ASSOCIATE NEWSLETTER
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SEPTEMBER 2018
CONTENTS
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SEPTEMBER 2018 NEWSLETTER
APG East
APG Central
APG West
Human Resources
MULTIPLE AWARDS, ESPOSITO & SNPA BOARD, SHOELESS VIRAL STORY
DRAGON BOAT RACE, BEST OF 2018, GOLF OUTINGS
BOZEMAN
HUMAN RESOURCES PORTAL AND INFORMATION
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PRESIDENT’S CORNER Hello, APG Associates … I would like to thank the newsletter contributors from all three divisions of APG. I know everyone is very busy, and we all appreciate the time you take out of your work schedules to keep us all up to date on the exciting happenings in your region. A number of us attended the Inland Press Association Annual Meeting in Chicago. APG belongs to and supports many industry association and advocacy groups, and I believe it’s very helpful to take advantage of these gatherings to help us navigate an increasingly complex media landscape. Everyone here is, of course, very happy with the repeal of the newsprint tariffs. Though there are still a number of administrative procedures which have to occur, the end of the tariffs seems finally to be near. It will take a while for pricing to begin to come down, and it probably won’t hit the lows we saw in the last few years, but the trends are good. I’d like to welcome our new Associates from Cooke Communications who have recently joined the APG family. Cooke operated a number of print, digital, and mobile products in North Carolina and Florida. The North Carolina group has become a part of APG Tennessee/North Carolina/Virginia, and the Cooke papers in the Florida Keys group has become a part of our other Florida operations along the Sun Coast. Many folks at APG worked hard and long hours to get these two groups integrated into our operations, and it was a job well done!! One new Associate from Cooke asked me why we are continuing to buy community newspapers while the industry faces challenges. My answer was simple: We believe that, with our commitment to high quality community journalism and with scale, we can become better and stronger. We can face our challenges head-on with resources that smaller newspaper companies simply don’t have. As long as there are good newspapers in good markets for sale, we’ll continue to grow. Please enjoy September’s newsletter! Sincerely, Mark Adams 3
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SAFETY
SLEEP&
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS JEFF ROWTON, SAFETY MANAGER Sleepiness can make you less effective at work. But, ever more unfortunate, it can also make you very unsafe. Sleepiness clouds your thinking and causes you to make more errors, react slower, and use poorer judgment than you do when you’re alert. One of the most dangerous aspects of sleepiness is that people often misjudge their own state of mind and abilities, believing that they are able to handle important decisions and tasks, when in fact that is not true. Many large studies have found a relationship between sleepiness and work-related injuries. Highly sleepy workers are 70 percent more likely to be involved in accidents than non-sleepy workers, and workers with chronic insomnia (difficulty getting to or staying asleep) are far more likely than well-rested individuals to report industrial accidents or injuries. People with excessive sleepiness who also snore (a potential sign of sleep apnea) are twice as likely to be involved in workplace accidents. And tragically, in one Swedish study of nearly 50,000 people, those with sleep problems were nearly twice as likely to die in a work-related accident.
U.S. ESTIMATES OF WORK-RELATED, ALL-CAUSE INJURY INCIDENCE (PER 100 WEEKS) BY USUAL DAILY SLEEP. Usual Hours Slept/Day
Number of Workers (NHIS 2004-08)
Percent of Workers
Number of est. Work Related Injuries Annually
Number of est. Workers Annually
Est. Annual Injury Incidence per 100 Workers1
≤ 4.99 h
1,431
1.9
83,730
1,061,759
7.89
5-5.99 h
4,407
5.9
172,462
3,310,950
5.21
6-6.99 h
17,251
22.9
469,756
12,988,074
3.62
7-7.99 h
25,950
34.5
448,458
19,774,245
2.27
8-8.99 h
22,604
30.0
413,942
16,571,317
2.5
9-9.99 h
2.361
3.1
39,101
1,759,342
2.22
> 10 h
1,267
1.7
41,694
883,551
4.72
Total
75,271
100.0
1,669,142
56,349,239
2.96
Includes individuals reporting employment at a job or business and those who had reported usual sleep hours.
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(Source: Lombardi DA, Folkard S, Willets JL. Smith GS. Daily sleep, weekly working hours, and risk of work-related injury: US National Health Interview Survey (2004-2008). Chronoboi Int, 2010 Jul; 27(5):1013-30.)
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18 STATE JOURNALISM AWARDS THE GREENEVILLE SUN
The Greeneville Sun earned 7 first-place and 11 second-place journalism awards in annual competition sponsored by the Tennessee Associated Press Broadcasters and Media Editors. Staff Writer Ken Little won the Malcolm Law Memorial Award For Investigative Reporting, “recognized as one of the most prestigious awards given for journalistic accomplishments in Tennessee,” said Michael S. Reneau, editor of The Sun. Little’s story chronicled a Greene County resident, who had been involved in a Florida murder in the 1980s, after a video of a police interview with the man surfaced. “Wow. Just wow,” wrote the contest judge on Little’s story. THE GREENEVILLE SUN WON SIX OTHER FIRST-PLACE AWARDS:
IN THE TAPBME COMPETITION, THE SUN GARNERED SECOND-PLACE AWARDS:
• Business News: Former Staff Writer
• Business News: Former Associate
• Daily Deadline: Little • Editorials: Reneau • Features: Reneau and Goff • Multimedia: Sun Director of Online
• Daily Deadline: Cutshall • Editorials: Reneau • Feature Photography: Reneau • Features: Reneau • Individual Achievement/Body of
Lorelei Goff and Reneau
Operations Brian Cutshall and Sports Editor Emeritus Wayne Phillips
• Sports Photography: Former Sports Editor Darren Reese
Editor Kristen Early
Work in Photography: Reese
• Investigative Reporting: Reneau and Assistant Editor Gregory
• Multimedia: Cutshall • Sports Photography: Reese • Sports-Outdoors: Reese • Video: Cutshall 8
CARL ESPOSITO SERVING ON SNPA BOARD Congratulations to Carl Esposito, publisher of The Daily Times and regional president (Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia) for Adams Publishing Group. He has agreed to serve as the newest at-large member of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association board of directors.
APG EAST
SHOELESS VIRAL STORY THE ROGERSVILLE REVIEW A story and related editorial that appeared in The Rogersville Review about two Rogersville police officers who showed kindness to a homeless man with no shoes, who was making his way south on US 11W, and a follow-up article about how a local church publicly thanked those officers for being “Good Samaritans”, went viral on the worldwide web. The initial news story by Bill Jones and the editorial by Publisher Tommy Campbell prompted members of St. Henry Catholic Church, in Rogersville, to present gifts of appreciation to the two officers involved. Jones’ story of the presentation went viral on internet and social media sites and caught the attention of a company in Connecticut whose manager saw the story and had a commemorative wall plaque made from the Review’s clippings and delivered to Father Bart Okere and the members of the church in appreciation of their own recognition of Rogersville Police Department Officers
Cambren Gibson and Steve Nelson. The officers in late June encountered the homeless man, Mr. Anthony, after passersby called the Police Department to report fears that the man, who was staggering along the shoulder of the road, might be drunk or under the influence of drugs. Rogersville Fire Chief David Jackson, found that Anthony was only impaired by the scorching asphalt and his blistered feet. It was quickly learned that the man had no shoes and, as Jones reported, “was having great difficulty walking on the hot asphalt shoulder of Highway 11W beneath a blazing sun and amid 90-degree temperatures”. Officer Gibson checked with the Rogersville Shoe Show store, which had three pairs of that size in stock. The two RPD officers went out of their way and beyond the call of duty to help the struggling man ... out of their own pockets.
SUN SPIRIT AWARDS The Greeneville Sun hosted its 18th Annual Volunteer Spirit Awards, presenting $3,350 in cash prizes to local volunteer organizations. John M. Jones Jr., former editor of The Greeneville Sun, said, “It has been truly awe-inspiring to listen to what is being done by the people in this room.” The newspaper’s former Accent Editor Kathy Knight won the Spirit Star Award, the top honor presented by The Greeneville Sun plublisher, Gregg Jones.
WHIG STAFF UNDERGOES ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING The editorial and advertising staffs of the Cecil Whig and Newark Post newspapers recently underwent active shooter training with the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office in response to a recent deadly shooting at an Annapolis newspaper. Sgt. Michael Kalinsky, with the sheriff’s office’s Community Policing Unit, led a morning-long training Aug. 8 based on the ALICE system, a civilian response training that has been disseminated to more than 1 million people nationwide. In Cecil County, both the sheriff’s office and the Elkton Police Department have become trained instructors in the program and have presented it to all public schools, county government employees and numerous private businesses. ALICE, an acronym for “alert, lockdown, inform, counter and evacuate,” starkly contrasts the conventional method of locking doors, turning out lights and hiding under desks and in closets, which is known as a “shelter in place” tactic, according to Kalinsky. ALICE was developed by a law enforcement officer who recognized how the inadequate response to the Columbine High School shooting in 1999 likely led to more deaths. 9
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Pictured are Isanti County News Sports Reporter Mike Bleninger; Reporter Noelle Olson; Reporter Tiffany Kafer; and Editor Rachel Kytonen.
DRAGON BOAT RACING EAU CLAIRE LEADER-TELEGRAM It was a relatively cool evening with nary a ripple in the water. Nevertheless, the task faced was a daunting one. A team of Leader-Telegram Associates, former Associates, relatives and friends gathered Aug. 2 at Half Moon Beach in Eau Claire. The job: Endure a training program for the upcoming Half Moon Dragon Boat Festival. The goal: Protect the participants’ collective pride. None of the Leader-Telegram team members had even ridden in a dragon boat, let alone competed in one. The affable “coach,” who provides his expertise at various events around the country, had his hands full teaching the terminology and technique required of the sport. Mayo Clinic Health System was the main sponsor for the annual program, the proceeds of which benefited the Albert J. and Judith A. Dunlap Cancer Center, Joshua’s Camp, CVTC Wig Bank and American Cancer Society. The company supplying the equipment and expertise was Pan Am Dragon Boat, which is based in Tampa, Fla., and was founded about 10 years ago. They supply the 20-person boats — which range in cost from $8,900 to $9,800, according to Pan Am’s website — life preservers, paddles and coaches.
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The single training session before the final event, which took place Aug. 4, got off to a rocky start. At one point the drummer, who sets the rhythm for the team, apologized that most of the team members had desk jobs. But after about an hour, they began to somewhat gel. They also kept the coach dry and managed not to capsize the watercraft. Flanked by the shores of Carson Park, the official races were roughly 250 meters. Forty boats took part, and the Leader-Telegram finished in roughly 32nd place. Every team raced three times over the course of the day. Current Leader-Telegram Associates competing on the 25-person team were Christena O’Brien, Jeff Althaus, Nichole Cerillo, Athena Mittlestadt, Eric Lindquist, Katy Macek, Jeanne Walker, Liam Marlaire, Andrew Dowd and Nick Erickson. “It was a great bonding experience for our office and a bunch of friends,” said Macek, who served as captain and team organizer. “We never envisioned we’d be the most successful team, but for 25 people with zero dragon boat paddling experience, we sure had a lot of fun. I would definitely do it again.” It was a sentiment seemingly shared by all of the paddlers, who succeeded in leaving the festival with their pride fully intact.
APG CENTRAL
2018 “BEST OF” SOUTHERN MINNESOTA Jeffrey Jackson, Managing Editor of Owatonna People’s Press, has been nominated for, and is one of five finalists for, the “Best Director” award from the “Best Of” awards by SouthernMinn Scene magazine. This is for the play “A Streetcar Named Desire.” The play is also up for the “Best Production” award. This is the fourth year in a row that he has been nominated for Best Director and the fourth year in a row that the show he directed was up for Best Production. The other three were The Producers, A Christmas Carol, and Much Ado About Nothing. The Producers nabbed both Best Production and Best Director honors! Congratulations Jeff!
CREATIVE HATS IN OWATONNA These two little beauties visited the Owatonna People’s Press booth in Central Park during our recent Crazy Days Celebration. Kids made newspaper hats and decorated them in a variety of different, creative ways! Photo taken by Ginny Bergerson, Advertising Director at Owatonna People’s Press
FARIBAULT CHAMBER ANNUAL GOLF OUTING
OWATONNA CHAMBER ANNUAL GOLF OUTING
Faribault Daily News sponsored Hole #6 at the Annual Faribault Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing.
Ginny Bergerson (Ad Manager) and Laurie Jensen (Event Manager) of Owatonna People’s Press and APG Southern Minnesota supported the troops and the Owatonna Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament at Hole 15!
Pictured here: Kim Favro, Pam DeMorret and Nicole Brandon
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BOZEMAN PRIME AWARDS TAKES HOME 28 AWARDS AT ANNUAL EVENT The Bozeman Daily Chronicle Prime Awards are an annual event honoring 24 people in our community over the age of 64. Our simple nomination criteria are as follows: Nominees must be 65 years of age or older as of December 31, 2017. Other criteria includes improving the quality of life for others in the community, achieving professional success and/ or personal success as a role model and the nominee must live in southwest Montana (counties: Gallatin, Madison, Park, Meagher). Our event this year attracted a full house of 210 attendees and 3 major sponsors. It started with a tribute to the veterans in the audience and ended with a chorus. The 2 hours in the middle was filled with great life stories about some amazing people. Prime Award sponsors were: Cruise Planners, Bozeman Health/Hillcrest Senior Living, Intermountain Opera, J&H Inc., US Bank, Town and Country Foods and Dokken Nelson Funeral Home. SHARE WITH US YOUR COMMUNITY GOODWILL, SUBMIT YOUR PICTURES AND WORK TO ASKHR@ADAMSPG.COM
THE ADAMS FAMILY WANTS TO
CHALLENGE YOU TO GIVE BACK.
We want to challenge each of you to find ways to give back to your community.
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TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES
SPECIAL NEWS
WORLD CUP ADVENTURE A FIRST-PERSON LOOK AT ALINA TITARENKO’S TRIP TO MOSCOW Before I begin my story, I’d like to thank Jo Ann Hopson for this opportunity. I also want to thank a person who is behind it all. I kept her name private but I know she’ll read it and I hope it will put a smile on her face. Let me begin by saying that this job offer was very unexpected. I got a chance to work as an Interpreter for NBC Universal during FIFA World Cup 2018 in Moscow. Originally, I am from Russia, from a city called Belgorod, that is an hour away from Ukraine or 7 hours on the train from Moscow. I lived in Russia until I was 19. The story of how I ended up living in the States is so unique that I would like to share it with you. In the summer of 2009 my mother and I vacationed in Odessa, a tourist city of Ukraine. One lucky night, on our way to my grandmother’s brother house (where we were staying) I asked my mom what time it was. “I don’t know,” she replied. “Ask somebody,” I insisted. She waited a couple seconds, then turned around and asked the first person behind her. It was the person who would become my stepfather, who was vacationing there as well... an American, who didn’t and still doesn’t speak any Russian. Luckily, he had a Ukrainian Interpreter with him who helped us all communicate that night. I should mention that neither my mom nor I spoke English at that time. There were many visits to Russia for my stepfather before he finally proposed to my mom and offered for her to come and live with him. That’s how I moved here. Moscow Trip: July 8-16. The day I arrived in Moscow it was rainy and very cloudy, but warm. It was pretty much the only time when
it rained during my stay. I absolutely loved Moscow’s weather. It was in the mid-70s the whole time. I kept joking that I want to bring Moscow’s weather to our hot Maryland. My first pleasant impression of Moscow was that it was very clean. Think of the meaning of “clean city” – Moscow would be a great example. Like I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been to Moscow a couple times prior my trip, yet I didn’t realize how massive the city was. That is the word that comes to mind when explaining first impressions of Moscow. Colossal concrete buildings, massive metal bridges, wide streets, skyscrapers. I felt very safe and comfortable during my stay. The country was very well prepared. Russian authorities promised that the World Cup would be safe. “We will do everything to make sure the fans and the specialists and the players feel at home in Russia.” I believe they proved themselves right. Security check points were everywhere and we were glad to see them knowing we could feel secure there. Even though I only had one week in Moscow, I made the most of it. I had an agenda to follow. It included visiting the best Moscow attractions such as: St. Basil Cathedral, Kremlin Compound, Kremlin Ismailovo. The best part of the trip was, undoubtedly, the Final Game. That day was so exciting! People had smiles on their faces, streets were filled with fans (Croatian and French especially). The city was electric with excitement!
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CHECK OUT THE APG HR PORTAL HR.ADAMSPG.COM HR STAFF | BENEFITS CONTACTS | JOB OPENINGS | NEWSLETTERS To help simplify your employment at APG, we have built this employee portal as a resource for you. Inside, you will find quick links and easy access to: human resources staff, benefits contacts, job openings, newsletters and more… This is a great place to start when you are searching for HR information. Of course, if you can’t find what you are looking for or need additional help, our HR team is always available to assist you. You can find their contact info at hr.adamspg.com/ contact or you can send them a quick message to AskHR@adamspg.com.
LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT POSITION WITHIN APG? CHECK OUT AVAILABLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES ON THE HR PORTAL.
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Have a question, but don’t know whom to ask? The Human Resources staff is listening! You can always send an email to Ask HR if you have questions or concerns. Emails will be kept confidential and, if we print your question in the APG newsletter, we will not use your name. Questions may be emailed to AskHR@adamspg.com or sent interoffice to your regional HR representative.
DON’T KNOW WHOM TO CALL? CONTACT HUMAN RESOURCES. JO ANN HOPSON, PHR, SHRM-CP, CEBS
Vice President of Human Resources joann.hopson@adamspg.com 423.620.8771
TOM CLOUTIER
DEB BROOKS
HR Manager – Oregon, Washington, Montana dbrooks@skagitpublishing.com 360.416.2187
CHARLENE VOLD
Talent Acquisition Director for Adams Publishing Group HR Manager – Maryland/Ohio tcloutier@adamspg.com 410.770.4159
Human Resource Coordinator – ECM Publishers, Inc./Southern Minnesota 763.712.2412
PETE PASINI
Payroll/Human Resources Coordinator – Eau Claire, Wisconsin deb.machmeier@ecpc.com 715.833.9233
HR Coordinator – Adams Publishing Group, Idaho/Utah ppasini@idahopress.com 208.465.8102
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RESOURCES
ASSOCIATE
REFERRAL PROGRAM Know someone who would be a perfect fit at APG?
WHAT’S IN IT FOR
YOU? $100
PLUS
BONUS ONCE REFERRED ASSOCIATE REACHES 30 DAYS
REFER THEM AND YOU CAN EARN CASH
$200
BONUS ONCE REFERRED ASSOCIATE REACHES 90 DAYS
For any successful referral of friends, family members, or professional acquaintances, you will receive the following payment: • $100 for any person you refer after he or she completes 30 days of employment • $200 for any person you refer after he or she completes 90 days of employment • $300 for any person you refer after he or she completes 1 year of employment There The is NO situation in which an incentive will be paid for any Associate who leaves for any reason prior to being employed for 30 days. To receive a referral incentive, the person making the referral must be an Associate of the company on the day the referred Associate is hired AND the day the referral bonus is due to be paid.
$300
PLUS
BONUS ONCE REFERRED ASSOCIATE REACHES 1 YEAR
Please be aware that no Associate is authorized to make an offer of employment to any individual or promise employment of any type. All decisions regarding employment offers will be made solely by management. Only On one referral incentive will be issued for each new Associate; it will be paid to the first eligible person to submit the form below to the Human Resources Department. Former Associates who may be rehired by the company are NOT considered to be a new referral and therefore will not be eligible for a referral incentive payment.
*THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND TURNED IN PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION BEING COMPLETED BY THE PERSON YOU ARE REFERRING.*
APPLICANT NAME
APPLICANT PHONE NUMBER
APPLICANT EMAIL ASSOCIATE NAME
DATE
Please submit forms TO or questions to your regional SUBMIT YOUR REGIONAL HR REP.HR manager.
CONGRATULATIONS TO 2 EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE APG REFERRAL BONUS FOR NEW HIRES! * Julie Spicer referred Brittany Ringhiser for an outside sales position at the Logan Daily News (APG Ohio). * David Parsons referred Amy Hupp for an outside sales position at Brick Street Marketing (APG Ohio).
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MOVIE NIGHT
MOVIE NIGHT NOW PLAYING: JURASSIC PARK
For your chance to be the lucky winner of an APG Swag and Movie Bag, answer the trivia question below correctly:
WHAT COMBINATION OF SOUNDS MADE THE “VOICE” OF THE BRACHIOSAURUS IN JURASSIC PARK? All answers should be submitted to AskHR@adamspg.com. The winner will be drawn on Monday, September 28, 2018.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AUGUST WINNER – HUNTER ANGELL, THE LEADER TELEGRAM The Question Was: In the Harry Potter film franchise, what does the Hogwarts motto “draco dormiens nunquam titillandus” mean? The Answer Was: Never tickle a sleeping dragon. *Contents of winner’s prize pack may vary.
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