The Dispatch love Rinos ever since the editorial staff changed several years ago. The Ohio State pinkos and gays have really influenced the paper in recent years. Remember, Voinovich is from Cleveland, and to be a Republican from Pittsburgh-On-The-Lake, one must really be a Rino.
The "other side" of the Wolfe family gained more power after JW Wolfe died. That's when the Dispatch became the Disgrace.
John Frederick Wolfe cannot compare to John Walton Wolfe. John Walton Wolfe was the most powerful individual in Columbus (maybe even Ohio) for many years. John Walton Wolfe had his newspaper, but he was very involved in the community. If you did wrong or crossed him, God help you because you were in trouble. John Frederick Wolfe is much different. He has handed more power to people like Curtin and Marrison. It is unclear about the secession plan once John Frederick leaves. Could the Dispatch be sold?
I grew up reading J.W.'s Dispatch as a kid. The paper is much different today. I have heard quite a bit of complaining of the reporting job being done by some reporters at the Dispatch and Channel 10, the Wolfe owned TV station in Columbus.
The Dispatch still has their agendas and they still cover for their friends. That is why publications like Columbus Monthly and The Other Paper seem to have the more juicy stories. The reporting quality sucks at both, but you hear about the stuff you won't hear in the Dispatch.
The recent Columbus Monthly was right when it said this city was much more colorful and entertaining during the days of J.W. Wolfe, Buck Rinehart, Woody Hayes, Jim Rhodes, Tom Moody (he's still should be inspecting the city), and many other characters. Today you have bland characters like Mike Coleman, Bob Taft, J.F. Wolfe, Les Wexner, and others. As much as I hate to say it, Jim Tressel does not have the entertainment value of a Woody Hayes. When someone is controversial like a Bill Moss, the Dispatch and the Titans try to force them out.