Kennebec Journal
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The Kennebec Journal is a seven-day morning daily newspaper published in Augusta, Maine
. From 1998 to 2009, it was owned by Blethen Maine Newspapers, a subsidiary of The Seattle Times Company
. It was then sold to MaineToday Media. The newspaper covers the capital area and southern Kennebec County.
James G. Blaine
, a U.S. secretary of state and 1884 Republican presidential candidate, once edited the newspaper.
Augusta, Maine
Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota...
. From 1998 to 2009, it was owned by Blethen Maine Newspapers, a subsidiary of The Seattle Times Company
The Seattle Times Company
The Seattle Times Company is a privately owned publisher of daily and weekly newspapers in the U.S. state of Washington. Founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1896, the company is now in its fourth and fifth generations of ownership by the Blethen family....
. It was then sold to MaineToday Media. The newspaper covers the capital area and southern Kennebec County.
James G. Blaine
James G. Blaine
James Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State...
, a U.S. secretary of state and 1884 Republican presidential candidate, once edited the newspaper.