Quick Read

Tuesday’s edition leads appropriately, with the AIG fiasco… As staggeringly inappropriate as bonuses for bad investments, is the subject matter of Mark Ferenchik’s front page focus, the cash reserves of Columbus parks, which total more than $14 million and are apparently, annually, set aside to purchase more land for more parks… Mayor Coleman, you still looking for a solution to that pesky budget deficit?

Sports once again features excellent NCAA tournament coverage (both men’s and women’s)… Unfortunately, Rob Oller’s unnecessary column about an Oho State swimmer steals the front page (remind me, why should I care about swimming)… And Aaron Portzline’s profile of Blue Jackets General Manager Scott Howson is pedestrian… It’s essentially “he’s great, but we’re never going to give an explanation as to why that’s our opinion…”

Jeffrey Sheban’s column felt like I was reading a St. Patrick’s Day story, because it was St. Patrick’s Day… It was completely contrived… Conversely, most of the time, I think Joe Blundo is a blithering idiot… But, in his column about gambling, I agreed with every single argument…