New revelations in West investigation

Tomorrow’s newspaper will lead with a story about documents relating to the Jim West investigation that have just been obtained by reporters Bill Morlin and Karen Dorn Steele. Stay tuned for details. Meanwhile, we also will have a story about a city hall protest. ( An early version has been posted on the web.)

The “centerpiece” story/photo package on Page 1 will be about Wesley and Blaine Highbarger, two teens whose mother died in a car accident and father died of colon cancer in February. Both boys seem to have inherited colon problems, and are facing a tough future.

We’ll have a story about the showdown coming between the Roman Catholic Diocese and victims of pedophile priests. ( Here’s an early version of that story.)

Idaho readers will see a story about proposed changes to the Amber Alert system. When Shasta and Dylan Groene disappeared, the Amber Alert was delayed several hours.

Off the wire: there’s a story about a nuclear conference that ended with no plans to slow the spread of weapons; and an intriguing story about two men found in a remote location in the Philippines who might be Japanese soldiers from World War II.

This story likely won’t make the Page 1 lineup, but raised a few eyebrows: it seems that dozens of men who’ve used Viagra and other impotence drugs have become blind. Fill in your own headline.

Finally, because this is a holiday weekend, we won’t have regular news meetings on Monday, but we’ll try to update the column.