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Are the Star and the Citizen owned by the same company?
No. Three separate and distinct companies call 4850 South Park Avenue home. Star Publishing Co., publisher of the Arizona Daily Star, is owned by Lee Enterprises, Inc., of Davenport, Iowa. Lee owns 51 daily newspapers and a joint interest in five others, as well as more than 300 weekly newspapers and specialty publications in 23 states. With the acquisition of Pulitzer Inc. (former owner of the Star) in June 2005, Lee became the fourth largest newspaper company in the country in terms of dailies owned, and grew from 12th to seventh largest in terms of total daily circulation. Lee was founded in 1890 in Ottumwa, Iowa, by A.W. Lee. Citizen Publishing Co., publisher of the Tucson Citizen, is owned by Gannett Company, Inc., the largest newspaper publisher in the United States. Gannett, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, publishes 85 daily newspapers in the United States, including USA TODAY, and nearly 1,000 non-daily publications. Along with its daily newspapers, Gannett owns USA WEEKEND, a weekly newspaper magazine carried by approximately 600 local newspapers. Gannett was founded by Frank E. Gannett and associates in 1906, and today has approximately 49,675 employees. Tucson Newspapers is the agency that handles all business functions for the Star and Citizen, as well as three major local websites Ð azstarnet.com, online home of the Star; tucsoncitizen.com, online home of the Citizen; and tucson.com Ð and a variety of niche products. It sells advertising and handles circulation, marketing, production and finances for both companies. Tucson Newspapers is a partnership equally owned by Gannett and Lee. Each newsroom sets its own editorial policy as well as news gathering and newsroom practices. Each company sets its own pay scale. You might also hear Tucson Newspapers called TNI or TNI Partners.

What's an end roll and why would I want one?
End rolls are literally the end of the roll of unused newsprint. They're available each Tuesday starting at 7 a.m. at the main plant, 4850 S. Park Ave (at the northwest corner of Irvington and Park). They are free to any organization or individual on a first-come basis. It's like getting a blank newspaper that's rolled instead of cut into pages. Schools use end rolls for art. The paper can also be used to wrap packages, pack for a move or as a drop cloth for home projects.

How does the Newspapers In Education program work?
Janet Wood, who manages the Newspapers In Education program, works with more than 325 schools in Southern Arizona. During the 2006/07 school year more than 11,000 papers went to schools each weekday, totaling more than 2 million. Over 1.5 million of those were from vacationing readers. The rest of the papers were bought at a discounted rate by schools or sponsored by businesses or individuals. Sponsoring a classroom for the entire school year costs $32.50. This gives the classroom one paper each school day. The money from donated papers are put in an account and drawn out as teachers order them. Schools use the newspapers for language arts, social studies, math, science, and life skills. Teachers receive guides and other materials to help them integrate the paper into the curriculum. Besides Tucson, NIE reaches Sierra Vista, Bisbee, Douglas, Tombstone, Benson, Elfrida, Sells, Sahuarita, Nogales, Safford and Willcox. For more information, go to www.tucson.com/nie. You may also contact Newspapers In Education at: 520-573-4495 or e-mail jwood@tucson.com .