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Time to get to know each other
Some introductions are in order. Starting Monday, I’ll join the Springfield community as executive editor of the News-Leader. I’m anxious to get to know you and learn more about what you need from our...
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First Day
Does anyone ever accomplish much on their first day of work? Monday marked my official start as executive editor at the News-Leader, though I had been “working” from afar for the last three weeks (very...
View ArticleSunday column: Readers are from “Show-Me” state
Please check out my newest Sunday column, recapping and replying to a couple of the comments made on my introductory column a week ago. As it relates to the hopes I shared as the new executive editor...
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Looking at Springfield’s economic ecosystem
The city's diagram of the Local Economic Ecosystem. Springfield likes morning meetings — or so I’m told by Dr. Hal Higdon, president of the Ozark Technical Community College. He should know, as he and...
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Springfield news: ‘anytime, anywhere, in any form’
This week’s Sunday column highlights the changing nature of the news business with a focus on how the News-Leader and others are using new media formats to reach consumers. These changes play into the...
View ArticleSpringfield will have a newspaper for long time to come
The topic of the future of newspapers was among several issues discussed Thursday in an hourlong visit with Morning Line hosts Brian Calfano and Dan Vaughn at KWTO AM 560 in Springfield. My new Sunday...
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