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PUBLICATIONS

No news is bad news for America's people

by Chris Denny
A^ongress shall make no law . .. prohibiting the year in pictures and writing, so that 20 years from
w free exercise ... of the press . . . ” now a student can look back and have a complete
RALSTON RECORDER: ” 1 like what I'm doing,” and accurate account of that year,” said yearbook
said Ralston Recorder editor Jim Miller. “ I gather advisor Mark Raduziner. "The book is made for the
local news, take pictures, write, layout pages, and student body, but it is also a learning experience for
set type.” the staff.”
Mr. Miller said that he strives to serve the commu­ Mr. Raduziner expressed that this year’s theme,
nity, and the purpose of the Recorder is to inform "Smaller is Better,” is pertinent to this school year
people about the chronological events that happen only. It centers around the proposed merger of
in Ralston and nearby surrounding areas. OPS, Ralston, District 66, and Millard school dis­
Although the Recorder is located in downtown tricts.
Ralston, it is owned and printed by the Papillion
Times.
CHALKTALK: "The Chalktalk is vital to maintain
the school district,” said Mr. Marlin Nelson, assist­
ant superintendent of Ralston School District.
"Patrons need to be up-dated on district issues,
especially the merger proposed by the Omaha Pub­
lic School District.”
Mr. Nelson, who is the sole producer of the Chalk­
talk, believes that the community must be kept
informed on educational issues, and he relays only
pertinent information — not just ‘fillers.’
Chalktalk has six editions a year and has a bulk
mailing of 8,400.
RAMPAGES: "We have had a lot of achievement
from a relatively new staff,” said newspaper advisor
Linda Jensen. “ I am especially proud of the way the
staff handled the coverage of the two deaths of stu­
dents this year.”
Mrs. Jensen feels that the school newspaper is to
entertain the students and staff with features, to
form an exchange of ideas with letters to the editor,
and to inform the readers about school events with f
news articles.
Co-editors-in-chief, senior Jeff Rayer and junior I 1 4
Vicki Ruhga, oversee the production of the newspa­ P- I ‘ fetor 1m ]
per which is printed bi-monthly.
1980 RAM: "A yearbook is to record the school i i ^ A

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Are you up-to-date on the Ralston school district? Mr Nelson produces the Chalktalk for just
that reason Chalktalk is printed by Action Press in Ralston
Proofreading copy before it goes to the printers is one of the many responsibilities that Mr
Miller has as editor of the Ralston Recorder