Not over the Republican National Convention quite yet? Here's a sneak peek at some stories from next week's "Intelligencer" section of New York:

• Sarah Palin might skip the opening of New York's Alaska House, even though she agreed to go before she was all big and famous.

• Joe Bruno is still shoveling manure, both at his farm upstate and at the convention.

• Even though he'd never vote for her, David Paterson was impressed by Palin's speech on Wednesday.

• Meanwhile, wondering who the heck those Republican delegates were at the convention? We talked to a few of them.