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  • Commercial-News traces roots to 1866

    The first paper to prove financially viable over an extended period of time was the Danville Commercial, the presses of which first rumbled to life on April 5, 1866. News items featured on the front page included the nomination of Gen. Ulysses Grant for president, advice about how to start early potatoes, and an impassioned editorial about the recently resolved Civil War.

     

    March 17, 2009

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Killer of Fla. Girl Found in Landfill Gets Life Army Orders Bradley Manning Court-martial Cancer Charity Revives Breast-screening Grants Heavy Snowstorm Hits Colorado On Its Way East 2nd Teacher From LA School Arrested on Sex Claim Prosecutors Close Armstrong Inquiry, No Charges Sights and Sounds: Football Fans Pour Into Indy Unemployment Rate Down to 8.3% Obama: Still Far Too Many Americans Need Jobs GOP: Jobs Numbers Welcome, Can Do Better Fla. Man Adopts Girlfriend in Legal Battle More Deaths As Egypt Clashes Continue Raw Video: Prince William in Falklands Egpyt Protesters Blame Police for Soccer Deaths 'Lucky' 9-Year-Old Receives 6-Organ Transplant Raw Video: Michelle Vs. Ellen in Pushup Contest First Person: Will Peyton Manning Stay in Indy? Egypt Shaken After Deadly Soccer Riot New Suits, New Starts for New York's Unemployed Hall of Famer Dorsett Speaks Out on NFL Injuries
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SB XLVI: Adam Sandler Bronx Zoo Selling Valentine's Day Roaches Adam Levine: Shame on Randy Jackson Tim Tebow Addresses His Fans and Faith Gossip Girl's Steamy Spread AG Holder defends actions in heated hearing 'Lucky' 9-Year-Old Receives 6-Organ Transplant First Look: Kim Kardashian on 'Last Man Standing' Panetta said to expect Israel attack on Iran in spring Madonna channels Victor Cruz Christina Hendricks Stuns in Sexy Dress Raw Video: Snow Causes 20-Car Pileup in Italy Raw Video: Michelle Vs. Ellen in Pushup Contest College Football Prospect Chooses Team Based on Chick-Fil-A EXCLUSIVE: Katy Perry's Sims 3 Commercial BTS Ads get social at Super Bowl NY Police Shoot Dead Unarmed Man Man Adopts 42-Year-Old Girlfriend Kim Kardashian Looking to Start Bible Study Group Raw Video: Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow