''The Duluth Budgeteer News'' (or known locally as ''The Budgeteer'' or simply ''The Budge'') is a newspaper in Duluth,

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. It is published by Forum Communications, which bought it in 2006.

History

The ''Budgeteer News'' was founded in 1931 by Herb Palmer, who served as its first publisher. His son,

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, was the second publisher and continued to write a weekly column for many years after his departure.Richard Faye Palmer-obituary
/ref> Over the years, the paper has had various names, including "''The Budgeter,''" "''The Family Budgeter,''" and "''The Budgeteer Press.''" For years, the paper was essentially a shopper with columns from its publisher, but not much other original editorial content. In the mid-1990s, Murphy McGinnis Media purchased the paper and transformed it into the ''Budgeteer,'' with the slogan: "Good News for Great People Like You." The paper upped its staffing levels and began publishing twice a week. Despite positive community reaction, revenue could not support the expanded staff or the mid-week edition. The ''Budgeteer'' went back to once a week, cut staff and - in its most dramatic change - went from a traditional broadsheet to a tabloid-format newspaper. In August 2007, the ''Budgeteer'' went through a redesign. The type is a little bigger, with more spacing between the lines.

References

Source: ''Duluth Budgeteer News,'' August 5, 2007 edition - Page 24

External links

''Duluth Budgeteer News'' website - Link''Duluth News Tribune'' website''Duluth.com'' website
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