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Left to right: Steven Bridges, Debra Bridges, Amber Bridges, Tammarrah Pledger, Bo Mackey, Becky Gray, Isaiah Pledger, Georgie Bridges and Frank Bridges from The Goldthwaite Eagle used the convention as an opportunity for team building. The Goldthwaite Eagle took home first place in column writing for their division in the 2010 Texas Better Newspaper Contest.
From left: Rowe Ray, San Marcos Daily Record; Jen Biundo and Bob Barton, Hays Free Press; Michael Smith, The Galveston County Daily News; Phil Major, Wise County Messenger; Jim Bardwell, The Gladewater Mirror; Joe Southern, Houston Community Newspapers; Randy Keck, The Community News in Aledo; and Mark Gwin, Round Rock Leader and The Smithville Times, accept Sweepstake awards for their newspapers.
Sweepstakes awards are earned by point accumulation in contest categories. There is one Sweepstakes winner in each division.
From left: Harley Hitchcock, TPA periodicals consultant; Bruno Tristan, USPS senior plant manager; Robert Jenkins, USPS Rio Grande District manager of marketing; Fina Morales, USPS Austin postmaster; Joel Allis, TPA periodicals consultant; and John Matzen, USPS Austin mailing requirements clerk, participated in a postal issues panel on Saturday, June 19.
The areas of discussion included new postmaster training, overnight drops, electronic filing of postage statements and USPS requirements for complying with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) financial legislation.
Although the panel represented only one of the four postal districts serving Texas, member concerns from other districts will be forwarded and shared with the appropriate district. Additional feedback from panel members is expected going forward.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White visits with Chris Barbee (left), publisher of the El Campo Leader-News, and Larry Jackson, editor and publisher of the Fayette County Record. White was invited to speak at TPA’s 131st Annual Summer Convention in San Antonio, where he promised transparency and accessibility if elected in November.
During his speech, White told the group of journalists, “A free investigative press ought to be viewed as an ally to getting to the heart of the matter and the truth."
Gov. Rick Perry was also invited to speak at the convention, but declined due to a scheduling conflict.
Susie Jackson performs magic with the help of her husband, Larry Jackson, editor and publisher of the Fayette County Record (left), and Randy Keck, publisher of The Community News in Aledo.
Keck provided magical entertainment on Saturday, June 19, at the Texas Newspaper Foundation Fundraiser Dinner. Audience participants helped him perform several magic tricks.
The dinner was sponsored by Jackson Walker L.L.P. Money from Texas Newspaper Foundation fundraisers supports training and educational opportunities for journalists at community newspapers across the state.
From left: Joe Harrington, sports editor for the Kerrville Daily Times; Tim Sampson, reporter for the Kerrville Daily Times; John Schmid; and Rayanne Schmid, editor and publisher of The Daily Sentinel in Nacogdoches, enjoy drinks after dinner at the Tower of Americas.
Members enjoyed a special dinner on Friday, June 18, at the 750-foot-tall Tower of the Americas, overlooking the historic Alamo City. Sampson and the Schmids were first-timers at the convention. The number of members attending their first TPA convention was 26.
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