Fri
Oct 19 2018
01:57 pm
A Tale Of Two Papers
By: Andy Axel

At least one major daily newspaper in this state understands its role as public advocate, and not simply a pass-through for advertising revenue.

Thank you, Jack McElroy.

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This non-tradition, as editor David Plazas calls it

Submitted by Andy Axel on Fri, 2018/10/19 - 2:31pm.

is now a tradition, as in 2016 when the Tennessean refused to draw an editorial distinction between Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump.

I suggest that if they want to take a pass on the next presidential election as well that it would save them some time to ask what remains of their readership to flip a coin.

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It's a little hard to give

Submitted by bizgrrl on Fri, 2018/10/19 - 7:58pm.

It's a little hard to give the KNS kudos for these endorsements. But, we'll take what we can get.

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They endorsed a few

Submitted by R. Neal on Fri, 2018/10/19 - 8:07pm.

They endorsed a few Democrats. Including Greg Mackay, Edward Nelson and Coleen Martinez. But curiously, not Gloria Johnson, who is clearly the better candidate.

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