when did the plain dealer begin their first publication
The Plain Dealer The newspaper was established in 1842, less than 50 years after Moses Cleaveland landed on the banks of the Cuyahoga River in The Flats, and is currently owned by Advance Publications (Newhouse Newspapers).[5] The Plain Dealer Publishing Company is under the direction of George Rodrigue (president). The paper employs over 700 people.