On 6/15/2003, I posted on my old web site the 11/3/1983 farewell column of David Kranz from the Mitchell Daily Republic when he admitted allegations of bias. It is worth refreshing:
Putting things in proper perspective about my last seven years sounded like an easy thing, but there is much more to it than throwing together a few random notes.Anytime I spend seven years in a community, I have mixed emotions about uprooting for something else.
A new challenge with great opportunity was offered me. It wasn’t as simple as a quick “yes”. It involved an assessment of where I have been, what I have done and where I hope to be.
I have had extraordinary opportunities as managing editor of the Daily Republic.
It has opened for me the avenue of editorial discussion. It has provided for me an outlet for my political prognostication and observation. It has given me room for growth in my profession that I may not have easily found on other newspapers.
Through it all, I have given it my best.
In the end, I would hope I took the best interest of the people of this community and placed them as my first and only priority.
I have never been one to disclaim the idea that I don’t create controversy with some of my opinions, with some of my columns. If I didn’t achieve that kind of dialogue, I would write off my time here as unsuccessful.
Provoking thought is a must in a community that is searching for ways to grow. In those provacative[SIC] terms, I have heard the disatisfaction[SIC] and the allegations of bias.
Yet I do not apologize for any one position I have stood for.
This was when he moved on to the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls...where allegations of bias continues.
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