The newsroom is on hold this morning, as we all keep checking out the ever-present TV sets in the newsroom to monitor the condition of Pope John Paul II.

That doesn't mean we're not busy. We have had a plan in place for months to outline how we are going to cover this story and present it to you. We are ready to go to press with an Extra edition of The Star that could be on the streets within hours of his death. We also have in place a special section to appear with the next edition of The Star that will provide detailed coverage of the impact the pope had on the people of Ventura County. Reporters, photographers, videographers will be on the streets within minutes to begin recording your reactions. That will be in addition to expanded news coverage in the main news section.

We have other plans in place for upcoming editions ... but we'll hang onto those plans for now.