Nicholas F. Benton

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Nicholas F. Benton
Born	(1944-02-09) February 9, 1944 Ross, California
Education	Westmont College (B.A., 1965), Pacific School of Religion (M.Div., 1969)
Occupations	Owner, publisher, and editor-in-chief of the Falls Church News-Press

Nicholas F. "Nick" Benton (born February 9, 1944) is the founder, owner, and editor of the Falls Church News-Press, a weekly newspaper distributed free in Falls Church, Virginia, and in parts of Fairfax County, and Arlington County.

Life and work

Born in Ross, California, Benton earned a degree in English from Westmont College in 1965. He obtained a master of divinity degree in 1969 from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California. He became a contributor to the underground newspaper Berkeley Barb, during which time he came out as gay. Benton was an early member of the Berkeley Gay Liberation Front and wrote the first editorial for the newspaper Gay Sunshine. Benton also co-produced a pair of issues for The Effeminist.

From 1974 to the late 1980s, Benton worked with the Lyndon LaRouche organization, initially as a political organizer, and later as a reporter for LaRouche's Executive Intelligence Review.

Benton founded the Falls Church News-Press in March 1991. In addition to being the editor and main contributor to the News-Press, Benton writes for local publications such as the Metro Weekly.

Personal life

Benton has been married and divorced three times; he has no children. He lives in Falls Church.

Works

• Length: 8, [3] leaves.
• An 11-page mimeographed pamphlet. Several sources ascribe this work to 1971, although Benton himself says he wrote it in 1970.
• Length: 15 pages.
• Transcript: 26 leaves. Tape: 1 cassette.
• Length: 344 pages.

References

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• Bergholz, Richard. "Labor Party Candidate Seeks GOP Aid," Los Angeles Times, March 14, 1978.
• Elfman, Lois, "Community Voice," The Scene magazine, February 2006.
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• PR Newswire, "Falls Church News-Press Owner Nicholas F. Benton Donates $10,000 to Falls Church City Schools to Establish Ground-Breaking 'Diversity Affirmation Education Fund'," May 2, 2005.
• Pearce, Katie, "Washington Blade Staffers Plan New Venture After Gay Weekly Folds," The Washington Current, Nov. 18, 2009.
• Metro Weekly, Oct. 14, 2010.
• Mansberger, Terry, "LGBT Democrats Earn a Seat at the Party," Falls Church News-Press, Dec. 30, 2010.
• Osborne, William (1986). "Democrats now take LaRouche seriously", San Diego Union, March 23, 1986.

External links

• Personal website
• Biography
• Benton Communications, Inc.
• Appearances on C-SPAN