The Nome Nugget is the oldest newspaper in Alaska (established 1900). It is curious to me that the Wrangell Sentinel claims to be the “Oldest Continuously Published Newspaper in Alaska.”
Albro Gregory was the editor of the Ketchikan Daily News, then moved to Nome in 1968 and later bought the Nome Nugget. The Nome Nugget has changed hands over the years, as has the Wrangell Sentinel. I thought Alaska bragging rights were only for old-timers like me.
I have lived in Alaska for almost 60 years. I tried living in Olympia, Washington, for several years, but returned about 20 years ago.
I did not know that newspapers in Alaska also engaged in bragging rights.
Jed Whittaker
Anchorage

Editor’s note: Though the Nome Nugget (1900) was established before the Wrangell Sentinel (1902), the Nugget ceased publication for nine months during World War II because of a shortage of staff and supplies. The Sentinel has proclaimed on its front page since the 1940s “Oldest Continuously Printed Newspaper in the Territory,” changing that to “in the state” when Alaska joined the union.