UPDATED with a couple of today's other news items per Gentle Curmudgeon
Just to fill the void in Emerald City news during the pre-Christmas run-up, we decided to start off the morning with a quickie quiz. For those readers who haven't already caught a glimpse of this morning's Standard-Examiner, we know you'll get a kick out of this:
Today's Std-Ex Top of Utah section features a large photo of a dog. Your task is to identify its owner:
The photo:a) Singer, model, actress, author, and world-famous heiress/gadabout Paris Hilton.
b) Pop music singer, songwriter, dancer, actress and model mom Britney Spears.
c) Comedienne, actress, talk show host, businesswoman, and celebrity Joan Rivers.
d) Utah State Senator, Ogden Police Chief and certifiably macho all-round tough guy Jon Greiner.

Stumped? Click here to find the answer.
Chalk this up to a terribly slow news day; and feel free to treat this as an open thread.
Update 12/22/07 10:45 a.m. MT: Concurrently with the publication of today's article, Gentle Curmudgeon has dredged up a couple of other news items which might be worthy of discussion in today's thread. Accordingly, we link Curmudgeon's supplementary text & analysis here.