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‘Bob’ Smith III
Mar 1, 2020
Former Lebanon (Missouri) Daily Record publisher R.B. “Bob’’ Smith III died Thursday, January 16, 2020, in Lebanon. He was 80. Smith was publisher from 1988 to 1994.
‘Vinnie’ Williams
Mar 1, 2020
Vivian Marie “Vinnie” Ahlsweh Williams, 99, of Watkinsville, Georgia, died January 17, 2020. She was an award-winning novelist, reporter, editor and newspaper publisher. She is survived by ...
Mayo appointed to NNA board of directors
Feb 1, 2020
NNA President Matthew Adelman, publisher of the Douglas (Wyoming) Budget, has appointed Jeff Mayo, publisher and president of Cookson Hills Publishers Inc. (Sallisaw, Oklahoma), as an at–large member ...
National Newspaper Association supports more flexibility in fluctuating salary rules
Nov 22, 2019
National Newspaper Association, representing community newspapers across America, has expressed its approval of a proposal by the U.S. Department of Labor to provide employers with additional tools for ...
NNA welcomes moderation in 2020 postage increases
Oct 10, 2019
The annual increase in postage classes heavily used by newspapers has been revealed by the U.S. Postal Service and National Newspaper Association was pleased that they are relatively moderate, in line ...
US Postal Service taken to task for spotty service performance despite rising costs; NNA calls for postal reform from Congress
Oct 7, 2019
The National Newspaper Association, while meeting for its annual convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, called for Congress to renew its commitment to postal reform in light of a new report criticizing the ...
Federal government increases overtime salary threshold
Sep 24, 2019
The annual salary threshold for exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act will increase on January 1 to $35,568 from $23,660, the United States Department of Labor announced today. The ...
Annual readership survey confirms community newspaper readers are voters
Aug 29, 2019
PENSACOLA, Florida — Newspaper readers are voters, and the National Newspaper Association’s annual readership survey of more than 1,000 people from rural and urban communities across the country ...
National Newspaper Association cheers senators for Freedom of Information Act bill
Jul 24, 2019
A bipartisan team of senators on July 23 introduced a bill to repair a gaping hole created by the U.S. Supreme Court in June that keeps food stamp payments to retailers secret.
