Epp on the Press Coverage of the Legislative Scandal

Todd Epp wonders why the Argus buried the Dan Sutton/Democrat story but blew the Bob Sahr/Republican story open:

These are serious allegations.  Should they have been brought forward sooner to the people and the press?  Yes.  I think it is not out of line to ask why did the "real press" sit on the story.  I'm not wild about serious allegations being made against a state senator from my party who I think has done a pretty good job and as far as I know is a decent person.   My dealings with Dan have always been very positive.   But the press has an obligation to report what it knows and can support via the facts (the Argus' pre-GOP convention hatchet job on Bill Sahr notwithstanding.)

As a former working journalist, I know that sometimes you get part of a really good, juicy story but can't run with it because you can't completely confirm important details.  But to deliberately sit on a story--to "spike it" as it's called in the business--is just wrong.