''Gwiazda Polarna'' (

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''") is " America's oldest independent Polish-language newspaper." It has been published since 1908 in

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History

''Gwiazda Polarnas name appears to have arisen from an

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-language play on the word "Pole," which refers to a Polish person and also appears in the name of the

(in Polish, "''gwiazda polarna''"). The newspaper was founded in 1908.

Editors and writers

''Gwiazdas current publisher and editor-in-chief is Jacek Hilgier. Previous editors-in-chief have been (in alphabetical order) Adam Bartosz, Edward Dusza, Alfons Hering (1978-1985), Paweł Klimowicz, Franciszek Kmietowicz, Małgorzata Terentiew-Ćwiklińska, Leszek Zieliński. ''Gwiazdas writers and editors have included (in alphabetical order) Józef A. Białasiewicz, Stanisław Brudnicki, Zbigniew Celanowski, Zbigniew Chałko, Cezary Chlebowski, Ludwika Czerska, Jan Fryling, Wiesław Horabik, Waclaw Iwak, Aleksander Janta-Połczynski, Tadeusz Katelbach, Mirosław Kruszewska, Szymon Laks, Józef Mackiewicz, Wojciech Płazak,

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, Zbigniew Rabsztyn, Tadeusz Samulak, Leszek Szymański, Adam Tomaszewski, Barbara Toporska, Wojciech A. Wierzewski.

Present

''Gwiazda Polarna'' is a general-interest

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dealing with current world events,

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affairs,

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and

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and

, and

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and cultures. ''Gwiazda Polarna'' is published biweekly by Point Publications, Inc., with

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ISSN 0740-5944.''Gwiazda Polarna'', vol. 102, no. 23 (5 November 2011), p. 2. The newspaper's editorial and business office is at 2804 Post Road, Stevens Point, WI The current publisher and editor-in-chief is Jacek Hilgier.

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External links

*{{Official website, https://web.archive.org/web/20140109215921/http://gwiazdapolarna.net/ (in

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