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Major victory
Gary Woodland wins the U.S. Open
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SPORTS STATE WORLD

The United States There’s no shortage Protests continue
beats Chile to advance of holes to plug with in Hong Kong even
in Women’s World Cup Pennsylvania’s revenue after extradition
soccer. surplus. legislation is tabled.
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OUR 225TH ANNIVERSARY WARWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT

TELLING OUR STORY
New exhibit showcases Lancaster newspapers’ history
Above and below: Press
passes from John C. Haus,
a reporter for the Lancaster
New Era.
Paste-up rollers from the
pre-press department.
Above: Wire cutters. Right:
Steinman hardware store led-
ger. Far right: Partial metallic
plate.
School
leaders
decline
raises
Some district residents still
plan to question the board
Lead bar with partial Intelligencer Journal masthead. JEFF HAWKES
JHAWKES@LNPNEWS.COM
Twelve Warwick school administrators
have turned down controversial salary
increases the school board proposed as a
reward for their efforts after two students
died last October in a crash near the high
school.
The proposed raises of 1% to 1.5% ignit-
ed outrage on social media over the week-
end after the district listed the measure
on the agenda for Tuesday night’s board
meeting.
Many in the community questioned
why school administrators should benefit
1940s photograph of the newsroom. financially after a tragedy.
Superintendent April Hershey and 11
other administrators in a statement re-
leased Sunday to the media said they “re-
spectfully decline the additional salary
increases.”
“Our team is humbled by this gesture
and deeply grateful for the support and
recognition of our board of school direc-
tors,” the administrators said in their
statement. “We have felt that unwavering
support throughout this very challenging
school year, and we are grateful for the
Test plate from 2013. board’s understanding and acknowledg-
Newspaper carrier bag.
ment of the work of our team.”
In a statement released at the same time
by district spokeswoman Jackie Yancho-
cik, the district said no administrator
asked for additional compensation.
“To suggest anything different is not
only untrue, but is quite the opposite of
the demonstrated behavior of these indi-
RAISES, page A4
BUSINESS

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Comparing
STAFF
n June 17, 1794 — 225 years ago today — the first issue of The Lancaster Journal was

CEO pay vs.

published by William Hamilton and Henry Willcocks, who worked out of Euclid’s
Head tavern, at the downtown site of the current LNP/LancasterOnline building.

worker pay
Though it wasn’t the first newspaper here, it was the first local, English-language
weekly (many of that era were printed in German) that lasted more than a few months.

It’s also the earliest newspaper to jects can teach powerful lessons. Even Disclosures reveal outsize
which the current newspaper traces its items from the recent past can bring his-
lineage. LancasterHistory’s upcoming tory to life in a way that written words disparity at Hershey Co.
exhibit, “Not Too Rash, Yet Not Fear- just can’t manage.
ful: 225 Years of Journalism in Lan- Inside, read about the nine objects shown TIM MEKEEL
TMEKEEL@LNPNEWS.COM
caster County,” delves into the history above that are from the upcoming Lanc-
of LNP in particular, and the history of saterHistory exhibit that tell the newspa-
Ever wonder how the pay of the top dog
local newspapers in general. pers’ story in a
where you work compares to the pay of
In addition to a series of historic front different way. the regular guy or gal working there?
pages from various Lancaster newspapers, the On Page A4, you’ll also Well, at a number of companies in
exhibit includes text, photographs and illustrations, find information about Lancaster County, you don’t have to
and a selection of artifacts and objects curated by the exhibit, including wonder any longer.
LNP archivist Kim Gomoll and LancasterHistory dates, location and ticket You can look it up.
Vice President Robin Sarratt. prices for admission. And at the same time, you can see
When you’re learning about history, simple ob- EXHIBIT, page A4 how your pay compares to the typical
employee’s pay, too.
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FRONT PAGE: The LancasterHistory exhibit includes large reproductions of 26 front
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pages from Lancaster newspapers representing the last 225 years. Some show publicly held U.S. companies INC.
SYMBOLOGY, last year
events of national importance — the moon landing, the assassination of President
ORDERED BY : RORY MACKISON began having to annually
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ratio of their CEO’s 612-331-6200
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(deciding which stories merit front-page placement), and also the evolution of In some cases, when comparing what
what a front page looks like. The pages start as walls of tiny type, (MAC Illust. V.3 EPS via EMAIL)
then woodcut one publication dubbed “CEO vs. Aver-
illustrations are added, then photographs, then color printing, then modern age Joe,” it’s a jaw-dropping difference.
infographics and design — like the newspaper you’re reading today.
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INDEX DEATHS REPORTED....A11 OPINION...................A18 TODAY’S WEATHER 225th Year, No. 1
ADVICE.....................A12 LOTTERY................... A2 PUZZLES.........A14, A15 COPYRIGHT © LNP MEDIA GROUP, INC.
CLASSIFIEDS.............B5 NATION & WORLD....A7 SPORTS...................... B1 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
COMICS...........A16, A17 OBITUARIES........... A10 TV..............................A13 6 77490 12000 FORECAST,
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