In discussing the buyouts being offered at The Spokesman-Review this fall, the Inlander included one line that caught my eye: "Further cost-saving measures have come in closing the North Idaho bureau in Coeur d'Alene and consolidating news sections in print, translating to a thinner paper." (Full story here.) Yeah, things have been tight in this scary new world of the newspaper industry. But I'm typing in my relatively new 1st floor office of the SR's Coeur d'Alene office -- and apparently didn't get the memo. The front desk of the North Idaho bureau has been closed for months. But our office is staffed by 10 people, including Victor Correa of KHQ. When the buyouts were offered, I called Editor Gary Graham to say I had no interest in retiring -- and he responded that he was glad I didn't. The Coeur d'Alene office continues on. And so does Huckleberries Online.

Thoughts?