http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/ NSNC Discussions Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:31:31 GMT Bill Tammeus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1687 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1687 Bruce:   Giving them the award often seems to hasten the end of life, as proven by Celestine Sibley, Herb Caen, Molly Ivins and others.   Given Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:17:58 GMT benspollock http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1686 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1686 Syndicated conservative columnist Kathleen Parker today publishes a magnificent column, "Saying goodbye to retiring columnist Ellen Goodman Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:37:55 GMT W. Bruce Cameron http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1685 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1685 How can that be? He hasn't lived a lifetime yet! Bruce W. Bruce Cameron Mark your calendar! My new novel, "A Dog's Purpose," will be published by Tor Books Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:11:57 GMT rhaughts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1684 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1684 Carl Hiaasen of The Miami Herald has been named the recipient of the 2010 Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Society of Newspaper Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:08:26 GMT rhaughts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1683 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1683 Carl Hiaasen of The Miami Herald has been named the recipient of the 2010 Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Society of Newspaper Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:08:02 GMT rhaughts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1682 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1682 As announced in the January newsletter, the 2010 NSNC Column Writing Contest is now open. Detailed information on the contest and entry forms are available Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:04:53 GMT rhaughts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1681 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1681 Thanks to all who responded to the "hopes, fears, predictions" question. Made a good article. Too late to get in the newsletter: Ellen Goodman, 2008 Lifetime Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:57:06 GMT Mark Berryman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1680 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1680 The request for predictions for 2010 reminded me of two things: 1. I had yet to renew my membership for 2010. Thanks to online payments and PayPal, that has Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:42:48 GMT Mark Berryman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1679 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1679 Here in rural America, the small community newspapers are still surviving and as long as they continue to cover homecoming queens, bizarre fruits and Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:45:34 GMT benspollock http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1678 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1678 Prediction: The National Society of Newspaper Columnists will not change its name. Columns can be published anywhere -- we've honored magazine and television Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:09:29 GMT Walter M. Brasch. Ph.D. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1677 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1677 PS--And if there are any proofreaders left, feel free to attack my quickie-typing in previous post. walt Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:48:12 GMT Walter M. Brasch. Ph.D. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1676 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1676 The (print) newspaper industry will continue to decline as long as owners treat the editoreial staff as commodities rather than professionals, and as long as Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:41:13 GMT maggie@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1675 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1675 I notice a regression in the small newspaper business to more local news and less frequent AP/Reuter content. Newspaper readers I write for seem to be turning Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:42:19 GMT Joanie Buettgen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1674 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1674 Bob, My hope is that the newspaper business will continue, my fear is that it might be too late. As a columnist in a small town, I'm reinventing myself with my Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:50:24 GMT Bill Tammeus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1673 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsncdiscussions/message/1673 Bob Haught:   In 2010 the NSNC will become even more adaptable and flexible as it seeks to support the important voices of columnists, who draw meaning