"After the closure of the Rocky Mountain News in late February, Rocky editor, publisher and president John Temple stepped away from the spotlight he'd been in since the December announcement that the tabloid was being put up for sale. However, he's recently resurfaced via "Temple Talk," a new blog accessible at JohnTemple.net."

"When he arrived at his office yesterday, Rocky Mountain News editor/publisher/president John Temple was greeted by an e-mail letting him know about a report from KOA radio claiming that executives from E.W. Scripps, the paper's owner, which put it up for sale last month, would be arriving in the next 24 to 48 hours to announce its fate. Temple's answer to this note was two words long: "It's bullshit.""

"The blog "Debate Over Spiked Rocky Mountain News Media Column Heats Up" deals with a Jason Salzman column that the Rocky declined to publish -- so Salzman posted it on his own website, prompting Rocky editor/publisher/president John Temple (pictured) to put together a notably tough reply. Click "More" to read both of them in their entirety."