Jim Hare, a one-time mayor of Elmira, N.Y., has a monthly column in the Elmira Star-Gazette, the original cornerstone of today’s Gannett empire. Over the July 4 weekend, he retraced how the late Frank Gannett bought into the paper in 1906 (then known as just the Gazette), starting down a path that would lead to the creation of the Gannett Company in 1923.
In light of Sunday’s report by Politico’s Ken Doctor that Gannett’s long-rumored acquisition of Tronc is about to be announced, it’s fun to note that another former mayor of Elmira played a key role in the genesis of Gannett.
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