“Meanwhile, the Minneapolis Star Tribune stands to make $45 million off the sale of its land if the Metrodome is replaced. It is hard to find news on the issue in the newspaper; most of the paper’s ink is devoted to questioning why lawmakers are not taking faster action to bring the stadium to their doorstep”
Every local daily supports the building of a taxpayer-funded stadium, regardless of whether a property sale is involved.
Imagine how their daily sales would tank without a local sports section? For many papers, local sports is the only thing keeping them in business.
Oh my, what a username you have...but your point is well-taken, and a valid one.
School sports is the largest portionof many local weeklies as well.
Too bad more Americans don’t actually participate in exercise rather than watching others.
Organized sports is the best thing that ever happened for crooked politicians because sports diverts the public’s attention.