Today, the Strib leads with an article about the Vikings and how they want a new stadium. Leaving aside the volatile issue of public expenditures on behalf of millionaire sports figures, I want to explore another issue: why is this story front page news? I'm sure there are far more important stories that could occupy that spot today. The New York and LA Times both lead with stories about Obama in Denmark pitching Chicago as host for the Olympic Games and the rise of the jobless rate to 9.8%.
Ok, so maybe the Strib isn't exactly in league with The New York Times, as it doesn't serve as large a market. But that doesn't mean it can't aspire to be a tad more relevant. After all, the Vikings have their very own section of the newspaper--it's called the sports section--that is the perfect place for headlines about their whining for a new stadium. Can't we save page A1 for something meatier? Like David Letterman's off-air sexcapades?
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