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Doug Larson
Doug Larson (February 10, 1926 – April 1, 2017) was a columnist and editor for the Door County Advocate (1953–1964) and wrote a daily column, "Doug’s Dugout," for the Green Bay Press-Gazette (1964–1988), both Wisconsin-based newspapers. The column was originally syndicated through United Media under the title "Senator Soaper Says"; Larson took over authorship in 1980. Previously, it had been written by Bill Vaughn of the Kansas City Star. Larson was born in the city of Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin Door County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,066. Its county seat is Sturgeon Bay. It is named after the strait between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island. The dangero .... References External linksQuotes from nutquote Journalists from Wisconsin Writers from Green Bay, Wisconsin People from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin 1926 births 2017 deaths Carroll University alumni 20th-centur ...
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Doug Larsen
Douglas "Doug" Larsen is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the North Dakota Senate from the 34th district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on December 1, 2020. Education Larsen earned a Bachelor of Science degree in communication arts and political science from Minot State University. Career Larsen has served in the North Dakota Army National Guard for 28 years, currently as a lieutenant colonel. He was the commander of the 112th Aviation Battalion. Outside of politics, Larsen owns Apex Builders, a home building and development company, and a Wingate by Wyndham hotel franchise in Bismarck, North Dakota. He is also a licensed real estate agent. Larsen was elected to the North Dakota Senate The North Dakota Senate is the upper house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, smaller than the North Dakota House of Representatives. Per the state constitution, North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts appo ...
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List Of Newspapers In Wisconsin
This is a list of print newspapers in Wisconsin. There were 362 newspapers in Wisconsin at the beginning of 2020. :''This is a list of daily newspapers currently published in Wisconsin. For weekly newspapers, see List of newspapers in Wisconsin.'' Daily and nondaily newspapers References External links * . (Survey of local news existence and ownership in 21st century) {{Newspapers in the United States Wisconsin Newspapers A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...
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Green Bay Press-Gazette
The ''Green Bay Press-Gazette'' is a newspaper whose primary coverage is of northeastern Wisconsin, including Green Bay. It was founded as the ''Green Bay Gazette'' in 1866 as a weekly paper, becoming a daily newspaper in 1871. The ''Green Bay Gazette'' merged with its major competitor, the ''Green Bay Free Press'' in 1915, assuming its current title. The newspaper was purchased by Gannett in March 1980. In 1972, an internal labor dispute led to the creation of the ''Green Bay News-Chronicle'' by striking workers. In 2004, the ''News-Chronicle'' was taken over by ''Press-Gazette'' publisher, Gannett, who closed it in 2005. Its sports section includes extensive coverage of the local NFL franchise, the Green Bay Packers; since Gannett's purchase of the ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'' is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where it is the primary newspaper. It is also the largest newspaper in the state of Wisconsin ...
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United Media
United Media was a large Column (periodical), editorial column and comic strip newspaper print syndication, syndication service based in the United States, owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, that operated from 1978 to 2011. It syndicated 150 comics and editorial columns worldwide. Its core businesses were the United Feature Syndicate and the Newspaper Enterprise Association. History E. W. Scripps started his newspaper career in the 1885, and owned 22 newspapers by 1910. In 1897, he created two companies, the Scripps-McRae Press Association and the Scripps News Association. In 1907, he combined a number of news providers into United Press Associations as a rival to Associated Press. On June 2, 1902, the new Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), based in Cleveland, Ohio, started as a news report service for different Scripps-owned newspapers. It started selling content to non-Scripps owned newspapers in 1907, and by 1909, it became a more general syndicate, offering comics, pictu ...
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