''The Conway Daily Sun'' is a five-day (Tuesday through Saturday)

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published in

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, United States, covering the Mount Washington Valley. It has been published since 1989 by

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, and was the forerunner of three other ''Daily Sun'' newspapers in

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and

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. ''The Conway Daily Sun'' was the first newspaper outside of Japan to publish the popular numbers puzzle

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, in September 2004.

Today

Mark Guerringue, one of the three founders of Country News Club, still serves as publisher of ''The Conway Daily Sun'' as of early 2012. The ''Daily Sun'' circulates in several towns of

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, including Albany, Bartlett (including Glen),

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(including Intervale and North Conway), Eaton,

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, Madison (including Silver Lake), Moultonborough, Tamworth (including Chocorua), Ossipee and Wolfeboro; and two towns in

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: Fryeburg and Lovell.The Berlin Daily Sun Media Guide
July 5, 2005. Accessed February 11, 2007. A complete online PDF can be purchased for a years subscription of 79.99. Making locals hesitant to by in the deal. Lloyd Jones, Daymond Steer, Brett Guerringue, and Tom Eastman are ''The Conway Daily Sun''s staff writers. Several stringers and part-time writers also contribute regularly. Margaret McKenzie is the managing editor, Terry Leavitt edits the health section and Berlin paper. Lloyd Jones also serves as the sports editor. Alec Kerr edits the wire pages and entertainment sections and serves as the paper's entertainment critic. Citing advertisement revenue issues, ''The Conway Daily Sun'' printed its final Monday edition on October 26, 2009. The paper continues to be published Tuesday through Saturday.

Sisters and competitors

Conway was the first free daily to be launched by Dave Danforth, Mark Guerringue and Adam Hirshan. It was joined a few years later by '' The Berlin Daily Sun''. In 2000, Guerringue and Hirshan partnered with Ed Engler to launch ''

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'' in the neighboring Lakes Region of

. In 2009, Guerringue and Hirshan teamed with Curtis Robinson to start '' The Portland Daily Sun'' in

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. No other daily newspaper is based in Carroll County. Country News Club's closest competitor geographically is '' The Citizen'' of

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''The Conway Daily Sun''
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