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Here is a column from the president of the National Newspaper Association on elimination of overnight mail, and how that hurts small towns . Rural mail will suffer with more mail plant closures By John Edgecombe Jr. Publisher, The Nebraska Signal, Geneva, NE And President, National Newspaper Association  A friend of …

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Tuesday, December 23, 2014 The Nevada Legislative Commission on Monday adopted new records regulations, and with them a new manual for how state agencies are to handle requests for public records. The regulations are a result of amendments to the state statute, NRS 239, adopted by the Legislature in 2013. …

Monday, June 2, 2014 Nevada’s shield law, one of the strongest in the nation, will get a look this week by an advisory board for possible legislation to broaden it. Proposed language would change the fundamental test from ‘journalist’ to ‘journalism’ in deciding who gets protected from subpoenas trying to …

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 We got word today from Barbara Ellestad that Clark County judges have thrown out all the subpoenas against her and her news site, Mesquite Citizen Journal, stemming from criminal cases involving the Virgin Valley Water District. In dismissing the subpoenas, the judges upheld Ellestad’s argument that …

Outstanding Journalist –Weeklies Annie Flanzraich, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza “Extremely versatile. Is able to engage the community in a variety of ways. Listens to the readers and can tackle tough issues.” Outstanding Journalist – Dailies Molly Ball, Las Vegas Review-Journal “She is tenacious in her coverage. Her writing encompasses a …

Monday, January 19, 2009 A district judge in Clark County has provided a significant ruling for open-government advocates in Nevada who worry that cost is the biggest obstacle to obtaining public records. Judge Susan Johnson’s ruling came in a case brought by activist Karen Gray, who was represented by the …

Outstanding Journalist- Dailies Marshall Allen, Las Vegas Sun“ “In a category loaded with talented reporters and investigative pieces, Marshall’s depth of reporting and the quality of his writing set his work apart. His indentured doctors stories were extraordinary, but over the other submissions were terrific examples of what journalists are …

Story of the Year “Married couple brought together for the final hours” Ed Koch, Las Vegas Sun “It may seem unusual that we passed much meatier stories and selected this one.  Many of the entries show excellence in reporting and research.  But the criteria here was ‘compelling.’ And this story, …