For all that is fickle and sometimes maddening about the Block family, I appreciate The Blade. It's still family-owned, it still has a voice instead of a corporately-mandated dronish tone. And how many papers still have four college football beat reporters (BG, Toledo, Ohio State and Michigan) on staff in a market the size of Toledo? Their columnists have been lackluster ( Harris and Hackenberg -- oof), but you can read four gamers and four good notebooks on each college football game in the region every Sunday. That's a rarity. Their Ohio State beat guy, David Briggs, will be moving up quickly in the food chain. His stuff is really good.
Last Edited: 10/7/2015 10:28:03 AM by Brian Smith (No, not that one)