Quick Read

Mike Pramik and Marla Rose’s research for their front page article on support for the demolition of City Center, apparently did not include reading NBC 4’s message board… One look at that and you quickly deduce that Columbus Commons is less popular than George W. Bush.

Very popular in enjoyment and coverage was National Signing Day, also known as college football’s Christmas morning… Ken Gordon’s opening salvo on the Buckeyes finally signing a quarterback, though well written, should have never led the sports section… It should have been buried in a box on page C6. The Buckeyes have the number one young quarterback in the nation and he is legitimately a rising star in college football… Why are we obsessed about scoring a clipboard holder?

Tim May’s column on Big Ten recruiting controversy started strong and finished flat… Thankfully, Rob Oller cover his tracks… His feature on OSU’s deficiencies in recruiting lineman was the most intriguing story of the section. Bill Rabinowitz’s recount of the top classes was well written and the “Meet the Class of 2009” capsules page (C6), capped the section perfectly.

Misti Crane’s metro lead, about hospice helping children recover from a fire was exquisite. I almost cried three times…. Equally interesting was the sidebar story on medical privacy infringing upon university research…

The Dispatch continued their solid reporting on proposals from the State of the State… However, Robert Vitale’s column on the impending city council primary merited front-page section placement… With all the acrimony over feeling two vacancies, that was an important story…