And todays' lesson is? Although this is editorial page data, don't
assume the Strib is an unbiased, objective newspaper.
Bob Schoonover
Afton MN
A more apt lesson would be to not assume that the Strib has an
unbiased, objective EDITORIAL PAGE. News and editorial are separate
departments. Labeling the whole paper because of the stance of the
editorial page is a misreading of how a newspaper functions. It's
comparable to concluding that because the Supreme Court rules one way,
the Justice Department and the rest of the federal government must
feel that way.
Is there liberal bias on the editorial page? Bob's numbers can speak
for themselves. I do know that the Pioneer's editorial page made some
conscious choices several years ago to seek conservative-liberal
balance in its staff. The bulk of the Star Tribune legislative
endorsements are researched by two retired reporters who have close to
a half-century's experience between them in covering state government
and rate as pretty fair observers of both the issues and what it takes
to ably serve as a legislator. They are Gene Lahammer, formerly of
the Associated Press, and Betty Wilson, formerly of the Star and the
Star Tribune.
Steve Brandt
