THE POLK COUNTY
Pulse
Editorial 3
December 30, 2020
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Ashley Smith- General Manager Jeri Pearson - Editor Tori Stockton - Production Manager John Russell - Graphic Design Trey Youngdahl- Digital Producer Curt Teasdale - Programmer/ On-Air Personality Jim Pinson - Morning Personality Jackye Pruitt - Senior Account Executive Brooke Rose - Account Executive Stacy Vann - Office Manager Distribution & Insertion Staff Dan & Linda Deramus, Eli Henderson, Jason Sharp, Paeton Fryar The Polk County Pulse is the area’s premiere and fastest growing news publication. The Polk County Pulse is FREE and published weekly on Wednesdays, with a distribution of 8,000 and an estimated readership of 10,000. MyPulseNews.com has hundreds of visitors daily and KENA and KQOR have thousands of listeners hourly. POLICY: The publisher reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertisement at any time. All property rights, including any copyright interest, in any advertisement produced by Pulse Multi-Media and/or The Polk County Pulse using art work and/or typography furnished or arranged by Pulse Multi-Media and/or The Polk County Pulse shall be the property of Pulse Multi-Media and/or The Polk County Pulse. No such advertisement or any part thereof may be reproduced without the prior written consent of Pulse Multi-Media and The Polk County Pulse. POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS: Advertisements of a political nature must be prepaid and must also include the name of the entity paying for the advertisement. If an entity other than the candidate the advertisement is endorsing is paying for the ad, a statement must be signed by the candidate verifying the candidate has seen and approved the advertisement.
Your Pulse! From the Editor, What a year. It has been marked by things future generations will surely ponder. From toilet paper shortages, not being able to be near one another, the dawning of mask in public and an obsession with disinfecting, my how has this year changed so many things . Events and gatherings were postponed, if not canceled, or all together ruined. But the old adage the more things change, the more things remain the same, has been proven this year. Though students were sent home this spring, educators worried over their pupils. Though procedures for healthcare and hospitals tightened, providers continued to nurse their charges and care for those we love. Families were forced to spend time with each other, bringing us back to what really matters. Our humanity is not defined by being able to be physically social. However, it could be perceived that our culture is defined by how we treat each other - at home, at work, in public- and how we react to the challenges presented to us. Each of us has a role to play - whether that is making the call to cancel an event, creating a community outreach or volunteering, protesting rights being taken away by consciously not wearing a mask, or working diligently to meet the new mandates in healthcare or public service, it is each of us, in our own way, that will herald in the New Year together. If 2020 has taught us anything, let it be respect, thankfulness, and love. This year Pulse Multi Media went through a series of changes. I was welcomed in July. Ashley Smith began her duties as General Manager in October. Tori Stockton was promoted to Production Manager. We added Brooke Rose to the sales team, while Jackye Pruitt was promoted to Senior Account Executive. Trey Youngdahl came on as a photographer and digital producer. And Curt Teasdale, ever faithful, is still programming on KENA. Oh, don’t forget Ellie. She started being a regular at the office a few months ago. Like our community and each of our families, each of us here at the Pulse brings creativity and talent that make the sum of us greater than the parts. So here is to 2021, at home, at work, in the community and throughout our nation - let’s start seeing the added value we each have to offer. -Your Community Partner Jeri - Pulse Editor Put your Pulse in next week’s issue! Send to news@mypulsenews.com, call 479-243-9600 or message or comment on The Polk County Pulse on Facebook!
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