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How we make the
public record useful.

Product notes about the evidence layer, search interface, and the choices behind GazetteIntel. Specifics over slogans.

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PRODUCT NOTE · 31 AUG 2026

The Gazette problem is not the PDF.

We started by looking at the archive. The faster idea was not another portal. It was a question, a source, and a watch that keeps working after you leave.

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Native PDF text before OCR

Why a text layer should be the first extraction path for modern Gazette documents.

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What makes an answer citable?

Search, page boundaries, and the small details that keep a source usable.

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The product should feel like a conversation, not a filing cabinet.

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