh
E JAMES M- SLAGLE, recent Czty News, Cumberland. WKU, first; Cathy Clarke, second; Kraft, honorable mention. 2'
' ' ‘ graduate 0f Davidson College in Pltching In from KID-AIS central Jennifer Podis, Herald-Leader, third; M Cathy Clarke, first; Bill ,2 'th
North Carolina, has lOihEd the staff office were executive director David Chuck Wing, WKU, and Bud Craft, Luster, first runner up; Chuck Wing, l w.
l Of The HWVOdSbWS Herald as re- T' Thompson, advertising director Courier-Journal free lance, honorable second runner up. to
_ 5 porter /photographer. While in ' Gloria Dams and secretary Sue mention. 2 to
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 a December 1991, The Kentucky Press, Page 5 l
J ludy Magee Stone , f
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'- Struggle, triumph merge m 45-year newspaper career
V

S The Advance Yeoman
Oct. 31, 1991 businesses went bankru t, and man competition in eve direction. A new f
During her career as a journalist, ll had 0 foster and better families could not afford3 to pay thei}; paper Opened up 113$mithland,” and i
Mes— Judy Magee Stone of Wickliffe has press . . . 0 TWO revolution taxes. anotherwasopenedinBallardCounty. ?
.sec- seen many changes, from the linotype Lee, two hand fed Job ”Newspapers recorded the ”The Journal at Bardwell also had }
illen to the Macintosh. presses, 0 Model 8 linotype troubles that the nation was having competition. I had to go to work
iraig While in the newspaper business, but no bathroom facilities, and coped. Mrs. Wear said that she whetherIwanted to ornot. It took five 3
Judy has suffered personal hardships used to get chicken, eggs, vegetables years to get rid of my competition.” :-
ister, while managing to fight off fierce and fruit in payment of subscription She also ”got rid of the Journal,” vi
sec- competition from other newspapers. She wrote that Wickliffe had bet- money. Farmers would bring them after the editor in Bardwell, Homer '1
ader, ' Following the death of her first ter equipment. ”It had a faster and the products of their farms instead of Harper, was killed in a car wreck and I
husband, Pat Magee in 1967, she raised better press . . . a two revolution Lee, caSh, for the farmer didn’t have the Judy’s father was killed while cutting ,
first their three children on her own and two hand fed job presses, a Model 8 cash to pay.” down a Christmas tree. ”Those were ’2
ison put them through college. linotype but no bathroom facilities.” The Magees moved into the new the final straws. and I gave up the I
In August of 1990, The Advance— Each morning, Stone said, the Yeoman building the summer their Journal and printing the Ballard -‘
)mer Yeoman celebratedIOOyears of service ”town loafers” would gather around son, Mike, was born. ”I was setting County telephone directory.”
iger, to the residents of Ballard County. the pot bellied stove in the office for nearly all the type, and during my Once Judy’s kids were off at col- .
teve Judy recorded the newspaper’s color- heat. They would drink coffee and “m
able ful history in a lengthy piece written read the papers. ”I threw the chairs I had to go to work whether I wanted to or not.
for the occaswn- 0‘“ Thls dld“ t make me pOPUIar 1“ It took five ears to et rid of m com titi n “
’irst; Recently, Judy retired from the LaCenter where they resented our Y 9 Y pe ° ' .
newspaper business and sold The Ad- moving to Wickliffe and thought we '
’irst; mince-Yeoman, The West Kentucky made a mistake." pregnancy, we had tried repeatedly to lege, she wrote every night and man- j
LICk, News in Paducah and The Livingston At this time, the newspaper was hirealinotypeoperatorwith no results. aged to write eight books. "
met Ledger in Smithland to Kentucky located in the old Yeoman building The day before I went to the hospital Then in 1985, she ran into Larry
Publishing Inc. next to the bank. for delivery, a woman walked in Stone, who began in the newspaper
)rd- Following are excerpts taken from Stone wrote that both papers had looking for a job.” business atthe same time she did. ”We -
KU, the special anniversary edition of The survived the Great Depression. ”They An apartment was built above the had been friends all these years and he I
'ier- Advance-Yeoman. didn’t have any money but they newspaper building and the Magees was a special friend of Pat’s. His wife, ,
5am Judy and Pat Magee bought the managed to feed their families.” moved in with theirnewbaby. ”I hired too, died of cancer after an illness of a
10r- Advance in