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January 3, 2013 Page 3 Work must continue beyond tax agreement H appy New Year and greetings from southwest Florida. The sun is shining brightly, and the temperature is expected to reach 80 degrees ��� the warmest spot in the nation as I write. Not bad for the first few days of January. Every year at this time my wife, our two West Highland white terriers, and I hit the road to escape the frigid Indiana winter for a few weeks of detox from the rigors of a tough daily grind. The travel gods tried to dissuade us from making our annual trek south by throwing a mini blizzard into the mix the day after Christmas along with many traffic backups en route. All of this resulted in a delayed start to our trip and a total drive time of 25 hours. However, we persevered, and I feel the rejuvenating power of the sun along with the slower lifestyle of the South replenishing my mental and physical strength. In keeping with the sun is shining theme, our friends in Washington finally agreed on something. The nation averted most of the tax portion of the ���fiscal cliff��� crisis with an agreement. Even though lawmakers were a bit past the deadline, the arrangement was a big positive. I know a lot can happen by the time you read this, but by 11 a.m. Jan. 2, stocks were up 2 percent and the Dow Jones was up 250 points. A sense of some certainty coupled with a steady dose of positive economic news would certainly benefit all of us in 2013. Conference Continued from Page 1 to legislators, good food, great spirits ��� and a facility tour and reception in the Quarterback Suite at Lucas Oil Stadium? Robyn McCloskey, CNHI senior vice president and division manager and HSPA Board of Directors vice president, chairs the conference planning committee made up of News Biz By Greg Morris I think we���re all painfully aware that we have a few more big fights in Washington coming up in the near future. They kicked the can down the road a few months in the spending-cut area of the fiscal cliff. The debt ceiling crisis coming in February could pull our current good feeling right out from under us. You can count on a lot of folks in both the Senate and the House getting all lathered up to draw a line in the sand on spending cuts. I���m sure many of these legislators swallowed hard on the current deal to live to fight another day on spending cuts. This one is sure to be nasty and could make the recent deal look like a cake walk. Then there���s that pesky budget fight coming a few months after that. Every year I write a column in the Indianapolis Business Journal regarding my wish list for the upcoming year. I normally review the prior year and recap how things went and then follow with a new list. However, this year I had but one wish for 2013. A few weeks ago I wrote: ���(W)ithout compromise from both sides and without a meaningful, long-term deal that truly balances increased tax revenues with cuts in spending, very little good Copper Club members����� past presidents of the HSPA and HSPA Foundation boards. She explains some of the new concepts incorporated in the event.�� ���We will extend the roundtable discussions and encourage members to choose the four most meaningful to them,��� McCloskey said. ���And our venue for the Governor���s Reception ��� Lucas Oil Stad�� ium ��� promises to be a unique experience.��� The program includes some can happen in 2013. So I have only one wish this year. To our elected officials in Washington, please make a deal very soon. A successful 2013 depends on your expeditious and responsible action.��� The ongoing fiscal cliff includes the spending-cut portion of this problem. So we made it past step one. We saved 98 percent of taxpayers from incurring a large tax increase. It was the right thing to do. Now it���s time to see the spending-cut portion of the plan. Let���s hope our president and our legislators can work together to resolve the upcoming debt-ceiling crisis and maybe, just maybe, they can actually produce a budget for the first time in four years. If these things get accomplished, I think we can all have a very good year and feel confident about a much brighter future. So for now I feel like the sun is shining a bit, even back home in Indiana in January. To all in the publishing business, I wish you good health and a successful 2013. Your Hoosier State Press Association pledges to continue working hard on your behalf to help you along the way. Thanks for your investment in HSPA, and here���s to a great year ahead! Greg Morris, HSPA board of directors president, is presi���� dent of IBJ Media and publisher of Indianapolis Business Journal. His column appears in the first issue of each month. recognized national and local authorities in various fields. To wrap up the event at the Friday lunch, attendees can bid on baskets of prizes with their conference bucks earned in various ways throughout the two days. The conference brochure includes hotel and member discount information. For another copy or more details, visit www.HSPAfoundation.org/ annualmeetings or call (317) 803-4772. Stay ahead of your 800.245.9278 | create@multiad.com multiad.com CreativeOutlet.com | Recas �� | Creator Professional News in brief Officer suspended over report South Bend city police Patrolman Jack Stilp will be suspended five days without pay for giving a news media outlet a report that he���d filed in which, he claimed, the county homicide chief made threatening comments to him. The city���s Board of Public Safety approved the suspension Dec. 27. It stems from a phone conversation between Stilp and St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Commander Tim Corbett in April. The comments were related to the federal investigation of taped phone conversations that led to Darryl Boykins being demoted as South Bend���s police chief. Board of Public Safety President Patrick Cottrell cast the lone vote against the suspension because, he said, he sided with Interim Police Chief Chuck Hurley���s original request for a 10-day suspension. Three board members voted for the suspension. Ten days wouldn���t have been too much, Cottrell said. Corbett himself had received a five-day suspension from St. Joseph County Prosecutor Mich�� ael Dvorak on Aug. 29 for making the call to Stilp. In May, Stilp filed an internal report with the transcript of that April phone call, stating that he wanted it on file so he���d be treated fairly in case he was ever involved in a case that the Metro Homicide Unit would investigate. The alleged threats include this comment from Corbett: ���Well, all you day shift (expletive) better quit running your sucks, trust me, there���s some (expletive) coming down shortly.��� ��� �� South Bend Tribune Seminars focus on strategies American Press Institute���s Transformation Tour brings together the best of API with The Poynter Institute to offer workshops on topics critical to the success newspapers. The 2013 seminar schedule includes: ��� Transformative Business Models, Jan. 24-25, Arlington, Va. ��� Selling Digital Products, Feb. 1, RaleighCary, N.C. , and April 17, Orlando ��� Mobilizing Digital Products, Feb. 22, Denver, and��June 17, Boston ��� Transformative Con�� tent Strategies, Feb. 28- March 1, Washington, D.C. ��� Transformational Communities, March 11, Chicago ��� Growing Audiences, May 7, Phoenix To register, visit www. americanpressinstitute. org/Training/Events.aspx. Apply now for Pulliam interns If your newsroom could use some new talent and fresh ideas for 10 weeks this summer, consider applying for an intern through the HSPA Foundation. Editors just need to provide a mentor and an educational experience for a student. The Eugene S. Pulliam Internship Program offers work at daily and nondaily newspapers in Indiana to college students who will have at least one term of coursework remaining after completion of the internship. Register online for the annual program at www. HSPAfoundation.org/ pulliam-internships. Both students and newspapers must apply by March 1, 2013. Collegians have four additional application components to complete and submit by the deadline. Learn reporting from masters A three-day intensive reporting workshop Jan. 11-13 at Indiana University will feature top writing professionals. The IU School of Journalism offers Master Class: Reporting for Story at Ernie Pyle Hall. IU journalism professors Tom French, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter and author, and Joe Coleman, former Associated Press Tokyo bureau chief who has reported from several countries, will lead journalists and students through all the steps in developing and reporting stories. The class is open to current graduate students, to alumni at a discounted rate and to anyone looking to improve reporting skills. Classes run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. all three days. Register at http:// journalism.indiana.edu/ workshops/master-class. Registration ends Jan. 9. Send promotions, announcements, staff changes and other corporate news to mtuley@hspa.com.