IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION recognizing the Northeast News for seventy years of dedicated service to the Northeast community.
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RESOLUTION # 14343, October 21, 2002
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Northeast News was founded in 1932 to serve the Northeast community at large; and,
WHEREAS, the Northeast News is a bilingual newspaper, serving both the English and Spanish-speaking communities; and,
WHEREAS, the Northeast News takes pride in the residency of all of its employees and subcontractors in the urban core; and,
WHEREAS, additionally, 100% of the newspaper's staff reside in Kansas City's Historic Northeast neighborhood; and,
WHEREAS, the newspaper was purchased on July 1, 1998, by Michael Bushnell and Christine Adams; and,
WHEREAS, Norma Mason, a 35-year veteran of the printing and design industry, serves as editor in chief, and Brad Finch, a local Kansas City historian, joined the staff as photo editor; and,
WHEREAS, together Michael, Chris, Norm, and Brad began a series of changes to the then Shopper paper to create a weekly, editorially driven community "NEWS" paper that would act as an advocate and a voice for the Historic Northeast community; and,
WHEREAS, on September 26, 1998, that goal was achieved when the first Northeast News, free of adds on the front page, rolled off the presses; and,
WHEREAS, the Northeast News began the Historic Northeast Community Betterment Award (now in its third year), recognizing neighborhood residents for improving the quality of life in their areas; and,
WHEREAS, the Northeast News is sponsoring the Northeast Family Life project, which allows neighborhood residents to access the internet from the lobby of the Northeast News; and,
WHEREAS, through its monthly section entitled "Northeast Business Leaders," the Northeast News spotlights area business leaders and their contributions to the Historic Northeast community, and serves as a fund-raiser for the Northeast Chamber of Commerce; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature recognizes and commends the Northeast News for seventy years of dedicated service to the Northeast community at large.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution # 14343 of October 21, 2002 of was duly passed on ____________October 21_______________, 2002 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______9__________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent _____0_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature