Former ONPA member is national candidate

Former ONPA member Michael King is a candidate for NPPA’s Board of Directors. That news is not surprising at all to me. King joined ONPA and NPPA as a high school student and was always one to be involved. I’m all for helping him climb the ladder. His plea...

The blog didn’t move – I did

The absent blogger has returned from moving.Our quest to downsize was no easy task. Perhaps that’s why most people do it after they retire – just so they will have the time to do it. The process was twice what one would normally go through as our son...

ONPA June clip contest results

The monthly clip contest results for June are in and posted on the ONPA Website.Neal Lauron, Lisa DeJong, Jeff Hinckley and Marshall Gorby each had multiple wins picking up 90 points each in June which resulted in a reshuffling of the top 10 points leaders in what is...

Stolen equipment alert

Columbus Dispatch photographer Courtney Hergesheimer is asking for help in keeping an eye out for some recently stolen equipment. Hergesheimer was broken into on Sunday night, the 6th, and reports that the thieves got away with pretty much everything electronic,...

Ohio SPJ winners announced

The Ohio SPJ awards for 2009 have been announced. The joint recognition competition is managed by the Central Ohio (Columbus), Cincinnati, and Cleveland pro chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists and honors the best of Ohio’s print, broadcast,...