- column ▁layout ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁Washington ▁Territ ory ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁Col f ax ▁Gazette , ▁a ▁Republican - lean ing ▁newspaper , ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Democratic - lean ing ▁Col f ax ▁Common er ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁forming ▁the ▁Col f ax ▁Gazette - Common er . ▁The ▁Common er ▁had ▁originally ▁been ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁and ▁began ▁regular ▁publication ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁The ▁combined ▁newspaper ' s ▁name ▁was ▁revert ed ▁to ▁the ▁Col f ax ▁Gazette ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁renamed ▁to ▁the ▁Whit man ▁County ▁Gazette ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁reflect ▁its ▁county - wide ▁coverage . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁claims ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁continu ously ▁published ▁newspaper ▁in ▁Washington ▁state . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Wh it man ▁County , ▁Washington ▁Category : New sp apers ▁published ▁in ▁Washington ▁( state ) ▁Category : Public ations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁Category : 1 8 7 7 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Washington ▁Territ ory <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁Writing ▁Kind ▁of ▁Day : ▁Po ems ▁for ▁Young ▁Po ets ▁is ▁a ▁young ▁adult ▁book ▁of ▁poetry ▁by ▁Ralph ▁F let cher , ▁illustrated ▁by ▁April ▁Ward . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁A ▁young ▁writer ' s ▁experiences ▁are ▁described ▁in ▁twenty ▁seven ▁mostly