In addition to its Dover headquarters, Foster's maintains news bureaus in Rochester and Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

[2] Foster was already known, by then, as a political firebrand and an explicit opponent of President Lincoln; one of his previous publishing ventures had been the States and Union, a pro-slavery paper in nearby Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during the American Civil War.

As recent as 2000, however, Foster's endorsed George W. Bush in the New Hampshire primary, although the paper backed no one in the general election.

He said he prefers a hard-news, top-down style of newsroom management, with young reporters filing several quick stories based on assignments from editors, rather than longer, more analytical pieces.

"[7] Colin Manning, who wrote Foster's statehouse notebook, later went on to be New Hampshire governor John Lynch's communications director.

At the time, Doherty said morning publication would be more convenient for readers, and would allow the paper to update its Website earlier in the day.

Regular features include advice columns, stock tables, classified advertising, comic strips, obituaries, television listings and local lottery numbers.

The newspaper also carries entertainment, world and national news from the Associated Press, as well as both AP and locally generated sports stories.