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The Daily Star (Fredericksburg)
Daily Star may refer to: United States * ''Arizona Daily Star'', published in Tucson, Arizona * ''Cincinnati Daily Star'' (1872–1880), merged with the ''Spirit of the Times'' to form ''The Cincinnati Times-Star'', Ohio * ''The Fredericksburg Daily Star'', Fredericksburg, Virginia, predecessor to ''The Free Lance–Star'' * ''Daily Star'' (Louisiana), Hammond, Louisiana * ''The Daily Star'' (Oneonta), Oneonta, New York * ''The Marion Star'', formerly ''The Marion Daily Star'', Marion, Ohio * ''Minneapolis Daily Star'' (1920–about 1939), a predecessor of the ''Star Tribune'', Minneapolis, Minnesota * ''Warrensburg Star-Journal'', formerly ''The Daily Star-Journal'', Warrensburg, Missouri Canada *''The Montreal Daily Star'', a former name of the ''Montreal Star'', Montreal, Quebec *''Regina Daily Star'', a predecessor of the ''Leader-Post'', Regina, Saskatchewan *''Toronto Daily Star'', former name of the ''Toronto Star'', Toronto, Ontario Elsewhere * ''Daily Star'' (Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arizona Daily Star
The ''Arizona Daily Star'' is the major morning daily newspaper that serves Tucson and surrounding districts of southern Arizona in the United States. History L. C. Hughes was the Arizona Territory governor and founder of the ''Arizona Star'', in 1877. The first issue was published on March 29, 1877. The newspaper became the ''Arizona Daily Star'' in June 1879. The paper was purchased by Pulitzer in 1971; Lee Enterprises bought Pulitzer in 2005. Awards In 1981, ''Star'' reporters Clark Hallas and Robert B. Lowe won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Investigative Specialized Reporting for their stories about recruiting violations by University of Arizona football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... coach, Tony Mason. References External links * * ''Arizona Daily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cincinnati Times-Star
''The Cincinnati Times-Star'' was an afternoon daily newspaper in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, from 1880 to 1958. The Northern Kentucky edition was known as ''The Kentucky Times-Star'', and a Sunday edition was known as ''The Sunday Times-Star''. The ''Times-Star'' was owned by the Taft family and originally edited by Charles Phelps Taft, then, by his nephew, Hulbert Taft, Sr. The Taft family's investments in news media would later grow into Taft Broadcasting, a conglomerate that owned radio, television, and entertainment properties nationwide. History The ''Times-Star'' first published on June 15, 1880, after the merger of ''The Times'' (founded April 25, 1840, as ''Spirit of the Times'') and ''The Cincinnati Daily Star'' (founded in 1872 as ''The Evening Star''). Charles Phelps Taft had purchased both papers the previous year, and named his brother, Peter Rawson Taft II, publisher. The ''Times-Star'' strongly supported political boss George B. Cox, to the embarrassment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Free Lance–Star
''The Free Lance–Star'' is the principal daily newspaper distributed throughout Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States, with a circulation area including the city of Fredericksburg and all or parts of the counties of Spotsylvania, Stafford, King George, Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, Louisa, Orange, Prince William and Westmoreland. ''The Free Lance'' was first published on January 27, 1885, when Col. John W. Woltz and William E. Bradley founded the paper as a twice-weekly publication to serve the news and advertising needs of the community. A one-year subscription that first year cost $1.50. In 1900, the ''Free Lance'' operation merged with its competitor, ''The Fredericksburg Daily Star''. The two papers continued to be published separately until 1926 when, under the leadership of Josiah P. Rowe Jr. (a World War One fighter pilot with the 147th Aero Squadron November 1917 to November 1918), they were combined into ''The Free Lance–Star'', a single newspaper published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Star (Louisiana)
''The Daily & Sunday Star'' is a newspaper published in Hammond, Louisiana, by the Daily Star Publishing Company. Currently, the publisher is Mark Elliot and the executive editor is Lil Mirando. The newspaper is a member of the Associated Press and the Louisiana Press Association, The newspaper focuses on happenings in Tangipahoa Parish, where Hammond is located, and in Livingston Parish and St. Helena Parish, the three civil parishes (counties in other states) of its home-delivery circulation area. History ''The Daily Star'' began on November 12, 1959, as ''The Hammond Press'', which on December 23 of the same year retitled itself ''The Hammond Item''. '' The Daily & Sunday Star'' is the sole daily newspaper published in Hammond (as of 2011). Its Sunday edition is ''The Sunday Star''; ''The Daily Star'' is issued on five weekdays (Tuesday through Saturday, as of 2011). In 2007, ''The Daily Star'' changed from being an afternoon newspaper to publishing in the morning, thereby w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Star (Oneonta)
''The Daily Star'' is a daily newspaper in Oneonta, New York, United States. In 2020, the paper ceased publishing a Monday edition and opted to go for a Tuesday-Saturday publication schedule. It is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. It also owns and operates the ''Cooperstown Crier'', (circ. 3,600) a weekly newspaper in Cooperstown, New York. In 2015, it also started publishing ''The Weekly Star,'' (circ. 6,500) a weekly publication of articles from the previous weeks ''Daily Star'' editions. Community Newspaper Holdings bought ''The Daily Star'' and ''Cooperstown Crier'' in late 2006 from Ottaway Community Newspapers, a division of Dow Jones & Company Dow Jones & Company, Inc. is an American publishing firm owned by News Corp and led by CEO Almar Latour. The company publishes ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''Barron's'', ''MarketWatch'', ''Mansion Global'', ''Financial News'' and ''Private Equ .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Marion Star
''The Marion Star'' (formerly known as ''The Marion Daily Star'') is a newspaper in Marion, Ohio. The paper is owned by the Gannett Newspaper organization, the paper is also notable as having once been owned and published by Warren G. Harding (prior to his election as President of the United States), and his wife Florence Kling Harding. History Founded as the ''Daily Pebble'', the format of the small daily grew and became ''The Marion Daily Star''. When Harding acquired the newspaper in the 1880s, it was struggling. The dubious financial position of ''The Marion Daily Star'' improved following the marriage of Harding to Florence Kling DeWolfe who promptly set about to straighten out the accounting, and increasing circulation. American Civil Liberties Union founder and Socialist candidate for President Norman Thomas carried the ''Daily Star'' as a youngster growing up in Marion where his father was minister of the First Presbyterian Church. Under Harding the newspaper's edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Tribune
The ''Star Tribune'' is the largest newspaper in Minnesota. It originated as the ''Minneapolis Tribune'' in 1867 and the competing ''Minneapolis Daily Star'' in 1920. During the 1930s and 1940s, Minneapolis's competing newspapers were consolidated, with the ''Tribune'' published in the morning and the ''Star'' in the evening. They merged in 1982, creating the ''Star and Tribune'', and it was renamed to ''Star Tribune'' in 1987. After a tumultuous period in which the newspaper was sold and re-sold and filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009, it was purchased by local businessman Glen Taylor in 2014. The ''Star Tribune'' serves Minneapolis and is distributed throughout the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, the state of Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. It typically contains a mixture of national, international and local news, sports, business and lifestyle content. Journalists from the ''Star Tribune'' and its predecessor newspapers have won seven Pulitzer Prizes. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warrensburg Star-Journal
The Warrensburg Star-Journal is the number one weekly newspaper in Johnson County, Missouri published by the Sedalia Democrat. History The paper traces its history to the ''Warrensburg Journal'', which began publishing April 17, 1865, by James Douglas Eads—seven days after the end of the American Civil War and two days after the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Warrensburg, population of 1,000 at the time, did not have a newspaper. Prior to the war, Eads, a church pastor, had published the ''Warrensburg Signal''. In addition to his pastor and newspaper interests he was also a physician and ran a hotel. On October 6, 1876, it became the ''Journal-Democrat'' after merging with the ''Warrensburg Democrat'', which had started in 1871. In 1907, Wallace Crossley became the publisher. On February 6, 1913, it became the ''Star-Journal'' after merging with the ''Johnson County Star'' founded in 1883 by J.M. Coe. William and Avis Tucker bought the paper in 1947. William Tucker died in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal Star
''The Montreal Star'' was an English-language Canadian newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It closed in 1979 in the wake of an eight-month pressmen's strike. It was Canada's largest newspaper until the 1950s and remained the dominant English-language newspaper in Montreal until shortly before its closure. History The paper was founded January 16, 1869, by Hugh Graham, 1st Baron Atholstan, and George T. Lanigan as the ''Montreal Evening Star''. Graham ran the newspaper for nearly 70 years. In 1877, ''The Evening Star'' became known as ''The Montreal Daily Star''. As well as news and editorials, the ''Star'' sometimes created its own topics of interest; in the late 1890s it sponsored a world tour for journalist Sarah Jeannette Duncan, and printed a series of features about her adventures. In the 1890s the ''Star'' began voluntary audits of its circulation figures, and called for government regulation to control inflated circulation claims by other publications ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leader-Post
The ''Regina Leader-Post'' is the daily newspaper of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and a member of the Postmedia Network. Founding The newspaper was first published as ''The Leader'' in 1883 by Nicholas Flood Davin, soon after Edgar Dewdney, Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Territories, decided to name the vacant and featureless site of Pile-O-Bones, renamed Regina by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, the wife of the Governor General of Canada, as territorial capital, rather than the previously-established Battleford, Troy and Fort Qu'Appelle, presumably because he had acquired ample land on the site for resale. "A group of prominent citizens approached lawyer Nicholas Flood Davin soon after his arrival in Regina and urged him to set up a newspaper. Davin accepted their offerand their $5000 in seed money. The Regina Leader printed its first edition on March 1, 1883." Published weekly by the mercurial Davin, it almost immediately achieved national prominence during the Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands (Torstar), Daily News Brands division. The newspaper's offices are located at One Yonge Street in the Harbourfront, Toronto, Harbourfront neighbourhood of Toronto. The newspaper was established in 1892 as the ''Evening Star'' and was later renamed the ''Toronto Daily Star'' in 1900, under Joseph E. Atkinson. Atkinson was a major influence in shaping the editorial stance of the paper, with the paper having reflected his values until his death in 1948. The paper was renamed the ''Toronto Star'' in 1971. The newspaper introduced a Sunday edition in 1973. History The ''Star'' was created in 1892 by striking ''Toronto News'' printers and writers, led by future mayor of Toronto and social reformer Horatio Clarenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Star (United Kingdom)
The ''Daily Star'' is a daily tabloid newspaper published from Monday to Saturday in the United Kingdom since 2 November 1978. On 15 September 2002 a sister Sunday edition, ''Daily Star Sunday'' was launched with a separate staff. On 31 October 2009, the ''Daily Star'' published its 10,000th issue. Jon Clark is the editor-in-chief of the paper. When the paper was launched from Manchester, it was circulated only in the North and Midlands. It was conceived by the then-owners of Express Newspapers, Trafalgar House, to take on the strength of the ''Daily Mirror'' and '' The Sun'' in the north. It was also intended to use the under-capacity of the Great Ancoats Street presses in Manchester as the ''Daily Express'' was losing circulation. The ''Daily Star'' sold out its first night print of 1,400,000. Its cover price has decreased over the years to compete with its rival ''The Sun''. The ''Daily Star'' is published by Reach plc. The paper has predominantly focused on stories revol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
