Also, Journal Register's classified ads are less likely to migrate online than big-city classifieds.

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And some on Wall Street, of all places, worry that diminished quality will undermine Journal Register's franchises.

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Warburg, Pincus assembled Journal Register in 1990 from the remnants of Ralph Ingersoll II's newspaper empire, then drowning in junk bonds.

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Nobody cinches the belt tighter than his Journal Register Co.

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When it goes to sell properties, Journal Register has an interesting problem: "It's a struggle to find buyers because there is hardly any room for margin improvement at their papers, " says Bear Stearns analyst Kevin Gruneich.

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Even behemoth Thomson Corp. is said to have taken less than Journal Register offered, instead selling the Connecticut Post and other properties to William Dean Singleton's MediaNews Group, which is hardly shy about cost cuts ( FORBES, July 3, 2000).

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Checking odometers in reporters' cars against expense reports, running front-page ads and compelling publishers to promptly send weekly financial reports so Jelenic can scan for the odd indulgence are traditions at Journal Register (nyse: JRC - news - people).

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Then, in mid-March, Kelly revealed in an interview with the State Journal-Register of Springfield, Ill.

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