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| Making a splash: American town launches Uranus Examiner newspaper | Making a splash: American town launches Uranus Examiner newspaper |
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| For many in the town of Uranus, Missouri, the title of the town’s new newspaper is taking some time to digest. | For many in the town of Uranus, Missouri, the title of the town’s new newspaper is taking some time to digest. |
| This week publishers announced the launch of the Uranus Examiner, a new local paper in Pulaski County in the southern US state. It quickly became the butt of controversy, flushing out critics who wasted no time attacking the new title. | This week publishers announced the launch of the Uranus Examiner, a new local paper in Pulaski County in the southern US state. It quickly became the butt of controversy, flushing out critics who wasted no time attacking the new title. |
| According to local media reports, the town’s mayor, Luge Hardman, threatened to boycott the paper after its launch. | According to local media reports, the town’s mayor, Luge Hardman, threatened to boycott the paper after its launch. |
| “No. I’m sorry. But the innuendo of that title puts my city up for public ridicule, and I will not be a part of it,” Hardman was quoted as saying. | “No. I’m sorry. But the innuendo of that title puts my city up for public ridicule, and I will not be a part of it,” Hardman was quoted as saying. |
| A rival news publisher, Darrell Todd Maurina, also found the name hard to stomach, saying it “does not indicate a serious newspaper”. | A rival news publisher, Darrell Todd Maurina, also found the name hard to stomach, saying it “does not indicate a serious newspaper”. |
| Despite straining relations with local authorities, the paper’s managing editor, Natalie Sanders, believed the name had a ring to it. | Despite straining relations with local authorities, the paper’s managing editor, Natalie Sanders, believed the name had a ring to it. |
| “We had thought about constitution, but most of the people who love us, and who were part of coming up with the name, liked the examiner better,” Sanders reportedly said. | “We had thought about constitution, but most of the people who love us, and who were part of coming up with the name, liked the examiner better,” Sanders reportedly said. |
| It was unclear if other titles – such as the Uranus Express, Bugle or Mirror – were considered. | It was unclear if other titles – such as the Uranus Express, Bugle or Mirror – were considered. |
| The paper – which will be published weekly – replaces the defunct Waynesville Daily Guide, and will ensure a paper of record can continue to investigate local issues in Uranus. | The paper – which will be published weekly – replaces the defunct Waynesville Daily Guide, and will ensure a paper of record can continue to investigate local issues in Uranus. |
| “It’s a weekly. It’ll come out, we’re thinking Thursdays, although the production schedule isn’t set yet because we just decided this and we’re still working out the kinks,” Sanders told local media. | “It’s a weekly. It’ll come out, we’re thinking Thursdays, although the production schedule isn’t set yet because we just decided this and we’re still working out the kinks,” Sanders told local media. |
| Located about five miles from the city of Waynesville – which has a website containing warnings about the release of natural gas – Uranus has become known less as a town than a series of extended puns.Its tourism website states that “there’s a lot to do in and around Uranus”, and local sites include a fudge factory and a competitive axe-throwing facility called the Axehole. | Located about five miles from the city of Waynesville – which has a website containing warnings about the release of natural gas – Uranus has become known less as a town than a series of extended puns.Its tourism website states that “there’s a lot to do in and around Uranus”, and local sites include a fudge factory and a competitive axe-throwing facility called the Axehole. |
| In 2017 the St Louis Post-Dispatch described Uranus as “a strip mall gone delightfully, disgustingly wrong – or right”. | In 2017 the St Louis Post-Dispatch described Uranus as “a strip mall gone delightfully, disgustingly wrong – or right”. |
| The first issue of the paper is expected to be printed near the end of October, with distribution of about 15,000. | The first issue of the paper is expected to be printed near the end of October, with distribution of about 15,000. |
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