UPDATE III: Ding! Ding! Ding! And the winner is . . .
As the May 1 election approaches, those distinctions have been drawn. It is our conclusion that TenHaken’s experience and leadership qualities make him the best choice to succeed Mike Huether as the city’s next mayor.
Shocker!!! Oh, but the Argus wanted to reassure us no funny business is going on;
Editor’s note: Though community at-large members are a key part of the mission of the Argus Leader editorial board, such members were not part of the discussions involving this endorsement.
So Stu Whitney and Cory Myers endorsed Paul. That makes me feel comfortable.
UPDATE II: From Cory Myers;
Hi Scott, all – Michelle is a former community member of the Argus editorial board. She was not part of any editorial board discussions concerning the mayoral candidates, nor any board discussions since December of 2017.
How fun it was for Cory Myers to cry about transparency yesterday;
But specifically for a campaign so focused on transparency, I see no reason why Loetscher won’t release this voicemail.
You mean like when you (didn’t) release this information before the general election when your editorial board endoresed TenHaken and Loetscher;
Oh, that’s right, you didn’t bother telling your readers.
Ironically, TenHaken is the one that scooped this on his FB page. So the Argus ED Board, who has a FORMER member that is assisting TenHaken’s campaign, was endorsing TenHaken.
WOW! Let’s talk ‘transparency’ Cory.
Can’t wait to see if the Argus endorses TenHaken before Tuesday. Cory might have to do a lot of explaining to his far away boss in Denver and the execs at Gannet. Or maybe this is just par for course?
Why not endorse Donald Duck? It would seem less ridiculous.