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SAN DIEGO – The parent company of The San Diego Union-Tribune announced Thursday that it has hired an investment banker to look into the possible sale of the company. Copley Press engaged the New York-based investment banking firm Evercore Partners, which also represented the publishing company in the sale of newspapers it owned in Los Angeles and in the Midwest in 2006 and 2007. In a statement, The Copley Press, Inc., cited the tough times in the newspaper industry as its motivation in deciding to explore the company's strategic options. “The last couple of years have been a difficult period...

Topic: Memos Sent to Romenesko Date/Time: 11/1/2006 4:45:58 PM Title: Memo from San Diego Union-Tribune CEO Gene Bell Posted By: Jim Romenesko November 1, 2006 To: Union-Tribune Employees From: Gene Bell As you know, this has been a challenging period in the newspaper industry. Many other publishers have found it necessary to reduce expenses, and the Union-Tribune has already undertaken a number of steps to control costs. The time, unfortunately, has come for us to take more direct action to reduce our payroll. We have explored various options for realigning our workforce to meet the reality of the marketplace. One...

What is the story on Bodansky? As the Director of the Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare of the U. S. Congress, it seems like he would have some credibility. He set forth some pretty articulate explanations of where Saddam's WMDs may be (Syria) and that al Quada did receive support and training from Iraq. Is he just pushing a book or does he know what he's talking about? And if any of what he is saying is true, why hasn't anyone else picked it up? I know that the "mainstream" media would totally ignore it, of course, but...