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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Just last week the Vindicator (RIP) celebrated its 150-year history: "The Vindicator, which had fought the Ku Klux Klan for years, became the only daily newspaper in Youngstown when it purchased on July 2, 1936, The Telegram, which backed the KKK, from Scripps-Howard." — PolitiTweet.org

Vindicator celebrates its 150th year of publishing | https://t.co/Wogs1icRqV ⁦@dskolnick⁩ https://t.co/3gdLW7j0Nq

Posted June 28, 2019 Hibernated

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

In addition to the loss to the community. In addition to the loss to journalism. In addition to the suddenly unemployed reporters.There is also the loss of a great newspaper name, the Youngstown Vindicator, which ranks right up there with the late New Orleans Times-Picayune. — PolitiTweet.org

Horrible news. The Youngstown Vindicator is closing. A huge loss for northeast Ohio and it comes after the decimati… https://t.co/AdeiZVrENE

Posted June 28, 2019 Hibernated

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@ChuckLane1 That's why I yanked it out of a history of the Vindicator. I had the same reaction. And 1935 was also very late for the 1920s Klan. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 29, 2019 Hibernated