Category Archives: Personalities

Who has been at top of YDR/G&D for past 100 years?

The Gazette and Daily, forerunner to the York Daily Record, operated out of this East King Street building for most of the 20th century. J.W. Gitt headed The Gazette and Daily for 55 years, and this was the building he … Continue reading

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Working in York County — for 30 years or more

This morning I grabbed a cup of hot tea at Round the Clock Diner, 222 Arsenal Road, and chatted with Cy Zimmer, a retired Yorktowne Paper employee from the Pleasureville area, who gets coffee and breakfast every morning at the … Continue reading

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The voice of reason: Fred Uffelman

Here’s what typically happened at a Daily Record/Sunday News editorial board meeting: We’d gather around a table in my office once a week, bringing with us ideas for editorials — our collective position on community issues that runs down the … Continue reading

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York Town Square hits milestone

Congratulations to YDR editor and relentless blogger Jim McClure for hitting a major milestone on his York Town Square blog. He recently put up his 2,500th post. The blog is a must for anyone interested in local history and the … Continue reading

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Help us welcome Ed Mahon

Meet Ed Mahon, our new politics and government reporter. Ed started today, and we spent six hours throwing tons of information at him. (Yes, we’ve made the joke about the pop quiz tomorrow on people’s names …) Here’s a bit … Continue reading

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My Super Hero outfit is a big hit in the newsroom.

Hi, it’s Sam here, read my bio here. I’m the graphic artist at the York Daily Record/Sunday News. I take pride in my work and in my fashion sense. I like to try out new trends in fashion. Right now, … Continue reading

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Join YDR staffers at York Builders Association’s Home Show at Toyota Arena

Join York Daily Record/Sunday News staffers Cathy Hirko, business and Weekly Record editor; Sean Adkins, business reporter; and yours truly at the York Builders Association’s 44th annual home show Feb. 2-5 at the Toyota Arena. We will be appearing on … Continue reading

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High school band day at PSU, 1967

As I was thinking and talking about Joe Paterno’s death this week, I remembered my first Penn State football game, High School Band Day in 1967. I’m one of the dots at the top of the ‘U’ in this photo … Continue reading

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Chatting with my FacelessBook friends

“This is that lady who calls you,” says the voice on the phone. I don’t know her name. Or maybe she told me a long time ago, but I don’t remember it. She just calls herself “that lady who calls … Continue reading

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Just got a neat gift to add to my desk top

Meet the newest addition to my desk. I absolutely love it. It joins many other items, including these. Click here to see what I got.

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