Leftovers: 150 Gone From ‘Inquirer’?

• Steve Volk reports today that Inquirer editors have been asked to prepare for 150 layoffs. Pretty soon, the daily Inquirer’s going to replace “Saturday Daily News” in that old joke. (Bonus full letter from Tom Ferrick hoping to calm the storm here at Phawker.) [PW]

• Gretchen Wilson is coming to town this week. And what do country stars do when they come to a town like Philadelphia? That’s right: They perform — on ice — with six-time U.S. skating champ Todd Eldredge. Way to subvert those stereotypes about the North and South, fellas. [KYW 1060]

• An ad attacking Republican State Rep. Gene DiGirolamo attacks him for voting with President Bush 95 percent of the time, including a vote in 1998. Campaign literature scheduled to be handed out at the polls tomorrow will tout how DiGirolamo’s in agreement with Herbert Hoover 95 percent of the time. [Bucks County Courier Times]

• Oh, yes, before I forget (again): Kate Kilpatrick, erstwhile (for now) A&E editor Kate Kilpatrick is blogging from Mexico. Yes, yet another PW blog for you to read instead of mine. [Queso Fresco]