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By Ray Stern – Read entire article here:

The layoffs at the East Valley Tribune went deep, affecting some of the most prominent bylines at the paper, sources say.

The most notable: Executive Editor Jim Ripley announced he will retire in January, the month most of the laid-off staff will be dismissed from the job.

Forty-six of the 142 to be let go came from the editorial department, and many of these were the paper’s most experienced editors, reporters, photographers and graphic-design employees, including:

* Editors Patti Epler and Bob Satnan.
* Features funnyman Mike Grady and movie critic Craig Outhier.
* Photo editor Brad Armstrong and photographers Ralph Freso, Julio Jimenez and Paul O’Neill.
* News graphics team members Scott Kirchhofer and Gabriel Utasi.
* Web site director Chris Lavelle.
* Veteran religion reporter Lawn Griffiths.
* Sportswriters Mike Tulumello and Craig Morgan.
* Reporters Paul Giblin, Nick Martin, Jason Massad, Tony Natale, Mary K. Reinhart and Dennis Welch.

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