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A Place to Belong. Opportunity. Innovation. Success.

Throughout its well-known history, Paddock Publications and the Daily Herald Media Group has been known for growth. From a newspaper delivered by horse and buggy to a well-respected Cook County weekly newspaper to the third largest daily newspaper in the state, that growth has continued, and the people who work here have had the privilege to grow with it.

Having grown up a child of the Daily Herald and for two-thirds of his life as an employee of it, Vice President and Executive Editor Jim Baumann barely knows anything else. But he is also confident that he has not missed out.

Workplace culture is a topic human resource professionals deal with regularly. Trying to change a toxic culture takes years.

Reflecting on his 52 years at the Daily Herald, CEO and Publisher Doug Ray says that most everything has changed at the newspaper, but so much remains the same. Our founders motto from the late 1800s is still perched atop our Opinion page every day: "Fear God, tell the truth and make money."

From plank roads to toll roads, and one-room school houses to flourishing universities, the suburbs and the Daily Herald have grown up since the newspapers founding in 1872.

Over the past 150 years, a lot has happened at the Daily Herald, both with the company and the Paddock family. Take a look at our timeline to get a sense of our history, expansion and innovation.

The suburbs have been home to some of the greatest writers, actors, sports stars and business pioneers of the past 150 years. Here, we highlight a wide range of people who were born or lived in the area during influential periods of their lives. Some you know well; others might surprise you.

Revitalized downtowns and the creation of new areas that emulate their high-density mix of residences, businesses and entertainment will likely be among the top trends in the suburbs during the next three decades, planning experts say.

As the Webster-Kirkwood Times celebrates its two-year anniversary, the paper can count several awards among its successes. The Times recently garnered several awards from the Missouri Press Association and the