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To: stockman_scott who wrote (119845)	11/17/2003 11:01:47 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

These are the PI's stellar "lites" that wrote the "Rethinking the rebuilding of Iraq"....Surely EVERYONE has heard of them.......... Haven't they? <g> E-mail addresses and phone numbers for Editorial Pages seattlepi.nwsource.com Names are listed alphabetically, except for managers, who are listed first. Joann Byrd Editorial Page Editor Emeritus 206-448-8028 Mark Trahant Editorial Page Editor 206-448-8387 Kimberly Mills Focus Editor 206-448-8093 Joe Copeland Editorial Writer 206-448-8045 David Horsey Editorial Cartoonist 206-448-8044 Merry Nye Copy Editor 206-448-8386 888888888888888888888888888888 Seattle P-I No Longer For Sale October 4, 2003 By KOMO Staff & News Services SEATTLE - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is no longer for sale, its publisher says, after a judge ruled that The Seattle Times cannot dissolve a 20-year-old publishing agreement with the P-I. The Hearst Corp., which owns the P-I, contacted New York-based investment bank Veronis Suhler Stevenson and "told them not to put any more effort into locating potential buyers at this time," P-I Publisher Roger Oglesby told staff members Friday. Referring to the King County Superior Court judge who ruled last week, Oglesby added, "Now that Judge (Greg) Canova has ruled in favor of the P-I, it's not necessary to pursue that course anymore." In a story posted late Friday on its Web site (seattlepi.com), the P-I said the paper was put up for sale to demonstrate that it could not be sold, as a prelude to closing it down - a possibility Hearst officials have said would have been required if The Times prevailed in its effort to end the joint operating agreement, or JOA, under which the two papers publish. Under the agreement, The Times handles the circulation, distribution and other non-news functions for both papers in exchange for a greater share of their joint profits. But the Times contends the agreement is no longer financially viable. It's trying to end the JOA through a provision that allows the parties to end joint operations if either sustains three consecutive years of financial losses. The Times said it lost money in 2000, 2001 and 2002. But Canova sided with Hearst in finding that The Times' financial losses in 2000 resulted from an extraordinary event - a strike. As a result, The Times cannot invoke the provision that would allow it to dissolve the JOA. Times spokeswoman Kerry Coughlin has said The Times is evaluating its legal options in the wake of that ruling. Editor's Note: The Seattle P-I is a news partner of KOMO. komotv.com Thomas Shapley Editorial Writer 206-448-8325