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A University of North Carolina study found that roughly 1,800 newspapers have closed in the United States since 2004, the vast majority of which were weekly publications that served small communities. But here in Central California, the Mariposa Gazette, is still going strong. In fact, it’s the state’s oldest weekly …

When a local newspaper is forced to reduce its reporting staff or shut down altogether, research shows there’s a huge impact on the community it serves. Often, voter participation goes down, while government borrowing goes up. To find out more about the connection between local newspapers and the democratic process, …

Merced High School freshmen sell copies of the Fresno Bee on Tuesday as part of Kids Day, a fundraising effort for Valley Children’s Hospital. Last year’s Kids Day raised a … Click to Continue »