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Jon K. Rust

Jon K. Rust is publisher of the Southeast Missourian and president of Rust Communications.

COMMUNITY IS NEWSPAPER'S BIG STRENGTH

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Sunday, February 18, 2001

My dad is a hero to me. A man of unbending principle and a strong sense of fairness, his visionary leadership has built one of the most dynamic small-newspaper companies in the country. While growing from a single weekly newspaper three and a half decades ago to 46 newspapers with more than 800,000 readers today, he has always emphasized the importance of quality local news, service to advertisers and a culture of trust and respect with employees, whom he views as part of his own family.

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