In case you missed it, reporter Susan Cover had a really unusual story in today's newspapers (A1 of Kennebec Journal; B1 of Morning Sentinel).

In her piece, Susan describes how local fisherman Bob Greene was on the Kennebec River when he saw what he first thought was a log, then thought was a body, floating downriver.

Greene called police on his cell phone and a dispatcher told him not to jump in after the person, but rather to try to keep the person from going downstream even more, from Greene's perch on the river's dock.

Different kind of topic today.

I was at the KMart on Western Avenue in Augusta last week and, to me, the place looked very different. It was full of merchandise, there was a nursery in the parking lot.

It just looked more vibrant, and I couldn't help but wonder if the new Target up the street may have something to do with that.

So, I thought I'd write about "big box" stores now that all three -- Wal-Mart, Target and KMart -- are in Augusta.

Last Sunday, we published a lengthy investigative report by staffer Meghan Malloy that looked into an alleged puppy mill that was operating in Somerville, and looked into how state and local officials had regulated the dog-breeding operation prior to 2008.

I don't want to recite the story in this blog. If you haven't read it, here's the link to Malloy's story.