Another friend leaves the Star Tribune

The Minneapolis Star Tribune, employer of cousins Pam and Chris, continues to go through tough times. We're used to it by now, but there's little to soften the blow when good friends made over the years leave, except that we're glad they've found better, more secure jobs. One such departure came this past week, when reporter Terry Collins bid us farewell to head for a new gig with the Associated Press in San Francisco. Journalists -- and even some politicians and others he's written about -- flocked to his goodbye standup at work. Here are some photos with people you may recognize:

We gave Terry some gag gifts, including Rice-A-Roni -- you know, "the San Francisco treat."

Cousin Chris schmoozed with Terry near the cake table.

The scrapblog editor made another of her dear work friends, Minneapolis news team leader Suzanne Ziegler, promise not to leave!