It has been a busy week for Scripps, parent company of the Rocky Mountain News. Last Friday, the company announced that its board of directors had approved a plan to spin off its newspaper properties into a separate company. Now, rumors are swirling around town that Scripps has made an offer to purchase MediaNews Group, publisher of the Denver Post and 56 other newspapers across the country.
Coming Soon: The Rocky Mountain Post?
Denver Public Relations Blog 
Scripps buying MediaNews? What are you guys smoking over there?