Kudo sandwich

• ” Trashing the dress ” in Video Journal. S-R videos are also crossposted on YouTube.
• On today’s production quality on the front pages of all sections, the whites are clean and the resolution looks smooth, said videographer Colin Mulvany. It has been about two weeks since the switch to a different technology for moving text and image data into the printing press.
• Downwinders story by Karen Dorn Steele on page A1, about a lawsuit over the health impact of Hanford radioactive emissions. “It’s good having that expertise aboard,” said editor Steve Smith, noting that Dorn Steele’s earliest coverage of this case was in the 1980s.
• ” Teacher holds class in space ” and the two accompanying photos

Darin Oswald photo (Idaho Statesman) and NASA TV image

• ” Farmers’ profits help boost area businesses ” was a reminder that despite recent coverage of downtown growth, the region is still very agricultural, said assistant city editor Dan Hansen.
• There is a critical mass of $3 in the swear jar and all of it is from Steve Smith. “That was to be expected,” said photo director Larry Reisnouer.

Elvis

In sandwich news, we’ve got lots of Elvis coverage coming in that involves Elvis’ favorite. It contains peanut butter, jelly, and bacon. Word is Doug Clark is going to bring back some leftovers. Also, a Spokane man made the top 10 of the Elvis tribute artist competition in Graceland. “Our own guy in the top 10. That’s like making the top 10 of American Idol. Kind of.” Smith said. Senior editor Carla Savalli is making her own pilgrimage to the Elvis site.

No Bert

When there’s no Bert Caldwell column, the business section typically does not run a blurb that says “No Bert.” Meanwhile the Northwest section runs a “No Clark” blurb when there’s no Doug Clark column or when Clark goes on vacation.

“All of our columnists including Bert have committed readership,” Smith said.

One concern was the potential for burglaries if every time a columnist leaves town, the entire readership knows. The decision now is to not publish vacation notices (The columnists are not necessarily on vacation) but rather, “no column” notices.

Columnists Doug Clark and Paul “The Slice” Turner have consistently reminded the desk to run such notices. Clark would get calls from people who ask if he’s been fired.