''The Union Democrat'' is a newspaper that serves the

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and

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foothills area of Tuolumne and Calaveras counties,

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since 1854. It was acquired by Oregon-based

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since 1998. Previously, it was owned and published by Harvey and Helen McGee. In 2019, Western Communications declared bankruptcy. It put all its properties, including the Union-Democrat up for sale. ''The Union Democrat'' was sold to

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References

External links

Official The Union Democrat website
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