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Taken down by a tiny tick

Recently, I joined the estimated 300,000 people each year who are diagnosed with Lyme disease — an infectious ailment caused by a bacterial infection carried by the deer tick.

RCFP, NPPA and CPJ to offer free training sessions for journalists covering 2020 conventions

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the National Press Photographers Association and the Committee to Protect Journalists are offering offering makeup trainings for anyone who missed their sessions last week on the 2020 Democratic National Convention and other national political events.

The virtual training sessions will be hosted on Zoom on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

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Report for America opens newsroom applications, expands opportunity to hire more journalists

Report for America applications are now open for news organizations interested in hosting emerging journalists for up to three years, beginning next June.

The national service places talented journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. The program recruits journalists and pays half the salary, up to $20,000. The other half is split between the host news organization and local donors.

Ask your Congressional representative to co-sponsor the Local Journalism Sustainability Act

WNA members are encouraged to contact their lawmakers and ask them to sign on as a co-sponsor of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act.

The bipartisan legislation provides direct financial incentives to support local journalism. Proposed tax credits include credit for local newspaper subscriptions, payroll credit for compensation of journalists and credit for advertising in local newspapers and local media.

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Richard Lee named ICCPA general manager

Richard Lee has been named general manager of Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association.

Lee takes over for retiring general manager Doug Panek. As part of his role, Lee will oversee publishing of the (Frederic) Inter-County Leader and the (Shell Lake) Washburn County Register. A UW-Stout graduate, Lee has a strong ties to Frederic.

Time to say goodbye to Dad

It’s been a week since I watched Dad take his last breath. I selfishly tried to keep him with us a little longer but my life-saving attempts fell short.

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