Prior to 2003 , the '' Dayton City Paper '' was known by two other monikers . The publication launched on August 26 , 1993 under the name '' The Dayton Voice '' by the husband / wife team of Jeff Epton and Marrianne McMullen . In the early 2000s , the paper 's name was changed to '' Impact Weekly '' as a result of legal pressure levied by the nationally known alternative newsweekly , '' The Village Voice '' which did the same to numerous weekly publications that included the word “ Voice ” in their names . A handshake agreement amongst many former “ Voice ” named publications yielded several new , but unrelated “ City Paper ” publications nationally including Philadelphia , PA , Washington , D.C. , Baltimore , MD , and Toledo , OH . On April 3 , 2003 , Impact Weekly became '' Dayton City Paper . '' Whereas many alternative newsweeklies across the country tend to take political sides ( typically left-leaning ) and emphasize a blend of lifestyles , the '' Dayton City Paper '' deliberately departed from the alt-weekly stereotype with its politically-neutral arts and culture , etc. mission while still inclusively covering the myriad of lifestyles throughout the region , especially with respect to local and independent music coverage . In addition to over 80 % locally written content , the publication featured a carefully selected roster of quality syndicated content well appreciated by its eclectic and educated audience including Amy Alkon 's " The Advice Goddess " , Chuck Shepard 's " News of the Weird , " Cariel 's " Sign Language Astrology , " the New York Times Sunday Crossword , as well as weekly editorial cartoons including Don Asmussen 's " Bad Reporter , " Donna Barstow 's " Daily Special , " and political satire by Ted Rall ( raised in Kettering , Ohio ) . The paper 's staff and freelance writers authoritatively delivered the editorial quality its readers demanded . Readers especially enjoyed the DCP 's weekly locally-driven " debate forum " created by former '' Impact Weekly '' publisher Kerry Farley where opposing writers argued in a true debate format in favor or against political and social issues of the day with emphasis on local . Yet , debate topics nearly never included the typical water cooler conversation topics such as presidents , abortion , guns , and God . The only topics the paper ever took sides on were legalization of same-sex marriage , marijuana legalization , and solidarity with the French publication Charlie Hebdo . In fact , on April 25 , 2015 , the official website of the '' Dayton City Paper '' was hacked by unknown individual or individuals claiming to be affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIS ) . The DCP 's website homepage instead played foreign music , displayed picture of a masked man holding an apparent assault rifle and displayed the message " Hacked by Team System DZ . I am Muslim & I love Jihad . I love ISIS < 3 . " " The paper 's publisher , Paul Noah , stated in an interview on a local TV station he believed the hacking may have been related to the paper 's January 20 , 2015 edition where the '' Dayton City Paper '' executive team collectively chose to publish an approximation via illustrated parody the cover of the January 14 issue of '' Charlie Hebdo '' following the Charlie Hebdo shooting
Charlie Hebdo shooting
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