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Las Vegas Sun political cartoonist Mike Smith has been a professional artist for more than 30 years. In addition to drawing a daily cartoon five days a week for the Sun, Smith is a syndicated cartoonist for King Features Syndicate. Approximately 270 newspapers nationwide distribute his work.  He is also the author …

C.J. Hadley, Holly Rudy-James and the late Vail Pittman were inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame last weekend in Ely in a luncheon held during the Nevada Press Association’s 95th annual convention. A brief biography of Ms. Hadley is posted below. Here’s a video of her moving acceptance …

C.J. Hadley, Holly Rudy-James and the late Vail Pittman were inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame last weekend in Ely in a luncheon held during the Nevada Press Association’s 95th annual convention. Here’s a brief biography of Ms. James, along with photos from her induction ceremony. Holly Rudy-James …

C.J. Hadley, Holly Rudy-James and the late Vail Pittman were inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame last weekend in Ely in a luncheon held during the Nevada Press Association’s 95th annual convention. Here’s a brief biography of Mr. Pittman. Vail Pittman Vail Pittman is the second Nevada governor …

The Nevada Press Association Board of Directors has proposed amending the organization’s governing documents to allow online news sites, magazines and other types of news publishers in the Silver State to apply for full membership rights in the association. Under NPA’s current rules, only newspapers that are statutorily authorized to …

NPA Member Spotlight features a series of monthly interviews with NPA members from the newsrooms and business operations of newspapers throughout the state. The interviews are conducted by Kim Palchikoff, an award-winning journalist who has written for the Las Vegas Sun, New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Los Angeles Times …

NPA Member Spotlight features a series of monthly interviews with NPA members from the newsrooms and business operations of newspapers throughout the state. The interviews are conducted by Kim Palchikoff, an award-winning journalist who has written for the Las Vegas Sun, New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Los Angeles Times …

We’re debuting a new feature this month. NPA Member Spotlight will be a series of monthly interviews with NPA members from the newsrooms and business operations of newspapers throughout the state.   Reno-based freelance journalist Kim Palchikoff will conduct the interviews. Kim is an award-winning reporter who has written for …

Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame member A.D. Hopkins was greeted by newspaper friends south and north as he signed his new book, “The Boys Who Woke Up Early,” at events in Las Vegas and Reno last month. The book is a fictional account of growing up at the end of …

I’m assuming you already read a little about my background when NPA announced it had hired my company to manage the association.So I’ll focus here on a few things you don’t know: • I’m passionate about the role good journalism plays in improving our communities and making our world a better, more …