4 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁( there ▁had , ▁at ▁one ▁point , ▁been ▁six ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁Matt he ws ▁family ▁sold ▁to ▁Ed ▁Liver more ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ; ▁he ▁bought ▁out ▁his ▁only ▁compet itor , ▁the ▁week ly ▁County ▁Dem ocrat ▁News , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Liver more , ▁a ▁S ap ul pa ▁resident ▁after ▁whom ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁journal ism ▁chair ▁is ▁named , ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁local ▁owner . ▁He ▁sold ▁the ▁Her ald ▁to ▁Roy ▁H . ▁Park ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ; ▁Park ▁sold ▁to ▁Community ▁New sp aper ▁Hold ings ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁Her ald ▁changed ▁own ers ▁again ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁when ▁C N HI ▁sold ▁it ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁papers ▁to ▁the ▁Sum ner ▁family . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁president ial ▁election ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁S ap ul pa ▁Daily ▁Her ald ▁made ▁no ▁mention ▁of ▁President ▁Ob ama ' s ▁president ial ▁victory . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁claimed ▁that ▁it ▁covered ▁local ▁news ▁and ▁not ▁national ▁news . ▁The ▁move ▁prompt ed ▁protest s ▁that ▁the ▁newspaper ▁was ▁pract icing ▁rac ism . ▁ ▁The ▁newspaper ' s ▁publish er ▁explained ▁" We ▁run ▁a ▁newspaper , ▁not ▁a ▁memory ▁book ▁service . ▁We ▁covered ▁the ▁local ▁commission er ' s ▁race . ▁We