''The Outlook'' is a newspaper published in

Gresham, Oregon Gresham ( ) is a city located in Multnomah County, Oregon, in the United States of America, immediately east of Portland, Oregon. It is considered a suburb within the Greater Portland Metropolitan area. Though it began as a settlement in the mid- ...

, a suburb of

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in the U.S. state of

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. It was founded in 1911,Newspapers Published in Oregon
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''. Retrieved July 31, 2012. and is currently owned by the

Pamplin Media Group The Pamplin Media Group (PMG) is a media conglomerate owned by Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. and operating primarily in the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of 2019, the company owns 25 newspapers and employs 200 people. His ...

. It was named the ''Gresham Outlook'' from 1911 to 1991 and was published by H. L. St. Clair, who incorporated the business as the Outlook Publishing Company in 1917. The paper was renamed simply ''The Outlook'' in 1991. The paper was purchased in 1960 by Lee Irwin and Walt Taylor,"Paper Sold At Gresham" (March 31, 1960). ''The Oregonian'', p. 5.McCowan, Karen (September 8, 1982). "Gresham Outlook publisher retires: Irwin wraps up 50-year career". ''

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'', p. ME7. and Irwin was its publisher from 1960 to 1982. He was followed by Robert Caldwell for a relatively short period, with Steven J. Clark being named publisher effective April 4, 1983."Lake Oswego newsman to be publisher of Gresham Outlook" (March 17, 1983). ''The Oregonian'' (South Metro edition), p. C1. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. purchased the paper in 2000.Tomlinson, Stuart (November 12, 2000). "Millionaire buys four more news operations". ''The Sunday Oregonian'', p. B8.

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* Gresham, Oregon 1911 establishments in Oregon Newspapers published by Pamplin Media Group Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Publications established in 1911 {{Oregon-newspaper-stub