You weren’t kidding. The long knives are out for Mike Gridley (pictured). Just compare the Hagadone story and your paper’s story (S-R here and Brand X here).

I think the bias is crystal clear. In the Brand X story, the Mayor Bloem talks about the situation at the bottom of the piece and Spokesman story has the mayor saying the flap is horse (manure) near the top. Gridley should know better than to question the evil empire.

I am not sure why they are pounding on the guy who just lost an election. Paybacks are never fun. Here’s praying they don’t run another quality city employee out of Dodge because he asked to see if the Press was playing favorites with political ads. Does anybody else see the problem with a media outlet providing free ads to political candidates? I guess in Idaho, if you're a Republican and you're willing to kiss the ring of Big D, the law doesn't apply.

The Edge

DFO: I don't think this is just about Repubs in general. It's about favored Repubs and other wannabes who can be counted on to carry the Hagadone company's water.

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