If the Oregonian looks smaller to you today, you're not going crazy. Starting this morning, the state's main daily will be two inches skinnier.

The O will henceforth be 46 inches wide, not 48. Papers across the country have slimmed down to save on costs.

In an internal memo, Editor Peter Bhatia told staff that the smaller size would bring several benefits to reader: "Readers will find the narrower paper easier to handle, especially when riding mass transit." Apparently people weren't able to get a grip on the Oregonian before?

The memo also says that no regular features will be cut because of the shrinkage.