Gwiazda Polarna
Gwiazda Polarna is "America's oldest independent Polish-language newspaper." It has been published since 1908 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
History
Gwiazda Polarna's name appears to have arisen from an English-language play on the word "Pole," which refers to a Polish person and also appears in the name of the Pole Star.The newspaper was founded in 1908.
Editors and writers
As of 2011 Gwiazdas publisher and editor-in-chief is Jacek Hilgier. Previous editors-in-chief have been Adam Bartosz, Edward Dusza, Alfons Hering, Paweł Klimowicz, Franciszek Kmietowicz, Małgorzata Terentiew-Ćwiklińska, Leszek Zieliński.Gwiazdas writers and editors have included Józef A. Białasiewicz, Stanisław Brudnicki, Zbigniew Celanowski, Zbigniew Chałko, Cezary Chlebowski, Ludwika Czerska, Jan Fryling, Wiesław Horabik, Waclaw Iwak, Aleksander Janta-Połczynski, Tadeusz Katelbach, Mirosław Kruszewska, Szymon Laks, Józef Mackiewicz, Wojciech Płazak, Bolesław Prus, Zbigniew Rabsztyn, Tadeusz Samulak, Leszek Szymański, Adam Tomaszewski, Barbara Toporska, Wojciech A. Wierzewski.
Present
Gwiazda Polarna is a general-interest newspaper dealing with current world events, Polish-American affairs, American history and culture, Polish history and culture, and human history and cultures. Gwiazda Polarna is published biweekly by Point Publications, Inc., with Library of Congress ISSN 0740-5944.The newspaper's editorial and business office is at 2804 Post Road, Stevens Point, WI