Newspaper Biz Future: Grim At Best

CINCINNATI (TDB) -- Where will the shoe drop next? The Minneapolis Star-Tribune was sold off last week, and the predictions are that other big metro dailies are on the block. "Some publishers will simply get out of the game,'' says thestreet.com.

No argument here. The only question is: Who's next? Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo, Pittsburgh? The for sale signs are up in Chicago.