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newspaper publisher robert chandler 12 july 1996 bend , oregon , usa marysville , california , usa oregon newspaper hall of fame 200px 12 may 1921 robert w. chandler , newspaper publisher.jpg robert w. chandler
 robert w. chandler publisher
robert w. chandler

robert w. chandler -lrb- 1921 -- 1996 -rrb- was an american journalist , businessman , and philanthropist .
he was the editor and publisher of `` the bulletin '' , a daily newspaper in bend , oregon .
he ran the newspaper for 43 years .
chandler was the founder of western communications , inc. , a company that owns and publishes newspapers in oregon and california .
he was inducted into the oregon newspaper hall of fame in 2006 .
