MinnPost’s David Brauer, who has documented the financial woes at the Star Tribune better than anyone, writes that a memo went out at the paper today revealing that the paper’s conservative and liberal columnists, Katherine Kersten and Nick Coleman, may be losing their columns. Both can keep jobs at the paper as reporters. Brauer writes, “To put it mildly, that would be a stretch for Kersten, who has never held such a journalism job. Expect a gigantic eruption from the right wing.” He says management’s buyout memo says they’re seeking “up to three” metro columnists — gossip columnist CJ? James Lileks? — and “up to one” editorial cartoonist to take buyouts (Steve Sack?).

Here’s more details of the memo.