This is not a trick question.

If you would get $75 handed to you for arriving at work 15 minutes early tomorrow, would you arrive at your usual time?

Of course you wouldn't.

This isn't a trick either.

Register NOW for the MPA Convention (Oct. 21-23), and you can save $75. All you have to do is nothing more than what your were going to do anyway. (Retired members can save $20.)

THIS OFFER EXPIRES in one week -- next Thursday.

Don't let procrastination cost you $75. Register NOW! A form is at http://www.mopress.com/current_forms.php. (The Registration Fee covers Registration for all of the people in your company who attend.)

The special room rate at The Lodge of Four Seasons expires on Sept. 9 too. So call the Lodge today at 888-265-5500 and reserve your room.

(Don't forget to include on your registration form the Fall Golf Classic on Thursday, Oct. 21, at Sycamore Creek. Four-person scramble. It'll be fun!)

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Intelligent Mail barcodes required in May  

Intelligent Mail® barcodes (IMb) will be required on your newspaper labels by May to continue receiving automation discounts.

You'll need to start using the IMb in place of the POSTNET™ barcode. In May 2011, the POSTNET barcode will be ineligible for automation rates.
 
During September the Postal Service will conduct... continued...

National Newspaper Week -- sponsored annually by Newspaper Association Managers -- will be Oct. 3-9!   

Beginning in mid-September, newspapers can download free material from the Newspaper Week website to promote newspapers. Material will include editorials, columns, logos and cartoons.

Missouri Press Association is sponsoring access for all of its member newspapers so you can download all of the... continued...

-- Postal Statement of Ownership due Oct. 1

All Periodicals must submit to their postmasters by Oct. 1 a Form 3526, Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation. Failure to file could result in the suspension of your Periodicals mailing permit. Keep a copy of the form for your records.

Click here for a copy of the form: http://www.usps.com/forms/pdf/ps3526.pdf

Outstanding Young Journalists to be honored


Two journalists -- one from the Columbia Daily Tribune and the other from the Nixa Xpress -- have been selected to receive Missouri Outstanding Young Journalist awards from the Missouri Press Association.

Kevin Jones, president of MPA, announced Jonathon Braden, the Tribune's former K-12 education reporter, and Ryan Bowling, editor of the Xpress, will receive... continued...

Two new training opportunities from MPF – coming to a side of the state near you!
 
Web Solutions for Community Newspapers
For all newspapers, but particularly weekly newspapers, developing a Web site that can generate moderate ad revenue is a struggle. For some, just developing a Web site that can be dynamic and robust with news is a struggle. Former publisher... continued...

Nominees for MPA Officers, Directors

The Missouri Press Association Nominating Committee offers this slate of officers and directors for 2011, terms beginning Jan. 1. The election will be held during the annual MPA business meeting on Friday morning, Oct. 15, at the MPA Convention and Trade Show.

Officer nominees:
-President -- Joe May, Mexico Ledger
-First Vice President -- Phil... continued...

Riveting Historical Fiction Set in the Badlands

 

You’re snagged from the onset, your heart aching for Rachel, an African American homesteader begging her husband not to lower their daughter into a well to get water they desperately need to survive a drought.

In “The Personal History of Rachel DuPree,” by Ann Weisgarber, Rachel loses that battle and others in a simple, yet powerful, book about a woman battling a merciless existence on the plains of South Dakota in the early 1900’s.

Rachel has pluck and courage, and her story is powerful. This historical fiction debut brings to light the plight of African American Homesteaders.

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The Missouri Press Association will induct the 20th group into its Newspaper Hall of Fame during the 144th annual MPA Convention this fall at Lake of the Ozarks. Five people, all of whom connected with newspapers in their youth, will enter the Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 15, at The Lodge of Four Seasons.

This year’s inductees are the late... continued...