Day: December 15, 2016

SLO city settles one labor dispute, faces another

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SLO city settles one labor dispute, faces another

The San Luis Obispo City Council put a long-standing labor dispute with one group of the city's first responders to bed but will likely inherit another
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San Luis Coastal declares schools as 'safe zones'

Camilo Baltodano, a Pacheco Elementary School student, stepped up to the lectern at the Dec. 13 San Luis Coastal Unified School District (SLCUSD)
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Son accused of murdering his father appears in court

A registered sex offender accused of killing his father in Morro Bay appeared in the SLO County Superior Court for arraignment Dec. 14. William Joel
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Digital business models give new hope to publication print

First is the decline of traditional markets, like book printing and newspapers, in the face of competition from electronic alternatives. Second is the
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When they go Milo, we go higher learning

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When they go Milo, we go higher learning

The scheduled appearance of breitbart.com writer and “Alt-right” gadfly Milo Yiannopolous at Cal Poly on Jan. 31 has gained considerably more
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No questions asked: Syringe exchange program sees danger of SLO County's opioid abuse …

The woman in the car was young, between 23 and 24. She'd overdosed on some kind of opiate drug and was barely conscious. Alice Bodlak, a
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Exceeding $18 Billion Is The Land-Mobile Via Satellite Market, In NSR's Estimation

Cumulative revenues are projected to top $18.1 billion during the 2015 to 2025 time period, according to the new Land-Mobile via Satellite, 4th Edition
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Is DAI Already DOA?

There is also a long implementation timeline for DAI, which makes it unlike many other digital plug-and-play technologies with which publishers have
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SLO County revokes Pasolivo expansion permit

Obeying a SLO County Superior Court order, the SLO County Board of Supervisors rescinded a permit it granted to Pasolivo to expand its processing
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Friends of the Library announce annual Starwatch writing contest

The Tahlequah Friends of the Library and the Tahlequah Public Library announce the 37th annual Starwatch, a creative writing contest open to
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Clearly defined: Paso artist Betty Wick creates in black and white

A lack of color doesn't put off Paso Robles artist Betty Wick. Since she was in high school in Ohio she's explored the complexities of black and white,
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A Nutcracker Christmas: Civic Ballet's take on holiday dance wows

Iconic and timeless are two words that come to mind as I take my seat for the Civic Ballet San Luis Obispo's performance of The Nutcracker on Dec. 10.
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Local lawyer faces sexual harassment lawsuit

A paralegal has accused her former employer, a local attorney, of sexual harassment in a recently filed lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that the attorney,
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Home for the holidays: The Great American Melodrama celebrates the season with classics …

The Great American Melodrama always feels like an extra special place during its annual tradition, the Holiday Extravaganza. The halls are decked,
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Nanada Music B.V. Chooses iMaestro for Music Publishing Royalty Management

Vistex®, the leading provider of rights and royalties software solutions to the music, entertainment and licensing industries, announced that Nanada
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Sweet memories

While it seemed like everyone in Santa Barbara County was fawning over their outgoing 1st District Supervisor Salud Carbajal—your newest
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Rules or incentives? The SLO County Board of Supervisors is divided over affordable housing …

Throughout an Oct. 4 SLO County Board of Supervisors hearing about the future of the county's affordable housing policies, 2nd District Supervisor
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Angelino cowboy: Sam Outlaw rides into Tooth and Nail Winery Dec. 15

Editor's note: Glen Starkey is on vacation so Flavor writer Hayley Thomas Cain is stepping in for a couple of weeks. Sam Outlaw will be the first to tell
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Reforming rights

The mental health system has been a subject reported on by many news stations covering high-profile cases where the criminal is deemed mentally
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Canadian publishers clearing house

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Canadian publishers clearing house

Canadian publishers clearing house Aug 20, 2016 . Do you think you might have really won a prize from Publishers Clearing House? Her. Jun 21
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Wilmington Memorial Library activities

Creative Writing Skill Building (RR): 7 p.m. Dec. 27. Learn and apply writing tips, tools and techniques shared by published authors and other writing
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Washington Post bestsellers: Dec. 11, 2016

1. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN. (Riverhead, $9.99, $16). By Paula Hawkins. A woman witnesses a shocking crime. [21]. 2. A MAN CALLED OVE.
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Trading Today: The Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (BMY) Insider Wendy Pallot Sold 7934 Shares

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (LON:BMY) insider Wendy Pallot sold 7,934 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 7th. The stock
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EUMETSAT Selects Thales Alenia Space… Likes That PDAP For Eumetsat Polar System

Thales Alenia Space has been chosen by EUMETSAT, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, to provide a key
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Why Forbes is backing book publishing to save the news media

Covering the most powerful media companies to the smartest startups, former Independent media editor Ian Burrell examines the fraught problem of
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ODM wants IEBC blocked from publishing campaign account details

Through lawyer Antony Oluoch, ODM argued that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries (IEBC) had no legal mandate to publish election
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UBC looking for post-Galloway creative writing chair

UBC is looking for a new creative writing chair, a position which has yet to be permanently filled since Steven Galloway was suspended in a
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Digging Into The Accuracy Of Satellite Surveying Results In PhotoSat Report

PhotoSat has announced the publication of 21 new satellite surveying accuracy studies on their website—these studies include data from seven
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A celebration of writing at Warren Township Schools

“Students spend a lot of time publishing a single story or essay,” Rodaman adds. “A writing celebration is the perfect way to end a unit of study.”.
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What can we own?

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What can we own?

Facebook Instant Articles and Apple News opened to all publishers and Google AMP launched. Struggling newsrooms felt compelled to accommodate
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Science writing course helps student learn to evaluate evidence

Taught by Doug Mulford (center), director of undergraduate studies for Emory's chemistry department, “How Do We Know That: 2,500 years of Great
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A taste of history in our food and drink

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A taste of history in our food and drink

Margaret's previous book Irish Days, published in 2001, was a collection of living history from people across a spectrum of Irish society. It was praised
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ASK A TRUMP QUESTION

We continue our “Ask a Trump question” column, where legal experts address the many concerns that arose during the two-year presidential
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HarperCollins Christian Publishing launches daily devotionals for Amazon devices with Alexa

HarperCollins Christian Publishing has launched the new daily Devotionals skill for its virtual assistant Alexa in selected Amazon devices. (REUTERS
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A refreshing change of pace at Rumfish

The rotating flatbread on the happy hour changes each day, but may feature unique toppings such as hanger steak, Brussels sprout leaves, broccoli
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A Trump house divided

It's been almost two months since the election of Donald Trump. So far, he's picked a slew of controversial cabinet members and started calling world
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Advice Goddess | Dec. 15, 2016

Women are really cuckoo when it comes to gifts. If my lady didn't get me a present on my birthday, I wouldn't really care. But if I didn't buy her
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Publishing industry strikes back Star Wars books land on shelves as 'Rogue One' hits theaters

At this pace, “Star Wars” will soon overtake the Civil War and Lincoln as a publishing go-to. Partly the crush is because of the latest movie installment,
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Stock Filing: Starts Publishing Corporation (7849) Soared 0.14% on Dec 15

Shares of Starts Publishing Corporation (TYO:7849) last traded at 1453JPY, representing a move of 0.14%, or 2JPY per share, on volume of 100
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Creative Writer/ Blog Editor – AGI Marketing

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Creative Writer/ Blog Editor – AGI Marketing

… formats that can be read, listened to, or viewed onscreen. For this position the candidate needs current creative writing, meaning their last place of…
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From the Publisher's Desk: A local solution to the 'fake news' fight

And having a digital edition of a newspaper hasn't helped publishers that much either. They earn a fraction of their revenues from them compared to
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Bauer Media pulls out of Audited Media Association of Australia

Australia's biggest magazine publisher Bauer Media has pulled out of the publishing sales measurement service Audited Media Association of
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Pure reach has reached its limit

2016 will have been the year in which many publishers — even as they were trying to move away from traffic metrics like pageviews and visits and
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Why the pubslisher waterfall isn't dead yet

Some publishers have held out from header bidding — its much buzzed-about alternative — and still rely heavily on waterfalling. And others
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Famous artist's manga, bookstore openings, and book publisher moves into magazines

Michael Joachim, a former book buyer for the Paper Store, and publishing professional Tracey McCrea recently opened Stax Discount Books in
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AARP: Prescription drug prices up 15.5 percent in 2015

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AARP: Prescription drug prices up 15.5 percent in 2015

Among the 25 bestsellers, the Merck (NYSE: MRK) name is on the labels of the two drugs with the sharpest increase in prices: Zetia cholesterol tablets
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AMAA announces new board ahead of 2017

The Audited Media Association of Australia has announced four new board members: Mark Edwards, Publisher | Commercial Partnerships, A Bit of
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Oro Valley teen cancer survivor becomes published writer

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Oro Valley teen cancer survivor becomes published writer

His wish was granted thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which contacted a publishing house in California to help make Thacker's dream become
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Outerlink Answers Chopper's Christmas List With IRIS Solution For EC145e Helicopter

Sounds like a Christmas list has been answered, with a safer, less expensive and reduced downtime solution with the IRIS solution. Outerlink Global
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Thuraya Really Knows How To Operate, And Proves It With This Award

Recognition by one's peers is the best kind of validation, and at the seventh annual It's All About Smart Networking Summit in Dubai, Thuraya
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What did the world's biggest music publishers name as their albums of the year?

As we put the finishing touches on our top 100 songs of the year list (stay tuned), we've been watching the rest of the world curate their own lists.
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Production Editor

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Production Editor

A leading society publisher based in London is looking to recruit a Production Editor to join their friendly editorial production team. The organisation
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Beloved local writer Dot Jackson dies at age 84

Beloved local writer and friend to all Dot Jackson died at age 84 at her … She volunteered hundreds of hours of instruction in creative writing to
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UBC still hunting for creative writing chair in wake of Galloway firing

The University of British Columbia is still seeking a new creative writing chair following its firing of high-profile author Steven Galloway back in June.
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Bookstores Reap Benefits of Ingram's Booklove, Consolidated Ordering

Ingram is renewing Booklove 2.0 for 2017, and the program will include titles from Ingram Publisher Services and Ingram Book Company as well as
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Alex Brown wins art scholarship, drops new album

She was able to teach herself basic chords and from there started writing … Brown has always been into creative writing and poetry since her youth.
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Newspaper publishers offer compromise on legal ads

The state's newspaper publishers want to cut in half the fee for government-paid print legal advertisements, a compromise effort to forestall a bill some
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Salinas Valley Comic Con set to marvel fans

10:45-11:45 a.m.: The Secrets of Independent Publishing … Creation Myths series of graphic novels, discuss working for comic book publishers.
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Crisis Publishing Initiative sets location

Magazine Training International (MTI) announced a conference site in Sopron, Hungary, has been found for the Crisis Publishing Initiative.
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Disrupting The Business Model of the Fake News Industry

However, there is also a profit motive behind Fake News: publishers can make big money from advertising revenue that results from traffic to their sites
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Creative Writing Program MFA Graduation Reading

The Department of English Program in Creative Writing proudly presents the MFA Graduation Reading, featuring: Rocio Anica, Fiction Writer.
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Acquisitions Editor: Help Us Find Authors for Our Next Bestsellers

Acquisitions Editor ~ Help Us Find Great Talent for Our Next Bestseller Job Label: CM_PC-2-2 Callisto Media, recently voted the fastest-growing
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