Gwiazda Polarna is "America

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's oldest independent Polish-language newspaper." It has been published since 1908 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

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.

History

Gwiazda Polarnas name appears to have arisen from an English

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-language play on the word "Pole," which refers to a Polish person and also appears in the name of the Pole Star

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 (in Polish, "gwiazda polarna").

The newspaper was founded in 1908.

Present

Gwiazda Polarna is a general-interest newspaper

Newspaper

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 dealing with current world events, Polish-American affairs, American history and culture, Polish history and culture, and the world's history

History of the world

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 and cultures.

Gwiazda Polarna is published biweekly by Point Publications, Inc., with Library of Congress

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 ISSN 0740-5944.

The newspaper's editorial and business office is at 2804 Post Road, Stevens Point, WI 54481-6452. Email address is pointpub@sbcglobal.net.

The current publisher and editor-in-chief is Jacek Hilgier.

Information drawn from Gwiazda Polarna articles appears in a number of English Wikipedia

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 articles.

External links

• http://gwiazdapolarna.com/ Gwiazda Polarna (in Polish
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• http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045202/ Library of Congress: About Gwiazda Polarna.