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But not without controversy
SANTA FE — A general membership meeting Oct. 30 in the Anasazi Room of El Dorado Hotel in Santa Fe saw Babette Herrmann, who owns and publishes the free Gallup Sun, officially elected to the position of president of the New Mexico Press Association, but not without objection.
NMPA member Bob Zollinger, publisher of the “Gallup Independent” — a newspaper that charges for its print editions — objected to Herrmann’s presidency, because she owns and publishes the free publication.
“I think New Mexico Press has lost its focus by allowing free newspapers, shoppers, to be on the board and to be a voting member. I don’t think it’s right that...