Ummmm. I never said I was surprised.
And I didn't write the piece in question. Luther Keith did.
And I absolutely never inferred that Hansen did a hit-job. My personal opinion is the exact opposite of that, so you're way, way off the mark there.
Again, Luther's piece expresses his opinion, not mine. I published it because he's someone who had a personal encounter with the news crew that did the piece, and because he raised important questions about what they did.
That doesn't mean I agree.. just that, as an editor, I thought it was an important perspective to share with readers... [[that's fully half of what I do, by the way.. )
In terms of a "hands-off" treatment of Moroun, I'd also wonder a bit where you're coming from. We've written several editorials that criticize his bad-actor habits as such a big property owner and operator of an important public crossing.
The news side at the paper just spilled lots of ink detailing what he owns, who he is, etc....
If you know something more than what has been written about him, I'd encourage you to share it with our reporters or my staff...
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