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Contest resources available for your last-minute questions!
We’re getting down to the wire. The deadline to submit entries for the Better Newspaper Contests is Friday, October 13. All entries must be submitted and uploaded to the betternewspapercontest.com website by 4:30 p.m.; hard-copy examples must be postmarked on or before October 13. In past years, many entries were submitted in the 1-2 hours…
Read MoreIowa Newspaper Association Welcomes Debbie Anselm As New Executive Director
The Iowa Newspaper Association is thrilled to announce that Debbie Anselm will lead the organization as executive director, effective October 24. Anselm, a visionary industry leader of 20 years, brings a wealth of experience to the INA and its 240 member newspapers, most recently serving as the association’s board president and with Lee Enterprises as…
Read MoreMisguided gov’t proposal targets ‘vexatious’ people
By Randy Evans / Iowa Freedom of Information Council Many decades ago, Mrs. Gentry and Mr. Halferty put up with an inquisitive kid’s classroom questionsabout American democracy and the workings of government. I did not imagine back then how the meaning of some words could take on such importance in government. Take, for example, a…
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