Chuck Hubbs, the night city editor at the Herald-Examiner used to refer to the monster Sunday Los Angeles Times of the 1980s as the “puppy killer.”

Thanks to Kevin Roderick at LA Observed for this tidbit about the new lighter newspaper.

Times reporter Tracy Wood found yesterday’s paper soaking wet in the gutter, her delivery guy knew what happened. “I threw your paper up on your driveway, the same as always,” he told Wood. “The wind blew it into the water.”