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Pumarlo: Carefully screen columns by public officials

By Jim Pumarlo How will the Legislature deal with a record budget surplus, and what will it mean […]

Column: Editor ‘can handle mean,’ but can’t stand ‘baseless cynicism and unwillingness to think’

By Al Cross This month’s column is mainly from someone else, because it illustrates a serious problem facing […]

Ad Libs: The power of enthusiasm

By John Foust Greensboro, N.C. There’s a story about a professor of literature at the University of North […]

Resolve to be accessible, stay relevant

Resolve to be accessible, stay relevant  By Jim Pumarlo Surviving in today’s fractured media landscape depends on your […]

Ad Libs: Advertising’s Bill of Rights

By John Foust Greensboro, NC In the advertising business, there are things which must be done in order […]

The Race Is On: Creative Cloud vs. Affinity

Thoughts from the Set of Digiversity.tv By Russell Viers I could be cliché and say that the recent […]

Robust public affairs coverage requires more than record of meetings

By Jim Pumarlo My formula for shaping newspaper content is straightforward: Present a blend of stories that people […]

Ad Libs: Say it and do it, or renegotiate

By John Foust Greeensboro, N.C. Joanne is an ad manager with a common-sense approach to managing her team […]

Nominations Open for MNA Half-Century Club

The Minnesota Newspaper Association is proud to honor individuals who have worked in the newspaper industry for 50 […]

Pumarlo: Go beyond ‘votes and quotes’ in election results

By Jim Pumarlo Newsrooms have toiled the past many weeks churning out stories to help voters make informed […]