Re: [Mpls] Violating the list charter--my bad, too!

[Peter T Schmitz]

It was not my purpose to start a discussion about presidential politics,
but to call attention to how our LOCAL MINNEAPOLIS newspaper covers the
news, both local (i.e., Councilmember Johnson Lee's traffic citation
which was actually non-news) and national (why our LOCAL MINNEAPOLIS
paper chooses to cover some presidential candidates while marginalizing
others).  

Thanks, Jim Mork, for a refreshing perspective on whether or not our
LOCAL MINNEAPOLIS newspaper merits comparasion with the Johannasburgh
Times.

Indeed, just a few days before the 1990 mid-term election the Strib ran a
very good editorial taking Senate candidate Paul Wellstone to task for
heartlessly distancing himself from former gang members who had leafleted
for him.

And as recently as February of this year the editorial page did take a
stand against police brutality towards the homeless citizens of
Minneapolis.

So from time to time The Strib is capable of genuine insight and clarity,
but those moments, unfortunately, are few and far
between.------------Peter Schmitz   CARAG 

TEMPORARY REMINDER:
1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait.
2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject 
(Mpls-specific, of course.)

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