Heartfelt Sympathy from NSNC

Call for Entries - 2024 NSNC Annual Columnist Contest

Registration Now Open - NSNC 2024 Virtual Conference - July 19 and 20

National Columnists Day & Ernie Pyle Remembrance Day April 18

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Heartfelt Sympathy from NSNC

NSNC would like to express its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Robert Lawrence "Larry" Maddry. He passed away on March 29, and he had been in a long-term care facility for the last few years in gradual decline. Maddry was 90 years old, just one week shy of his next birthday. His son, Larry, remembers the excitement he had in organizing the first NSNC Conference in Virginia Beach. Read Larry's obituary in The Virginian-Pilot: https://www.pilotonline.com/obituaries/robert-lawrence-larry-maddry-virginia-beach/

Call for Entries - 2024 NSNC Annual Columnist Contest

Submissions Now Open - NSNC Annual Columnist Contest - Enter Today! National Society of Newspaper Columnists Annual Column Contest Open: January 15, 2024 8:00 a.m. (EST) Contest Extended to May 3, 2024 11:59 p.m. (EST) For Registration & General Guidelines visit: nsnc.submittable.com/submit Email Adam Earnheardt, contest chair, with any questions at acearnheardt@ysu.edu. Submit your best work! You could be one of this year's winners!

Registration Now Open - NSNC 2024 Virtual Conference - July 19 and 20

Registration Now Open - The NSNC Virtual Conference 2024 will be held on Fri., July 19 and Sat., July 20. If you have any program ideas, email nsncdirector@gmail.com. Thanks in advance. Registration now open at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-society-of-newspaper-columnists-2024-annual-conference-tickets-890231003897

National Columnists Day & Ernie Pyle Remembrance Day April 18

Join Us in Celebrating National Columnists Day & Ernie Pyle Remembrance Day - This April 18th, we're paying tribute to the legendary Ernie Pyle, a symbol of the courage, integrity, and human touch that define the best in journalism. But this isn't just about looking back—it's about sparking conversation on the enduring relevance of columnists in our lives today. For more details, go to https://www.columnists.com/2024/04/celebrate-with-us-on-april-18/

Join NSNC and Reap the Benefits!

Hope your New Year is off to an amazing start. We are excited for What’s in-store for NSNC members this year. We will also be launching our annual contest in January, so you’ll want to be sure your membership is up-to-date. Also, if you have ideas, suggestions, etc., please share with our president, Lori Duff, at lori@loriduffwrites.com or myself at nsncdirector@gmail.com Blessings to all!

Zaslow Video on the Gore’s Breakup

NSNC member, Jeff Zaslow, Wall Street Journal, reflects on the breakup of Al and Tipper Gore after 40 years and why other long-term marriages can end in divorce. Read the column:  ‘Till 40 Years Do Us Part

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2010 AP Stylebook Released

For all who have been breathless waiting, the new AP Stylebook was released on June 1.  E&P says, “It’s the copy editor’s bible, the one book they reach for when questions of style, or usage, or even spelling arise.” The 2010 edition has been much anticipated because it contains six pages of social media guidelines…

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The Oil Crisis

By Sherry Antonetti, NSNC Member The Gulf of Mexico was my growing up summer place, so I’ve been following this crisis from the get go for personal reasons. I saw Hurricane Rita rip my hometown of Beaumont to shreds in 2005 and Hurricane Ike (2008) destroy a whole community that was part of my childhood…

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Lieber: “I’ll Never Forget”

Dave Lieber

you, the columnist By Dave Lieber NSNC Education Foundation Secretary      I was cleaning out the office the other day and came across my notes from my very first NSNC conference in Portland, Oregon in 1993. I remember it like yesterday. (Cliché alert!)    I wasn’t a columnist when I arrived, but was one…

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Haught: “Isn’t Basic Black Still in Style?”

Supreme Court Building

By Robert L. Haught Haughtline Dweethly magazine   Some outrageous insinuations are being made about Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan by a nationally syndicated columnist with a reputation for smearing reputations of public figures.    Kagan has been the target of some harsh political attacks since President Obama selected the former U.S. Solicitor General to…

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Ernie Witham To Lead Two Humor Workshops

Ernie Witham

Humor columnist and author Ernie Witham, who writes “Ernie’s World” for the Montecito Journal in Montecito California has been added to the faculty of this year’s Cape Cod Writers Conference, which will be held August 15-20. Witham will lead a five-day workshop called “The Light Side” and a one-day workshop titled “What’s so Funny?” More…

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