Abstract
The study explores how one community newspaper publisher in the mid-twentieth century attempted to serve the seemingly competing roles of journalist and community activist. This narrative recounts how Minnesota newspaper publisher Veda Ponikvar formed a unique alliance with a congressman, John A. Blatnik, to bring a center for the developmentally disabled to their hometown of Chisholm, Minnesota. Ponikvar and Blatnik rallied support at the local, state, and national levels for the construction of what was touted as one of the first day treatment centers for children with developmental disabilities in the state. The study offers insight into the challenges Ponikvar faced as she tried to balance her obligations as a journalist with her goals as an activist for the developmentally disabled.
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