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By Kevin Slimp There is a rule of thumb which almost always proves to be true at newspaper conventions: attendance drops drastically on Saturday morning. There are plenty of theories on the subject from “too much fun on Friday night” to “heading home to be with the kids.” Whatever the …

By Jim Stasiowski This month, I depart from my usual presentations of strategy and tactics, many of which are my thoughts and opinions rather than facts that I can support with objective proof. In other words, at least some of you probably stand up and shake your fists at my …

By Jim Stasiowski One of my favorite failures was my story about professional wrestling. (In my youth, it was called “wrassling,” and no, I didn’t see matches in the Colosseum in Rome. Mom and dad wouldn’t let me go.) The story was my idea. A young reporter in Florida back …

By Kevin Slimp An editor in South Carolina wrote to me yesterday, “I’m always amazed at your productivity.” I get that a lot these days. Since yesterday, I’ve written an opinion piece that’s already filling my inbox with responses from readers; my fictional weekly serial, The Good Folks of Lennox …

By Kevin Slimp There’s a reason I love my work so much. There’s a reason that there are folks around the country waiting for me to return their calls while I’m writing this column. They can wait. This is more important. I love my work for the same reason that …

A scene from one of my long walks: Ahead of me 10 paces on the sidewalk was a cylinder, flesh-colored. As I got near it, I wondered: Could it be a human finger? When I got there, I realized it was a bandage, perfectly rolled, that recently fit on someone’s …

Among all the individual awards at the annual Nevada Press Association convention, one of the most important and prestigious of our honors sometimes gets overlooked. The award — for community service — recognizes the effort that newspapers and their staffs make to be leaders and contributors, whether it be for …

This award goes to journalists who have been in the profession less than five years. It recognizes their outstanding work, and is intended to encourage them to remain in the business. Urban dailies Bethany Barnes Las Vegas Review-Journal Through a series of hard-hitting articles published over the course of the …