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kphoger:
--- Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 24, 2023, 02:05:25 PM ---Why are so many newspapers called “Insert City Bee?” Near me two of the more prominent papers are the Fresno Bee and Modesto Bee.
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Because bees are industrious. That's why we say "busy as a bee" and why certain group activities are called "bees". Both the Fresno Bee and the Modesto Bee are descendants of the Daily Bee, as is the Sacramento Bee.
--- Quote from: The Sacramento Bee — About Us — 14-OCT-2014 ---WHY IS IT CALLED 'THE BEE'?
(Exerpted from The Sacramento Bee's Ombudsman column on March 24, 1991)
Glad you asked. It's been that since 1857 when James McClatchy founded the paper. An editorial on the first day of publication said: "The name of The Bee has been adopted as being different from that of any other paper in the state and as also being emblematic of the industry which is to prevail in its every department."
So, the promise was a paper as busy as a bee. (Quaint, but not a bad marketing strategy, I should think.)
The first James McClatchy used a picture of a bee on his business stationery. His son, C.K., ordered the image of a bee depicted in mosaic tile in the lobby of the old Bee office at 911 Seventh St. in 1901. That mosaic now is on permanent display at the Sacramento History Museum.
https://www.sacbee.com/customer-service/about-us/
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Max Rockatansky:
Interesting, I would have assumed it was a more Ag-centric rationale for the naming convention.
JoePCool14:
--- Quote from: Scott5114 on March 19, 2023, 06:32:14 PM ---I saw this slide and now you have to, too.
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I know it's been 5 days but you can still delete this.
Scott5114:
--- Quote from: JoePCool14 on March 24, 2023, 04:00:34 PM ---
--- Quote from: Scott5114 on March 19, 2023, 06:32:14 PM ---I saw this slide and now you have to, too.
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I know it's been 5 days but you can still delete this.
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I can delete a lot of things.
SectorZ:
--- Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 24, 2023, 02:05:25 PM ---Why are so many newspapers called “Insert City Bee?” Near me two of the more prominent papers are the Fresno Bee and Modesto Bee.
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Don't forget the Babylon Bee.
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