Keeping watch on the canaries in the coal mine ...

A few recent notes on the steady decline of newspapers:San Diego newspaper staffers are so desperate to take buyouts that they slept in the lobby of their building last night so they could be first in line to apply today.Rumors are swirling that the Tampa Tribune may soon publish a one-section newspaper. Fewer pages for news means fewer ads being sold.The Sacramento Bee and and other McClatchy