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As a long-time newsman and commentator, I almost laughed out loud at the latest spin from the Bay Area News Group about its coming consolidation of newspapers. The organization that owns all of major dailies in the Bay Area with the exception of the San Francisco Chronicle next month will eliminate the more than 150-year-old […]

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