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I beg to disagree. The PI was a great paper. Its passing is to be lamented. At one time it was available nearly statewide, even 200 miles east where it competed with the Spokane paper, and 150 miles south where it competed with the Oregonian. That it was not a beacon of conservative thought did not diminish its utility to any great degree. It had a great sports section, and a great website, which I hoped was profitable for its continuance, but apparently not so. I believe it was killed by the internet, Craigslist, TV, and general illiteracy(as a result of the dumbing down of public schools). Anyway I was a PI paperboy in 1957 and have been a reader, but not necessarily a subscriber, all my life. If I want conservative there is always the WSJ editorial page, Rush Limbaugh, and FreeRepublic.

I beg to disagree to disagree. The PI killed itself with its ultra-liberal stance. Horsey lead the way with his over the top anti-military and anti-Bush cartoons.

The PI has its own self to blame for its demise.

Sicvee, The PI was a rag for the far left, and could't care less if it insulted everyone else.

Insulting roughly 1/2 of your potential customers (readers AND advertizers) will sink any company, and now they are finally paying for their arrogance.