Quick Read

The Dispatch’s inaugural coverage was eloquent… Grand coverage for a grand moment… Particularly perfect was Simone Sebastian’s conclusion of her series which followed Walnut Ridge High School through the events… She did brilliantly what many at her paper never can… Make you a part of what the subjects experienced…

The same can be said of Alan Johnson’s stirring column “Columbus Celebrates,” which individualized the stories of several residents who watched the event… The column towered over Ann Fisher’s sidebar and Molly Willow’s bland column on television coverage…. Although, Willow’s column rightly rapped MSNBC’s hyper partisan coverage… Life and Arts (correctly moved up to the B section), featured a spectacular pictorial and coverage of the inaugural balls…

The Business section spun a pair of interesting reads… “Name Game” on this city featuring five recognizable brands and a story on Nationwide’s sponsorship of NASCAR’s second series… The Food section featured a great story on my favorite subject… Beer… And Bob Hunter reverted to form, typing a pathetic column, which central point was, it’s hard for teams to win on the road… (You think?)