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{{Infobox Newspaper |
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| name = Morning Sentinel |
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| type = [[Daily newspaper]] |
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| format = [[Broadsheet]] |
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| foundation = [[March 2]], [[1904]], as ''Waterville Morning Sentinel'' |
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| owners = [[Blethen Maine Newspapers]] |
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| publisher = John Christie |
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| editor = Eric Conrad |
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| opinion page editor = Naomi Schalit |
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| political = |
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| circulation = 19,639 in 2004<ref>Gill, Kathy. [http://uspolitics.about.com/library/bl_endorsements.htm "Presidential Race - Editorial Endorsements"]. [[November 1]], [[2004]]. Accessed [[May 27]], [[2007]].</ref> |
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| headquarters = 31 Front Street, [[Waterville, Maine]] 04901 <br/> {{USA}} |
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| website = [http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/ morningsentinel.mainetoday.com] |
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| Subsidiary sites = [http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/farmington/] [http://centralmaine.mainetoday.com/chinasentinel/] |
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The '''''Morning Sentinel''''' is a seven-day morning [[daily newspaper]] published in [[Waterville, Maine]], [[USA]]. Since 1998, it has been owned by [[Blethen Maine Newspapers]], a subsidiary of [[The Seattle Times Company]]. The newspaper covers cities and towns in parts of [[Kennebec County]], Somerset County, Franklin County and [[Penobscot County]]. The paper is printed at the [[Kennebec Journal]] press in [[Augusta, Maine]]. |
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== History == |
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Originally founded in 1904 by officials of the Waterville [[U.S. Democratic Party|Democratic Party]] -- Waterville mayor Cyrus Davis; future [[U.S. Senator]] [[Charles Fletcher Johnson]]; and future mayor L. Eugene Thayer, leavened by newspaper veteran Thomas F. Murphy -- the ''Waterville Morning Sentinel'', within a year, grew from a three-desk operation to requiring its own building, on Silver Street.<ref name="history">[http://www.centralmaine.com/about.shtml CentralMaine.com: About], accessed [[May 27]], [[2007]].</ref> |
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In 1911, a financially ailing Davis sold the paper to bond holders; ten years later, it was bought by [[Guy Gannett]], who was in the process of building a newspaper, radio and television empire in Maine. His holdings included the ''[[Portland Press Herald]]'' and, after 1929, the ''Sentinel''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> in-county competitor, the ''[[Kennebec Journal]]''.<ref name="history"/> |
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Gannett's ownership also saw the paper become less politically biased.<ref name="history"/> |
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Gannett and his heirs -- no relation to the Virginia-based chain called [[Gannett Company]] -- held the three Maine dailies until 1998, when they sold them to [[The Seattle Times Company]], which rechristened the chain "[[Blethen Maine Newspapers]]." Frank Blethen, a descendant of ''Seattle Times'' founder Albert Blethen, a Maine native, later called the purchase "the largest and riskiest investment in our history" but a necessary move to keep the newspapers from becoming part of a corporate chain.<ref>Christie, John. [http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/view/columns/3021202.shtml "In the Newspaper Business, Who Owns the Place Makes All the Difference in the World"]. ''Kennebec Journal'' (Augusta, Maine). [[August 13]], [[2006]].</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/ ''Morning Sentinel'' website] |
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* [http://www.seattletimescompany.com/ The Seattle Times Company website] |
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{{Blethen|Morning Sentinel}} |
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[[Category:Kennebec County, Maine]] |
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[[Category:Newspapers published in Maine]] |
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[[Category:Publications established in 1904]] |
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