Quick Read

Saturday’s story on Ohio State tightening their amount of endowment money due to the recession was excellent… Unfortunately, a pair of blunders offset that story’s brilliance… One story on the workplace gender disparity, which actually suggested that the gender disparity doesn’t actually exist… And a second story on Girl Scout cookie sales slumping with the faltering economy… Cute story, but it belongs on page C8…

Martin Rozenman’s story (Metro section) on the four police chief candidates was solid, but where was the reporting? It was simply background and salary information… Why not ask what they would do as police chief? Why not ask how they plan to keep morale high amidst constant employment cuts?

Tracy Turner’s story “Love Will Conquer Bad Economy” (Business) was outstanding and provides males an excuse if they forget to do their shopping… Kevin Joy’s feature (Life and Arts front) on musician’s house shows (yes, that’s shows that actually take place in another person’s house) was this edition’s best…