Quick Read

Today’s edition featured an entirely local, extremely diverse front page… Barbara Carmen (911 smart mapping) and Robert Vitale (city spending and the rainy day fund) type excellent stories… They team up on a third, concerning city staffing… And Suzanne Hoholik’s feature on doctors aiding the uninsured, completes an exquisite quartet…

Unfortunately, Elizabeth Gibson’s clichéd and insipid story on crime muddles the perfection… Stories on crime do need to be written… But, Gibson’s relies on mayoral talking points… Crime is up because of the bad economy and the city is safe… 34 incidents involving gunfire a day are reported in this city… Does that feel safe? Also, criminals are criminals in any economy…

Jeffrey Sheban (Life and Arts) types a solid story on five friends and their efforts to combat thyroid cancer (Although he could have delved into the friendship more)… Mike Pramik (Business) was again brilliant with his column on the joint marketing of Tim Horton and Coldstone…. And Kevin Maynard’s feature (Metro0 on the Ohio State Aquatic Center was this edition’s most interesting…