<P> The newspaper was established in 1842 , less than 50 years after Moses Cleaveland landed on the banks of the Cuyahoga River in The Flats , and is currently owned by Advance Publications ( Newhouse Newspapers ) . The Plain Dealer Publishing Company is under the direction of George Rodrigue ( president ) . The paper employs over 700 people . </P>
<P> The newspaper was established in 1842 , less than 50 years after Moses Cleaveland landed on the banks of the Cuyahoga River in The Flats , and is currently owned by Advance Publications ( Newhouse Newspapers ) . The Plain Dealer Publishing Company is under the direction of George Rodrigue ( president ) . The paper employs over 700 people . </P>
when did the plain dealer begin their first publication
when did the plain dealer begin their first publication
1842
1842