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Biography

David McCumber is Washington Bureau Chief for the Hearst Corporation’s Newspaper Division. McCumber’s journalistic career spans four decades. He has worked for Hearst in a variety of other roles, including Sunday editor, City Editor and Assistant Managing Editor of the San Francisco Examiner; Managing Editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer; and Editorial Director of Hearst Connecticut Media Group. He has also worked for Scripps-Howard, Pulitzer and the New York Times Co. McCumber is the author of three books of nonfiction and the co-author of another. He wrote "X-Rated: The Mitchell Brothers" (Simon & Schuster, 1992); Playing off the Rail: A Pool Hustler's Journey (Random House, 1995); and "The Cowboy Way: Seasons of a Montana Ranch" (Avon Books, 1999). With investigative reporter Andrew Schneider, he wrote "An Air That Kills: How the Asbestos Poisoning of Libby, Montana, Uncovered a National Scandal" (Putnam, 2004), which was a finalist for a New York Public Library Bernstein Award. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Special Local Reporting in 1984. He was also founding editor and publisher of Big Sky Journal magazine. McCumber was a Pulitzer Prize juror in 2010 and 2011.

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Total articles 1078

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  From the editor: Thanks to you, our readers, for bearing with us

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  Mar. 03, 2025

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  Standard View: Daines’ knee-jerk rhetoric slides past gun facts

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  Feb. 25, 2025

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  From the editor: Thanks to you, our readers, for bearing with us

  By David McCumber Verified

  Mar. 03, 2025

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Arizona Daily Star

The Arizona Daily Star is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Tucson, Arizona, serving the Southern Arizona community since its founding in 1877. Owned by Lee Enterprises, it provides comprehensive news coverage, including local, national, and international stories. The newspaper has a daily circulation of approximately 39,500 and 45,848 copies on Sundays. The Arizona Daily Star offers both print and digital news, with a robust online platform that features subscription-based access to articles, obituaries, and an extensive archive of over 2.1 million searchable pages dating back to 1879. The paper includes special sections for obituaries, marriages, and community announcements, catering to local residents, businesses, and researchers. It is recognized for its high factual reporting and has a Left-Center bias, reflecting its commitment to credible journalism.