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The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Daily Briefing

‘A walking, living, talking saint’

... was how co-worker and friend Mary Ann Heskett described Catholic Charities director Donna Hanson, who died today at 65. Her obituary will run on tomorrow's front page.

Also on the cover tomorrow: Hurricane Rita is expected to make landfall tonight; the Met Mortgage bankruptcy could wrap up by January; and two U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq today.



Each weekday morning and afternoon, the newsroom staff meets to discuss the coverage plan. This blog covers editors' discussions, upcoming coverage and miscellaneous newsroom news.