Quick Read

Kelly Lecker’s “Hoops and Faith” front-page feature starts muddled… Fortunately, Lecker recovers and the piece presents a poignant reminder that the simplest endeavors can permanently change communities and existences…

Jack Torry’s feature, while not front page (Insight actually), is equally as fascinating as Lecker’s… In “A Better Deal,” Torry contrasts Franklin Roosevelt’s attempt to conclude a depression with Barack Obama’s attempt to curb a recession… You hear the pair compared constantly… But, Torry is one of the first journalists I have seen that adequately measures the two against one another…

Margaret Harding’s feature “Layoffs for Law Firms” (business) is also very interesting…