Acronym downsizing, edgy language, slices, etc

The newsroom is eliminating the acronym “ACE,” for “assistant city editor” because the title is now “deputy city editor.” (There used to be one deputy and two or more assistant, but now they’re all DCEs, DeCEs? DICE?)

When staffers introduced themselves to a visiting DCE candidate, and to a reporting intern, DCE Scott Maben accidentally introduced himself as city editor. City editor is actually Addy Hatch.

“This is how we’re handling the downsizing,” Smith joked - “I’ll name you all city editor” and there will be a gladiator fight.

The term “boink-fest”

Columnist Doug Clark used the term in his column when referring to what happened between Rep. Richard Curtis and gay porn model Cody Castagna. Editors wondered whether readers would have found it offensive, but so far no complaints. The term is not incredibly popular-use, but editors also figure it’s a Doug Clark column and that only the Doug People will be reading as far as “boink-fest.” Two pretty edgy parts of the column were “boink-fest” and “stroked.”

Great reads from the cyber news hole

• Tanker deal flawed, GAO says: Contract broke Air Force’s own rules, report finds
• Cold water course for Ironman: Some are worried that 55-degree lake is too cool for safety
• State helped GOP lawmakers get to party convention: Timing of meeting draws criticism
• Mother, boyfriend jailed after girl, 3, hospitalized
• Volunteers driving ‘Great Eight’ pit bulls to St. Louis
• Man run over by bear (Rich Landers column)
• Cottages slow to grow in Spokane , with video below:

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FROM VOICES :
• Following bridal traditions: Families hand down wedding dress, veil through generations , photo at right by Rajah Bose .
• Swimsuit donations ‘a lifesaver’: Community centers accepting suits for needy kids
• Smoking ban helps bars … maybe not
• Green Bluff fights back

RADIO : is working on a story about scooter use on the rise, that people who are using scooters are not necessarily trained to use them, “especially in Idaho,” said radio reporter Dan Mitchinson - But wait! He was actually referring to curvy dangerous Idaho roads.

Must be intense to switch from big rural driving machine to two-wheeled urban driving machine, another editor said.

“How do you hang your rifle on a scooter?” asked photo director Larry Reisnouer who adds that he owns a truck.

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