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According to a rumor making the rounds at the UT, "Papa Doug" Manchester, owner of the paper, will as expected buy the Orange County Register, and the announcement will be made Thursday or Friday. The rumor of Manchester's interest in buying the Register was first reported on this blog March 4. Since then, Manchester has confirmed that he was in negotiations to buy it. There are also rumors that he will buy some of the smaller papers owned by the Register's parent, which has emerged from bankruptcy.
According to a rumor making the rounds at the UT, "Papa Doug" Manchester, owner of the paper, will as expected buy the Orange County Register, and the announcement will be made Thursday or Friday. The rumor of Manchester's interest in buying the Register was first reported on this blog March 4. Since then, Manchester has confirmed that he was in negotiations to buy it. There are also rumors that he will buy some of the smaller papers owned by the Register's parent, which has emerged from bankruptcy.