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A charity motorcycle ride this month combines the central Indiana countryside and a bit of history. A ride benefitting the HSPA Foundation's schol arship and education efforts will leave Crawfordsville, Indiana, at 1 p.m. Aug. 29 from The Paper of Montgomery County. The ride ends an hour later in Dana, Indiana, with a free tour of the Ernie Pyle World War II Museum. The event is open to all bikers. Visit www. HSPAinfo.net/HSPAride to register. Riders donate $30 per single participate or $50 for couples (on one bike or two). All participants will be in the running for prizes. A $100 gift card will go to the person who travels the farthest. A $50 gift card will go to the best bike. The route will take rid ers through Rockville and Montezuma to Dana. Bottled water will be available for riders, and the museum has restrooms available. A waiver is required for participants. Visit www. HSPAinfo.net/HSPAride to download a waiver and pay the ride fee online prior to Aug. 29. Proceeds benefit HSPA Foundation, the charitable arm of the Hoosier State Press Association. The Foundation works to foster public understand ing of the role of a free press, to increase public literacy, and to defend the principles of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Motorcycle ride benefits journalism scholarships Foundation Front: The 2015 Indiana Civic Health Index continues to show our state's dismal voter turnout. Let's take action. Page 3 Postal update: USPS could be required to monitor on-time deliv- ery of small-town mail. Page 5 Electronic public re- cords: The results of a reporting project are available for publica- tion. Page 7 Hey, can they do that? Steve Key answers your legal questions. Page 7 INSIDE Print and digital media solutions for publishers, newspaper executives and advertising staffs Volume 80, Issue 8 • August 13, 2015 Published on second Thursday monthly Annual Conference HSPA & FOUNDATION Register today @ www.hspa.com/conference Sept. 17-18 Downtown Indianapolis The Indiana Publisher When: Sept. 17-18, 2015 Where: The Alexander Hotel & Coffin Golf Club, both in Indianapolis Deadline: Early-bird registration through Aug. 14. Final deadline Sept. 4 Registration: www.hspa.com/ conference Hotel rooms: Group rate ends Aug. 21. Make reservations at www.hspa.com/ conference. Participants in HSPA's ICAN pro- gram receive a room discount. Information: sgoldsby@hspa.com or (317) 8034772 HSPA & Foundation Annual Conference This one's a no-brainer. Getting it on your calendars will get you and your staff pumped about attending the conference with their news-industry peers. Plus early registration saves your news organization money. Who should register? Sessions are planned on the revenue side for pub lishers, general managers, executive editors, advertising manag- ers and other leaders and on the sales side for advertising sales personnel. "Newspapers of all sizes are attend- ing the conference, and it will be valuable to discuss our perspectives," said Jack Pate of the Evansville Courier & Press. From the Publishers Panel Discussion to the Revenue Ideas Sharing Session, opportunities to interact with your peers abound. The panel discussion will include audience participation with panelists Patrick Lanman (Vevay Media Group), Robyn McCloskey (CNHI) and Jack Pate (Evansville Courier & Press). "Our industry continues to evolve with new revenue avenues and ways to reach readers," McClos- key said. "Discussing strategies for the coming year will benefit us all." You're covered in the having fun department. Register your foursome or just yourself for the HSPA Foundation Golf Outing on Sept. 17 at Coffin Golf Club in Indianapolis. That evening after dinner, everyone will head to The Alexander Hotel bar for a newspaper industry social. The evening social gathering was consistently mentioned as one of the favorite parts of the 2014 conference. Register yourself and your staff Plan to actively participate Don't forget to kick back Calling bikers A charity motorcycle ride Aug. 29 benefits HSPA Foundation. Visit www.HSPAinfo.net/ HSPAride to register. A motorcycle ride benefitting the HSPA Foundation starts Aug. 29 in Crawfordsville and ends in Dana, with an optional tour of the Ernie Pyle World War II Museum. All are welcome. Visit www.HSPAinfo.net/HSPAride to sign up. ways to get involved with your HSPA Annual Conference 3 DON'T SIT ON THE SIDELINES – JOIN OTHER INDUSTRY LEADERS SEPT. 17-18 IN INDY 1 2 3

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