From a reader, here's a sample of what Dan Scott, president of the Sioux Falls Development Foundation, said today about the Argus Leader on the Greg Belfrage radio show:
"So more than anything, I have come to be disappointed in the Argus Leader. We all come to expect things from the Argus Leader. One of them, and I think we have a right to expect this, is truth. And I think we have a right to expect integrity. And unfortunately, apparently now in the newspaper business those things have been put aside. And we are, as a newspaper, we would rather attack, attack, attack. You know for many years the Argus Leaders was a very important part of this community. They provided leadership for this community, they provided support, and they were probably the Sioux Falls Development Foundation’s biggest cheerleader. Lately, under the current leadership at the Argus leader, it seems all that is wanting to be done is attack. Whether it’s our governor, whether it’s our mayor, whether it is business leaders in this community. It seems like that’s their chosen format, simply attack. And somebody had to say something about that, because it’s not a positive thing for this city or this state. ... And here’s one other thing that surprised me, if you remember, in that speech the very first thing I said was, 'welcome to Sioux Falls, home of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.' And the crowd erupted in laughter. And I am standing up there going, wait a minute I haven’t even told a joke yet. I am thinking that to myself. Why are these people all laughing? Well, I think that’s an indication. The people who were in that audience are Argus Leader readers. I think they realize that if you are trying to do something good for this community, like the mayor, like the governor, like various business leaders that they’ve attacked. All of a sudden you become their target. If you want to do something positive or this community, you become the Argus Leader target. And that is not healthy. That’s simply not healthy."
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