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Meanwhile, Gannett suffered increasing financial losses and published the final ''Gazette'' on October 18, 1991, just days after then [[Governor]] [[Bill Clinton]] announced his candidacy for the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] presidential nomination. Later that day WEHCO purchased all assets of ''The Gazette,'' including its subscription list. The new publication was called the ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.'' Hussman said that his company had "survived the greatest competitive onslaught in the newspaper business."
Meanwhile, Gannett suffered increasing financial losses and published the final ''Gazette'' on October 18, 1991, just days after then [[Governor]] [[Bill Clinton]] announced his candidacy for the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] presidential nomination. Later that day WEHCO purchased all assets of ''The Gazette,'' including its subscription list. The new publication was called the ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.'' Hussman said that his company had "survived the greatest competitive onslaught in the newspaper business."
In 1999, WEHCO purchased ''The Chattanooga Times'' and''The Chattanooga Free Press'' in [[Tennessee]] and combined the rival newspapers into ''The Chattanooga Times Free Press.''
In 1999, WEHCO purchased ''The Chattanooga Times'' and''The Chattanooga Free Press'' in [[Tennessee]] and combined the rival newspapers into ''The Chattanooga Times Free Press.''
==Newspaper philosophy==
Hussman sums up his philosophy about newspapers by referring to a statement from his father.
Hussman sums up his philosophy about newspapers by referring to a statement from his father.