Powerline linked to this AP article about the court battle going on between the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and the St. Paul Pioneer Press about purloined information and non-compete agreements. Powerline rightly points out that had another business behaved in this manner, the Tribune would be outraged.

As a St. Paul native I am personally amused the new owners of the Trib raided the PP for management talent.  Around Christmas 2005 when I last looked at a hard copies of both papers side by side, it seemed to me that PP management had a much better handle on how to carve out a niche around 24/7 cable news and internet coverage. 

The PP had a lot less space devoted to day old national news and more space for local stories and human interest.  It was enjoyable to read stories not found elsewhere. The Trib's front page emphasis on national issues and its relentlessly PC feature articles made it just another stale, boring NY Times wannabe.